RNC has a new target in legal attack on voter rolls
The case is just the latest lawsuit the RNC has filed in recent years to gain access to state voter rolls.
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This week at Democracy Docket: To pass SAVE, Trump targets trans people — while Texas Republicans try a voter suppression test run
President Donald Trump and his allies are doing everything they can — and we mean everything — to somehow get their monster voter suppression bill through Congress. And no one is covering this epic fight as closely as Democracy Docket.
DOJ aims to speed up voter roll case as deadline for removing voters looms
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) belatedly attempts to speed up its drive for state voter registration rolls, lawyers for Michigan are asking the court to pump the brakes.
Trump DOJ appeals loss in Michigan voter roll case, asks for emergency expedited hearing
The Department of Justice (DOJ) intensified its quest for unfettered access to state voter registration rolls Monday, filing an emergency appeal in Michigan after a federal judge rejected the government’s demands.
Even election officials who like voter ID have issues with the SAVE America Act
“It is claiming to solve a problem that is, frankly, imaginary,” said Amanda Gonzalez (D), the election clerk for Jefferson County, Colorado. “And what’s going to happen is we are unjustifiably going to make voting harder for millions of eligible voters across the country.”
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter rolls
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to obtain Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department’s sweeping national effort to force states to disclose sensitive voter data.
Shocker: Michigan review debunks GOP’s latest noncitizen voting conspiracy
A state investigation has unraveled the latest noncitizen voting conspiracy theory pushed by Michigan Republicans.
This week at Democracy Docket: A good week for fair elections
From California to Virginia, this was a good week for voting rights and fair elections. And we kept you up to date on all of it.
GOPers, anti-voting activists spread misinformation about Michigan’s voter rolls
Experts say the unverified claims rely on cherry-picked data to paint a misleading picture in an effort to attack Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Republicans Launch Major New Attack on Michigan-Based Overseas Voters
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad.
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