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FILE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos, File)

FILE - Voting machines are seen at the Bartow County Election office, Jan. 25, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Gubernatorial candidates, from second left, Doug Turner, Duke Rodriguez, Deb Haaland, Gregg Hull and Sam Bregman answer questions from moderators Rikki-Lee Chavez, left, and Matthew Jaramillo, right, during a forum, April 22, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M.?? (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)

Eric Ruff, a Riverside County resident, attends a "Barbeque, Beer and Ballots" event organized by Reform California on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Corona, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats' fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE - A ballot is handed to a voter, Nov. 8, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Mandy Cook, left, and Cheryl Woodard, hold signs during a rally against a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Hawaii lawmakers and activists pose for a photo after discussing a bill that seeks to limit corporate money in politics in Honolulu on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

District county clerk Crystal Rhoades speaks at a fundraising event Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Margery A. Beck)

Students visit the Supreme Court, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FILE - Election workers Janet Lambert, left, and Renee Tucker are seen sorting ballots at the MetraPark events center, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown,File)

A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)