DOJ wants do-over for ‘legally deficient’ demand for state voter rolls
The pleas for a re-do were derided by one state as a bid “to rescue their current, legally deficient demand.”
Matt Cohen
Matt is a senior reporter covering elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He’s covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones. Prior to reporting on politics, Matt cut his teeth as a local reporter in D.C. at the Washington City Paper and DCist.
Louisiana sues key federal election agency to implement its anti-voting law
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