FBI went to home of Milwaukee election official as Trump targets 2020 results
An FBI agent visited the home of Milwaukee County’s elections director earlier this week in an attempt to question her, the county clerk has said.
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Voting rights groups accuse Tennessee GOP of racially targeting Black voters in latest gerrymander lawsuit
The NAACP and a coalition of pro-voting groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging Tennessee’s new Republican congressional gerrymander that dismantled the state’s only majority-Black district just days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act.
After Missouri Supreme Court ruling, state drags feet to deny voters a voice on gerrymander
When the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state does not have to pause implementation of a pro-GOP gerrymander despite a pending challenge to the map, it sent a clear message: Republicans have the greenlight to drag their feet and deny voters a chance to weigh in on the gerrymander.
Georgia governor calls for Republicans to gerrymander maps ahead of 2028 elections
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) called for lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps for 2028, adding Georgia to the growing list of southern states poised to wipe out majority-Black districts before the next presidential election.
Georgia counties to sue over new election law targeting Democratic areas
The law has been criticized by lawmakers and voting rights advocates for attempting to dilute the voting power of Black voters, since it only applies to five specific counties.
South Carolina revives Trump-backed redistricting push
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is expected to call lawmakers back for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its lone majority-Black district — after the state Senate appeared to derail the effort earlier this week. Local reports suggest McMaster “will be calling lawmakers back to the State House Friday […]
Mississippi governor plans to redraw congressional map, eliminate majority-Black district after midterms
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said Republicans are planning to redraw the state’s congressional map and dismantle the state’s lone majority-Black district by 2027.
DOJ voter roll grab: Court sounds skeptical of Trump bid for Michigan data
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) quest for unfettered access to state voter registration records stumbled Wednesday as a panel of federal judges at times expressed incredulity at the government’s arguments that it has a right to Michigan’s rolls.
Election denier wins GOP primary to be Nebraska’s election chief
Should Petersen win the general election in November, as is likely in the Republican-leaning state, he would be one of the most extreme and right-wing chief election officials in the country.
Cleta Mitchell baselessly claims ‘creep’ Brad Raffensperger called in bomb threat against himself
Cleta Mitchell has accused Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), without evidence, of calling in a bomb threat after a suspicious object was found near a planned Raffensperger campaign stop.
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