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.
The right also used the decision to bolster an ongoing push for President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act — though the measure does not address the issue at stake in the case.
Recent comments raise concerns that conservative figures with close ties to the president may be using their connections to push the Trump administration to take drastic measures to interfere in November’s elections.
The lawsuit sends an ominous signal that the GOP will pull out all the stops to disrupt vote counting and challenge voters’ eligibility this fall.
Many are running for pivotal state-level roles like governor or secretary of state that wield enormous power to undermine a fair election.
The first phase of President Donald Trump’s executive order to build a national voter list is expected to be implemented by June 30, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.
Rep. Mike Collins (R), a vehement election denier and defender of the Jan. 6 riot, won a key Senate primary runoff election in Georgia.
The suit, filed by the 1789 Foundation, falsely claimed that Wisconsin violated the state’s Driver’s Privacy and Protection Act because it had terminated its membership with the Electronic Registration and Information Center in 2016.
Peters also falsely claimed that voting machines are being used to change election outcomes.
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette (R) — who campaigned on sharply restricting voting and was endorsed by President Donald Trump — won the GOP nomination to be the Palmetto State’s next governor.
The crescendo of lies suggests the modern-day GOP now sees almost any election in which its candidates lose as illegitimate on its face.