ICE at the polls? Even after FOIA lawsuit, agency refuses to give a straight answer
Is U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) going to send agents to the polls during this fall’s midterms? The federal agency really doesn’t want to say.
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Maryland voters skeptical of Democrats’ redistricting amendment, polls show
One pollster believes most voters are confused by the ballot language, which was drafted by the Maryland Supreme Court.
ICE tried to share voter data with Peter Thiel’s Palantir, new documents show
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shared voter data with Palantir, the data analytics and software giant co-founded by the conservative political activist and avowed skeptic of democracy Peter Thiel, according to internal government documents reviewed by Democracy Docket.
ICE investigates mall staple favored by teen skaters in its hunt for noncitizen voters
Zumiez was among hundreds of groups, most of them nonprofit organizations, probed by ICE as part of the Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters, according to documents obtained by Democracy Forward.
ICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket.
ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
New documents reveal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement collected millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding state election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of a sweeping federal effort to find alleged voter fraud ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Arizona early voting starts today amid fights over election rules
Voting in Arizona’s high-stakes 2026 midterms began Wednesday, when election officials started mailing early ballots and opening in-person early voting across the state.
Montana Supreme Court strikes down GOP restrictions on citizen ballot initiatives
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously struck down a series of Republican-backed restrictions on citizen-led ballot initiatives.
Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to regulate voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
DOJ dispatched criminal prosecutors, FBI agent to monitor Arizona’s primary, documents reveal
The Justice Department tapped criminal prosecutors and an FBI official to watch voters in Arizona’s primary elections earlier this year in a major break from past norms, according to records reviewed by Democracy Docket.