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Updated 2026-10-12Sources

Explore election-reporting networks, company ownership, and technology relationships. Each box is a person, organization, product or public system. Select a box or line to see its sources, dates and evidence limits.

Inspired by Drey Dossier's TikTok video. The cited records—not the video—support the relationships shown.

How to read this map
Boxes (nodes)
Select a box to learn what that person, organization or system does. Use the search to find a name; “Focus selected node” keeps only its direct connections.
Lines & arrows
A line represents a specific relationship described in a source. Its color identifies the relationship type. Arrows follow the relationship wording, not necessarily a flow of votes or data. Select a line—or its entry in Connections—to read it.
Dates & unknowns
A publication or observation date is not necessarily the start of a relationship. “Known active on” requires both a documented start and end date. Missing dates do not prove that a relationship was inactive.
Sources & limits
“What the sources support” describes the evidence; “What is not established” identifies its limits. Source types describe where a statement came from, not a certainty score. “Content check only” means the source was read, but no saved source version is linked here.
Guided examples: inspect one connection at a time

Each example isolates a source-backed link and resets the filters needed to see it. Read its evidence and limits in the inspector.

USA TODAY: historical AP services and 2026 recruitment

As observed October 12, 2026, university-hosted listings attributed to USA Today – Election Team describe November 3 collection of officials' released totals, not ballot counting. North Carolina names Whiteville and Lincolnton (stated deadline October 21); Texas names seven counties, including Harris (deadline October 29). Recruitment is not evidence of hires or deployment. No matching stringer result was visible in the Dayforce search at review time; that does not establish absence of recruitment. No onward AP feed is established.

Still needed: An employer-hosted recruitment notice or confirmation, contracting entity, final coverage assignments and an attributable reporting-destination record. Do not infer an AP route from the separate 2024 parent-company agreement.

Reporting & surveys: Who collects or shares reported election totals, and who supplies voter research. Reporting totals, making a news race call and surveying voters are different activities; surveys are not ballot counts.

Documented by uses the recorded document or observation date—not a verified operating period. Include undated records keeps links whose observation/publication date is unknown.

Select a box for background or a line for its evidence. Hover or select a line to reveal its label. Arrows describe the relationship, not necessarily a route for votes or data.

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Connections 14

Research questions 7

USA TODAY's 2026 stringer recruitment · open

As observed October 12, 2026, university-hosted listings attributed to USA Today – Election Team describe November 3 collection of officials' released totals, not ballot counting. North Carolina names Whiteville and Lincolnton (stated deadline October 21); Texas names seven counties, including Harris (deadline October 29). Recruitment is not evidence of hires or deployment. No matching stringer result was visible in the Dayforce search at review time; that does not establish absence of recruitment. No onward AP feed is established.

Evidence needed

An employer-hosted recruitment notice or confirmation, contracting entity, final coverage assignments and an attributable reporting-destination record. Do not infer an AP route from the separate 2024 parent-company agreement.

Harris County: bridge the equipment records to a specific election · open

The 2022 audit documents historical system use; the September 2026 inventory lists a different version. Neither establishes November 2024/2026 use or a connection to USA TODAY's recruitment.

Evidence needed

Executed contracts and amendments, dated acceptance/testing records, election-specific version inventories and a named reporting/feed agreement. Keep acquisition, certification, inventory and actual use separate.

Does AP's core results database use Oracle? · open

S3 delivery and Oracle Database@AWS availability do not establish this deployment.

Evidence needed

An AP-specific architecture statement, contract or independently reviewable deployment record.

What database powers current Texas TEAM? · open

The 2025 modernization and current Civix role do not identify the database engine. Historical reporting must not be carried forward silently.

Evidence needed

A current Texas SOS architecture record, contract or vendor technical specification.

Does USCIS SAVE run on Oracle? · open

DHS's department-wide Oracle award is not a SAVE-specific architecture record.

Evidence needed

USCIS documentation identifying SAVE's actual database and hosting deployment.

Which Texas result feeds does AP actually consume? · open

County reporting to TEAM and AP collection methods alone do not prove a TEAM-to-AP technical path.

Evidence needed

A named Texas/AP integration agreement, feed specification or reporting-method record.

Corporate relationships versus editorial influence · open

Ownership, executive roles, merger dates and cloud partnerships do not establish intervention in any race call or vote count.

Evidence needed

Specific, attributable documentary evidence of the claimed action. The video's 2020 phone-call allegation and merger-timing interpretation are not established by this registry.

Saved views
What changed between reviewed releases?

Comparison is not available for the documentary catalog. Reviewed releases have not been activated; the 2024/2026 views are not release versions.

Sources 35

USA TODAY Co.

