Red states demand restored access to citizenship database for purging voters
Four Republican-led states want their access restored to a federal database for checking their voter registration records for noncitizens.
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Florida Supreme Court refuses to suspend or disbar election denier Kenneth Chesebro
The Florida Supreme Court has refused to suspend or disbar Kenneth Chesebro, a former Trump campaign lawyer who pleaded guilty in Georgia to a felony charge tied to the ‘fake electors’ scheme that sought to undermine President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s plan to suppress voting this fall starts with California
As the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear.
Florida Supreme Court greenlights GOP gerrymander that violates state ban
The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the way for Republicans to use Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) gerrymandered congressional map in 2026, despite the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Florida Republicans urge court to greenlight gerrymander — and nix constitution’s gerrymandering ban
Florida Republicans urged the state’s highest court to invalidate the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan redistricting and clear the way for the GOP’s gerrymandered congressional map this year.
Florida Supreme Court fast-tracks request to block gerrymander
Florida supreme court will expedite its consideration of a pro-voting group’s petition to block the GOP’s new gerrymandered map.
Pro-voting groups ask Florida Supreme Court to block GOP gerrymander
Pro-voting groups asked the Florida Supreme Court Thursday to block the state’s new GOP congressional gerrymander and let the 2026 elections move forward under the 2022 map, warning that Republican officials are trying to run out the clock before voters can get relief.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s mail-voting crackdown advances — but there are setbacks for his gerrymandering push
We got some ominous news this week about President Donald Trump’s dangerous bid to crack down on mail voting ahead of the midterm elections.
DeSantis-appointed judge allows Florida to use GOP gerrymander in 2026
A judge appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has cleared the way for Florida to use its new congressional map — drawn by DeSantis’ office — in the 2026 midterm elections, despite what plaintiffs called “staggering” evidence that it violates the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering.
CBC blocks SCORE Act vote on college athlete pay in response to GOP’s southern redistricting wave
The CBC’s Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) has pulled support of the SCORE Act, which he helped draft, due to the GOP’s redistricting war impacts on his state.
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