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.
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.
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.
North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department.
South Carolina voters with disabilities lose key mail voting challenge
Three South Carolina provisions restricting voter assistance will remain in effect for the midterms, a district court ruled Wednesday. The decision could affect the nearly 15% of South Carolinians who identify as having a disability. The court ruled the plaintiffs — South Carolina NAACP and three voters with disabilities — lacked standing to bring claims […]
Voting advocates keep fighting North Carolina mail ballot restrictions with midterms underway
Mail voting in North Carolina is well underway, but voting rights groups warn some votes may not be counted if two restrictive rules remain in effect.
Nearly half of Americans don’t want ICE at polls, survey shows
Deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the polls is illegal. And it’s deeply unpopular among voters.
Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting through the United States Postal Service was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House.
The local prosecutors who fought ICE are ready to combat federal election interference
A day or two after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, in the thick of President Donald Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge,” Steve Descano got a call from prominent Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Texas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls
Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from county rolls because the state’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) did not properly process their voter registration applications.
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