This Week at Democracy Docket: First on Voter Suppression News
This week, Democracy Docket readers were first to learn about three important new developments in Republican voter suppression.
This week, Democracy Docket readers were first to learn about three important new developments in Republican voter suppression.
A top federal voting official has accused Democrats of encouraging “open borders” and widespread illegal voting by undocumented immigrants because “they need the votes.”
Virginia is one step closer to helping counter the GOP’s gerrymander after the Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment Friday that would allow the state to redraw its congressional map.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted new congressional maps Friday giving the GOP slightly better odds in two Democratic-held districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database Friday, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to remove large numbers of voters from the rolls.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a new GOP-drawn congressional map as its “working map” without objection Thursday, setting it up for approval Friday.
Louisiana Republicans enacted a law delaying next year’s elections ahead of a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could upend the state’s congressional map by weakening the Voting Rights Act’s protections for minority voters.
An Ohio Senator called the resulting bill “an atrocious piece of legislation that will disenfranchise tens of thousands of Ohioans.”
Ohio Democrats may accept a Republican proposal to redraw the state’s congressional districts to make two seats slightly more favorable to the GOP next year.
American Oversight is seeking records related to the hiring of Heather Honey, a noted election conspiracy theorist.
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