North Carolina early voting begins, with students targeted by suppression schemes
This summer, Shia Rozier watched her state’s top election officials vote against a polling place on her university campus — again.
Natalie Hausmann
Natalie reports on all things elections and voting rights as Democracy Docket’s news writer. She is a recent American University graduate and is especially interested in disability voting rights reporting. Her work has also been published in The Buffalo News, Public Health Watch and The 51st.
Bannon: GOP struggling to hold Senate because it didn’t pass SAVE America Act
Steve Bannon said Republicans risk losing the Senate because they failed to pass the SAVE America Act.
DHS promise to stop Trump propaganda ads isn’t enough, challengers argue
The Trump administration’s pledge that it has “no plans” to keep running taxpayer-funded propaganda ads for President Donald Trump isn’t good enough for advocates seeking to halt the ads.
Trump propaganda ads funded by taxpayers to stop, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told a court it would stop buying taxpayer-funded ads for President Donald Trump.
Democrats shift voting habits amid Trump war on mail ballots, data finds
President Donald Trump’s unforgiving attacks on mail voting may be impacting how Democrats approach midterm voting.
RNC, state GOP rush to defend North Carolina’s last-minute mail ballot restrictions
State and national Republicans are thrusting themselves into a federal lawsuit challenging restrictive mail ballot rules in North Carolina.
Montana voters head to the polls with increased access — for some
Midterm voting in Montana is here. Early in-person polls opened Monday and mail ballots will start flowing to voters Friday, Oct. 9. The state is a battleground, both for the U.S. Senate and in courtroom fights over voter access.
In win for voters with disabilities, court strikes down California mail ballot rule
A federal court Friday struck down a California rule that required voters to return mail ballots by paper and without assistance from others.
USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts.
Americans overwhelmingly support pro-voting policies, national survey finds
There’s broad, bipartisan support for reforms that increase voting access, a survey released Friday revealed.
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