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.
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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.
In Big Win for Voters, Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Court Rules
A federal circuit court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday that requires Pennsylvania to count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots, finding that a previous law rejecting such ballots violated the First and 14th Amendments.
Oregon and Pennsylvania Are Latest to Reject DOJ Demand for Voter Data
Both states questioned DOJ’s legal justification and privacy concerns in their responses.
Right-Wing Legal Group With Ties to DOJ Official Targets State Voter Rolls
PILF recently sent letters to Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
A Double Win For Voters in Pennsylvania
Courts delivered wins for Pennsylvania voters Friday in two different right-wing disenfranchisement efforts.