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Republican local officials, conservative activists and election deniers have tried to use ballot measures, county boards, city charters and local election offices to restrict voting or interfere with election administration on the local level — even where state law preempts them.
But if Democrats are willing to play political hardball, that edge could be neutered by 2028. In fact, by doing their own partisan redraws in big blue states like New York, New Jersey, and Illinois — and trying again in the Old Dominion — the party could even potentially emerge from this scorched-earth battle with anywhere between a six- and thirteen-seat advantage over Republicans, according to a Democracy Docket analysis.
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Illinois lawmakers were forced to shelve a proposed ballot measure that would have given voters a chance to strengthen redistricting protections in their state.
Legal experts, voting rights advocates, and even the VRA’s loudest foes all agree with Justice Elena Kagan: “[I]n fact, those ‘updates’ eviscerate the law.”
Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act (VRA), its devastating effects are already unfolding— throwing voting rights cases across the country into chaos as courts pause proceedings and GOP state officials rush to shut down claims and redraw maps.
Just months before the 2026 midterms, election officials from across the country gathered this week to meet with a key federal voting panel, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
These ideas haven’t made it into legislation — yet. But they’re growing in popularity among far-right Christian nationalists, many of whom are motivated by a belief that women should have no role at all in public affairs.
To the legacy media, Harmeet Dhillon has spent her career as an underdog — bravely swimming against the liberal tide
At least eight states led by GOP election chiefs have so far refused the DOJ’s demands to hand over its unredacted voter rolls.
Among other steps that President Donald Trump will take to undermine a fair election this fall, he’ll likely use the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring a flood of litigation aiming to challenge Democratic wins and shape the rules in the GOP’s favor.
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