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The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
Trump DOJ says states can handle last-minute mail voting overhaul, asks appeals court to lift block
The Justice Department argued that states facing the earliest deadlines for mailing ballots have not shown compliance is impossible.
Trump DOJ asks judge to let USPS mail voting restrictions take effect, despite another court’s block
The Trump administration urged a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to let the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) impose sweeping new mail ballot restrictions for the midterms.
Missouri Republicans ask Supreme Court to restore gerrymander for midterms
Missouri Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny voters a voice and restore the GOP’s congressional gerrymander for the midterms.