Vote centers have made it easier to vote. Cleta Mitchell is coming for them
The battle over vote centers is currently playing out in Arizona, where Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) last year vetoed a GOP bill to abolish the use of them.
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Republicans are desperate to crack down on direct democracy
Across the country, a growing number of Republican-led state legislatures are moving to gut the direct democracy process — stripping voters of their power to use ballot measures to pass laws when elected officials refuse to act.
The Best and Worst of 2025’s Fight for Democracy
It was a tough year for democracy and voting rights, but it wasn’t all bad. The November elections offered more than just a glimmer of hope that next year’s midterms will be a major rebuke of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Trump DOJ’s Campaign for Voter Data is a Master Class in Incompetence
The Justice Department is demanding states surrender their private voter data in the name of election integrity. But its rapidly expanding crusade to seize that data has been riddled with sloppy filings and a growing list of self-inflicted embarrassments that undercut the department’s claim to competence.
Republicans Are Fully on Board with Trump’s Attack on Mail Voting. But the Beltway Press Won’t Say it
Is President Donald Trump fighting a lonely crusade to restrict mail voting, taking on a Republican Party that’s staunchly protecting it? Um, obviously not. But you might think so from how much of the Beltway press covers the issue.
Indiana’s GOP Shows Us the Future of Gerrymandering — And It’s Grim: A Conversation With Election Law Expert Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Indiana has rapidly become the latest flashpoint in the GOP’s national push to engineer aggressive mid-decade gerrymanders. Few states illustrate the immense costs to voters and how far lawmakers are willing to go to appease President Donald Trump.
The GOP’s War on Naturalized Citizens’ Right to Vote
The Trump administration and GOP officials in key states have viciously targeted the voting rights of naturalized citizens with new access barriers, selective surveillance and intimidatory rhetoric — signaling that the full promises of citizenship for many remain unattainable.
Georgia Republicans and the Trump Administration Are Working to Undermine the 2026 Elections
An avalanche of anti-voting laws could be coming to the Peach State in 2026.
Trump’s Administration Is Full of Election Deniers — They’re Already Working to Rig the Vote
Trump has installed election deniers and conspiracy theorists all over his administration — from the DOJ and DHS to Voice of America.
Pick-Up Cuts by Trump’s USPS Could Disenfranchise Mail Voters
Service cuts initiated under President Donald Trump’s first postmaster general could delay mail throughout most of the nation, putting millions of mail-in voters at risk of blowing ballot deadlines in future elections.
