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Blake Paterson

Blake Paterson is the reporting fellow for ProPublica’s Electionland project. He graduated from Harvard University, where he studied history and economics. Blake was previously an intern at Politico, the Houston Chronicle and Fox News Sunday.

Oversight

ICE, Dispelling Rumors, Says It Won’t Patrol Polling Places

False claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is interfering at polling locations have cropped up intermittently over the past two years.

Blake Paterson, ProPublica
November 5, 2018

Management

Fund Meant to Protect Elections May Be Too Little, Too Late

The federal government has released data on how states will spend $380 million set aside for election infrastructure. But questions remain about how much it will help secure the 2018 election.

Blake Paterson and Ally J. Levine, ProPublica
August 22, 2018