Court gives DHS conspiracy theorist access to 2020 election data
The ruling is a key win for election deniers and anti-voting activists, who frequently seek access to raw election files in order to push false conspiracies about mass voter fraud.
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Gov. Shapiro: Republicans are ‘on the side of disenfranchisement’
Pennsylvania is one of the only states that does not allow officials to begin processing mail ballots before Election Day — a restriction that has long delayed vote counts and contributed to confusion around election results.
GOP officials: Trump’s anti-voting order will probably be ‘enjoined very quickly’
President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to dial back mail-in voting likely doesn’t stand a chance in court.
The Down-Ballot Votes That Sustained The National Pro-Democracy Wave
Few could miss that election eight delivered a cascade of victories for our democracy. And while national attention understandably focused on statewide races and high-profile ballot measures, smaller contests carried an outsized impact.
Voters Rebuke Trump In Resounding Win for Democracy
Tuesday was a brutal night for President Donald Trump and his axis of antidemocratic actors — and a huge night for democracy.
In Win for Democracy in Pennsylvania, Dems Retain Majority on Supreme Court
Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have all won another 10-year term in a high-stakes retention election that saw a major GOP push to reshape the state’s highest court.
Appeals Court Denies GOP Effort to Disenfranchise Pennsylvania Mail Voters
Emil Bove, a former personal attorney for Trump, mocked the idea that the state’s date requirement might impose a burden on some voters.
Election Conspiracy Theorist at DHS Denies Department Is Using Voter Data From DOJ
“I don’t know if she’s stupid or lying,” an election official told Democracy Docket of DHS’s Heather Honey.
Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals.
DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data
The DOJ has now sued eight states to gain access to their private voter data.
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