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Election officials across the country are urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) to fix what they’ve identified as significant issues with mail delivery that could impact voting in the Nov. 5 election.
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the agency to take more action to protect election workers.
Republican attorneys general pose an ongoing threat to democracy as they continue their attempts to weaken the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and more.
The entire 8th Circuit today denied a request from civil rights groups seeking reconsideration of decision that drastically weakened the Voting Rights Act across seven states.
On Thursday, June 29, an Iowa court ruled that Iowa’s English-only law does not apply to voting materials and dissolved a previous injunction that prohibited the Iowa secretary of state from providing non-English voter registration forms.
On Friday, Dec. 2, a key panel of Democratic National Committee voted to recommend a presidential primary schedule proposed by President Joe Biden with South Carolina earning the coveted “first in the nation” spot.
This week, Iowans challenged hundreds of registered voters in two of the state’s most populous counties — a far greater number than in previous election cycles, according to election officials.
On March 7, a trial court judge in Iowa allowed a lawsuit challenging Iowa’s failure to provide non-English election materials to voters with limited English proficiency to move forward.
Yesterday evening, the Iowa Legislature completed redistricting by voting to approve the second set of maps prepared by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.
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