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On Thursday, Jan. 12, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) announced legislation to overturn a Washington, D.C. Council law to allow noncitizen legal residents to vote in local elections.
This week, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenaed local election officials in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, four key swing states at the center of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, just six days before the midterm elections, President Joe Biden delivered a speech about the threats to democracy at an event hosted by the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C.
On Monday, Oct. 31, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a statement of interest in a federal lawsuit against several Arizona groups that have engaged in alleged voter intimidation.
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, nine Republican U.S. House members sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding information and transparency about Executive Order 14019, President Joe Biden’s pro-voting executive order.
On Oct. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, a case on whether Alabama’s recently enacted congressional map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
On Tuesday, Sept. 20 and National Voter Registration Day, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced two pieces of legislation to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and stay on the voter rolls.
In July, Washington, D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (D) introduced legislation that would change the voter registration process, virtually eliminating that step for eligible voters.
On Friday, Sept. 2, U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) introduced H.R. 8770, or the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act, a bill focused on voting access for individuals with limited English-language proficiency.
At the end of July, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) introduced H.R. 8528, the American Confidence in Elections Act.
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