Oklahoma hands over voter rolls to Trump DOJ, including personal data
Oklahoma announced it agreed to turn over its full voter rolls to the Trump Justice Department — including sensitive personal data the state had previously refused to provide.
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Trump DOJ drops case seeking Oklahoma’s voter rolls
The Trump Justice Department abruptly dropped its lawsuit seeking Oklahoma’s unredacted voter rolls — retreating before a judge could even weigh in.
State election chiefs demand Trump’s DHS pick ban ICE agents from polls
Mullin said during a March 18 confirmation hearing for his nomination, that he wouldn’t rule out sending ICE agents to the polls during midterms.
This week at Democracy Docket: MAGA melts down over SAVE — and DOJ struggles with the email address field
MAGA’s push to ram through the most restrictive voter suppression bill ever considered by Congress is coming to a head.
In latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls
Federal officials in the Trump Justice Department spent months following up on a voter roll demand that Oklahoma election officials never received — because they were emailing the wrong address.
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.
9 More Republican-Led States Sue Biden Over 2021 Voter Registration Order
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
Oklahoma House Passes Bill To Hold State and Federal Elections Under Different Laws
On Wednesday, March 8, the Oklahoma House passed House Bill 1415, a bill that would bifurcate the election administration of state and federal elections if Oklahoma officials and lawmakers disliked federal election law.
Oklahoma Legislature Sends Anti-ERIC Bill to Governor
On Tuesday, May 16, the Oklahoma Legislature sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) House Bill 2052, a bill that would make it significantly harder for Oklahoma to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
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