USA TODAY Co.: company and publication portfolio

Undated

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Our Story: former name and publication portfolio

Undated company page read October 12, 2026. Identifies USA TODAY Co. as formerly Gannett and publisher of USA TODAY and local outlets; no election-data agreement is specified.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

Gannett retained AP election services while dropping general news (2024)

Dated 2024-03-19

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

March 19, 2024 date and paragraph on retained polling/vote-count services

AP reports Gannett's statement about retaining election services. AP is a party to this arrangement, not an independent verifier. Renewal or a specific USA TODAY technical feed in 2026 is not established.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

AP's 2024 explainer: USA TODAY Network listed for the 2020 VoteCast survey

Dated 2024-10-15

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

2020 survey methodology / partner note near article end

Page published October 15, 2024, but the partner note describes the 2020 survey. Names USA TODAY Network there; no USA TODAY partnership for the 2024 or 2026 survey is established.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Joliet Junior College career center / USA Today – Election Team listing

North Carolina election-night stringer recruitment listing (2026)

Event 2026-11-03 · Publication date unconfirmed

Background context · Source details

Additional context, not sufficient on its own to establish a connection.

Recruitment dates, Position Details and Responsibilities

Read directly in browser October 12, 2026. Employer-attributed university listing: Whiteville and Lincolnton; stated September 21–October 21 recruitment for November 3. Describes smartphone transmission of released totals. Not employer-hosted verification, proof of hiring/deployment or an AP feed.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Tufts University career center / USA Today – Election Team listing

Texas election-night contractor recruitment listing (2026)

Event 2026-11-03 · Publication date unconfirmed

Background context · Source details

Additional context, not sufficient on its own to establish a connection.

Recruitment dates, Location and Job Description

Read directly in browser October 12, 2026. Employer-attributed university listing: September 29–October 29 recruitment for November 3 in El Paso, Harris, Harrison, Liberty, Montgomery, Smith and Victoria Counties. Collection of released totals, not ballot tabulation. No hires, staffing totals or AP destination established.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

Harris County preliminary audit: November 2022 system procurement, certification and use

Event 2022-11-08 · Publication date unconfirmed

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

PDF page 16 (printed page 3), Election Systems / Voting Systems in Harris County

SOS's preliminary audit reports acquisition in January 2021, certification April 1, 2021 and use of Verity Voting 2.5 in November 2022. Publication date unconfirmed. These are dated system-context observations, not an audit endorsement or findings about 2024/2026.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

September 2026 county voting-system inventory: Harris County

Dated 2026-09-01

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

PDF page 15, Harris rows; revision September 1, 2026

Lists Verity 2.7, Duo, Controller, Scan and Central. Inventory only, not election-specific execution or a media/cloud integration.

Content checked 2026-10-12; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

How AP counts the vote

Undated

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Vote-count collection and certification sections

AP describes collection from officials, websites and feeds. Undated publisher description; not an election-system architecture audit.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

AP announces U.S. networks as elections customers

Dated 2025-10-15

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Opening customer announcement and independent race-call paragraph

Dated October 15, 2025. AP names ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC for 2026 onward, and Fox as an existing customer. AP's own announcement, not independent confirmation.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Edison Research

The Race to Rogan: podcast release with NEP provider disclosure

Dated 2024-10-15

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

PDF page 1, company description

Dated October 15, 2024. Edison identifies its NEP role and ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC members within a podcast release. Historical provider disclosure only.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

2024 general election coverage plans

Dated 2024-10-29

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

2024 vote-count, race-call and VoteCast coverage paragraphs

Dated October 29, 2024. Supports AP's announced coverage and survey plans, not every jurisdiction's technical feed.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

AP-NORC Center

AP VoteCast project archive

Undated

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Project introduction and 2017–2024 partnership description

AP-NORC identifies AP and Fox as recipients of VoteCast research through 2024. Undated archive; survey research is not certified ballot tabulation.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

SSRS

SSRS welcomes Edison Research

Dated 2025-10-15

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Acquisition announcement, opening paragraphs

Dated October 15, 2025. SSRS announces acquiring Edison. This verifies the issuer's statement, not election-administration control.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

SSRS

The Voter Poll by SSRS: partners and methods

Undated

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

2026 Partners; Innovation Combined with Experience; Multi-modal Design

Exact page read in the browser after text-fetch timeouts. SSRS lists ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, Fox, MS Now and NBC and describes combined research methods. Undated current provider page.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

AP adds OpenAI as elections customer

Dated 2026-05-27

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Agreement scope and term paragraphs

Dated May 27, 2026. AP announces vote-count data for OpenAI through the 2028 general election; no particular hosting/database deployment is identified.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press

AP to provide Kalshi election data

Dated 2026-03-02

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Opening announcement and data-product scope

Dated March 2, 2026. AP announces vote-count data and race calls for Kalshi, not authority over market contracts or settlement.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Kalshi

Donald Trump Jr. joins as Strategic Advisor

Dated 2025-01-13

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Article date and advisor appointment

Dated January 13, 2025. Kalshi announces an advisor appointment. Continued activity in 2026, ownership and operational control are not established.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Paramount / SEC filing

Pro forma statements: 2025 controlling-stockholder disclosure

Event 2025-08-07 · Publication date unconfirmed

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Completed Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction

