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The most restrictive voting bill ever passed by a chamber of Congress. The Department of Justice’s grab for state voter rolls. And a potential executive order giving President Donald Trump the power to take over elections — the Constitution be damned.
Both measures would effectively ban, or significantly hinder, voter registration drives run by schools, colleges, unions, and other civic groups that aim to reach unregistered voters and get them on the rolls.
The Florida House of Representatives voted 83-31 Wednesday to move forward with a sweeping voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise tens of thousands of Floridians, at least, by creating new requirements for citizenship checks.
A Florida court dismissed a lawsuit that challenged some of the U.S. Census Bureau’s methods for estimating the population, a critically important process that determines how many votes each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the electoral college during presidential elections.
Our team has been digging in on what’s probably the most important ongoing voting story of 2026, which will shape the voting access landscape for the midterms: the unprecedented push by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain state voter rolls.
With the Florida legislature set to convene next week, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Wednesday that he will call a special session on redistricting in April, adding the Sunshine State to the list of places where Republicans aim to give themselves an electoral advantage in the 2026 midterm elections.
In a sweeping settlement with four Republican-led states, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes.
Florida lawmakers are set to begin a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map next month — a move that could accelerate a nationwide GOP push to lock in control of the U.S. House before any votes are cast.
As the 2026 election approaches, the GOP’s Trump-driven gerrymander campaign isn’t just unfolding in state legislatures. It’s also playing out in federal courtrooms where challenges to new congressional maps will be decided.
Republican donors are being urged to bankroll a new wave of nationwide gerrymanders — and the plea is coming from the GOP’s top mapmaker himself.