As a senior case coordinator at Democracy Docket, Rachel tracks and reports on a wide range of voting rights and election-related litigation. Originally from Connecticut, Rachel graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where she participated in her university’s voter registration organization and served as a poll worker. In her free time, Rachel enjoys long-distance running and exploring local landmarks and museums.
In a 6-3 order, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to reinstate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that erroneously canceled the registrations of many naturalized citizens and other eligible individuals on the eve of the Nov. 5 general election.
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit from six GOP Pennsylvania congressmen that could have jeopardized the ability of military and overseas voters to have their ballots counted in the upcoming election.
A federal judge partially dismissed a lawsuit led by the right-wing group Judicial Watch seeking to gain access to Illinois voter registration records and remove allegedly ineligible individuals from the rolls.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to promptly pause a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allows voters in the swing state to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake.
Virginia election officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to promptly reinstate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that targeted the registrations of naturalized citizens and other eligible individuals ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.
A panel of Trump-appointed judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to invalidate a Mississippi election law that allows for the counting of timely postmarked mail-in ballots for up to five days after an election.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that counties must count provisional ballots cast in person by voters who mistakenly submitted “naked” mail-in ballots that lacked an inner secrecy envelope.
A federal judge ordered Virginia election officials to temporarily halt Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that targeted the registrations of naturalized citizens and other eligible Virginians on the eve of the Nov. 5 general election.
A Wisconsin judge dismissed a right-wing lawsuit alleging that the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is failing to properly maintain its voter rolls.
A federal judge today tossed out the Republican National Committee’s lawsuit seeking to gain access to Michigan’s voter roll maintenance records in order to purge allegedly “ineligible” registrants.