Defines Lawrence and David Ellison and describes approximately 77.5% Class A ownership after the August 7, 2025 closing. Historical holdings, not a verified post-2026 percentage. Filing publication date not confirmed.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Paramount / SEC filing

David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz: combined-company executive roles

Dated 2026-09-30

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Release date and combined-company management paragraphs

Dated September 30, 2026. David remains Chairman and CEO; Ynon Kreiz is named Co-CEO at closing. The separate closing filing establishes transaction completion only.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Paramount

Paramount and Skydance transaction closing

Dated 2025-08-07

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

PDF page 1, closing, management and brand portfolio

Dated August 7, 2025. Announces the Paramount/Skydance closing, David's role and CBS portfolio membership. Historical portfolio evidence.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Warner Bros. Discovery / SEC

Form 8-K: completed Skydance acquisition

Event 2026-10-06 · Publication date unconfirmed

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Form 8-K, transaction completion

Reports closing on October 6, 2026 and WBD becoming wholly owned by Skydance. Closing/report date is recorded as an event, not an independently confirmed filing publication date.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Warner Bros. Discovery

WarnerMedia transaction closing and brand portfolio

Dated 2022-04-08

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Release date and brand portfolio paragraph

Dated April 8, 2022. Lists CNN in WBD's portfolio at that time. It is not a current post-2026 brand inventory.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Oracle / SEC

2026 definitive proxy: Ellison roles

Dated 2026-09-25

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Proxy availability statement and Lawrence J. Ellison profile

First made available September 25, 2026. Identifies founder, Executive Chair, CTO and largest-stockholder status as of the proxy.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

SOS 101: voter registration and TEAM

Dated 2022-09-08

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

Voter-registration section, county applications and TEAM

Dated September 8, 2022. Describes county application entry and TEAM's statewide role. Does not establish unchanged 2026 application-entry mechanics.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

County election officials: election-night reporting duties

Dated 2025-09-26

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

PDF cover date and page 62, election-night reporting

Dated September 26, 2025. Instructs counties to enter early-voting and election-day totals in TEAM. No TEAM-to-AP integration is identified.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

TEAM: A New Beginning

Undated

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

PDF pages 7–9, TEAM modernization

Describes phased modules and an anticipated July 11, 2025 go-live. Plan only; actual completion and current database engine are not established. PDF publication date not shown.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

TEAM county dashboard / Civix bulletin

Dated 2026-09-16

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

Bulletin timestamp and county-dashboard file issue

Dated September 16, 2026. Documents Civix reporting an issue and SOS requesting temporary file removal. Does not confirm final resolution or database architecture.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

SAVE voter-list comparison announcement

Dated 2025-10-20

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

Release date, SAVE comparison and county investigations

Dated October 20, 2025. Describes potential matches sent to counties and notice/proof procedures. Potential matches are not confirmed noncitizenship.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

SAVE pilot follow-up and county investigations

Dated 2026-09-15

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

Release date, citizenship evidence and reinstatement guidance

Dated September 15, 2026. Documents corrected citizenship matches and reinstatement advice. No SAVE database or hosting vendor is named.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Texas Secretary of State

Citizenship investigation and county notice procedures: Advisory 2024-19

Dated 2024-06-04

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

Advisory date, county notice and investigation procedures

Dated June 4, 2024. Describes county procedures, not automatic deletion by SAVE. Source check is not a legal-compliance determination.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press developer documentation

Elections API: getting started

Undated

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Introduction, base URL and race/vote data products

Undated AP developer documentation for the core results API. Does not identify its backend database; distinct from map boundary files.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Associated Press developer documentation

Map Files API: presigned Amazon S3 delivery

Undated

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Map boundary-file delivery and individual-file 302 redirects

Undated AP guide explicitly describes presigned Amazon S3 delivery for map boundary files. No inference about core results hosting.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

Oracle

Oracle and AWS strategic partnership

Dated 2024-09-09

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Release date and Oracle Database@AWS announcement

Dated September 9, 2024. Issuer announcement of a service partnership, not proof of AP, TEAM or SAVE deployment.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

OpenAI

Stargate capacity partnership with Oracle

Dated 2025-07-22

Organization's own statement · Source details

An organization describes its own work or agreement. This is not independent corroboration.

Release date, additional capacity and Abilene workloads

Dated July 22, 2025. OpenAI describes Oracle capacity and early workloads. No election-data deployment is specified.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.

DHS / SAM.gov award notice

Cumulus Oracle cloud award, 70RTAC26D00000005

Dated 2026-08-10

Official record · Source details

A public-agency record or formal filing. Check what that particular record establishes.

SAM.gov Published Date, Award Details and Description

Exact record read in the browser after empty text extraction. Published/awarded August 10, 2026 to Oracle America for department-wide Cumulus cloud services. SAVE/USCIS architecture is not specified.

Content checked 2026-10-11; retained revision unavailable.