Kentucky’s largest county offers drive-through voting for first time
The county, home to Louisville, touted it as an accessibility win for voters who have disabilities, in particular.
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DOJ losing streak continues as Trump-appointed judge tosses Kentucky voter roll lawsuit
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) record in voter roll cases fell to 0-17 Thursday, when yet another federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the administration’s lawsuit against Kentucky.
Trump DOJ seeks to undo first appeals loss in voter roll crusade, asks for rehearing
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice asked the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that rejected its demand for Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, seeking to erase the department’s first appellate defeat in its nationwide voter data crusade.
Trump DOJ suffers first appeals court loss — after nine lower court failures — in floundering voter roll crusade
A federal appeals court panel dealt the Trump administration its first appellate defeat in its nationwide crusade to obtain unredacted state voter rolls — after nine straight district court losses and no wins.
DOJ switched positions on Kentucky’s voter rolls, making farce of its own lawsuit
Kentucky’s lawyers highlighted the federal government’s reversal in a new filing asking the federal district court to dismiss the DOJ’s lawsuit.
This week at Democracy Docket: Election chiefs huddle to combat Trump’s meddling, and an illegal draft executive order aims to give him control of elections
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.
Trump DOJ expands voter roll crusade, sues five more states — including four red ones
The Justice Department sued five new states Thursday demanding access to their unredacted voter rolls — escalating a campaign that has been rejected by multiple federal courts and faces resistance from Republican-led states as well.
5 Takeaways From This Year’s State Supreme Court Races
This year’s general election saw dozens of candidates win seats on state high courts.
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Ban College IDs as Proof of Identity to Vote
The Kentucky Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to ban university-issued photo IDs as an acceptable form of identification for voting, a move that has drawn scrutiny from the Kentucky secretary of state.
Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Congressional and State House Districts
The Kentucky Supreme Court today upheld the state’s congressional and state House districts, concluding that while both sets of maps are partisan gerrymanders, neither one violates the Kentucky Constitution.
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