Georgia GOP secretary of state candidate says he’d make voters’ private information public
Jones was responding to David Shafer, the former Georgia GOP Party chairman who conspired with Trump in 2020 to de-certify the state’s election results.
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This week at Democracy Docket: Election denialism is alive and well in Georgia and Pennsylvania — while Trump’s DOJ continues to stumble
If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again.
DOJ civil rights chief requests Maryland retain records regarding mail-in ballot error
The Justice Department civil rights chief has requested that Maryland election officials retain ballots, in response to the mischaracterization of an error as fraud.
FBI reportedly seeking Milwaukee cops for 2020 election probe
The FBI’s probe to prove false allegations of voter fraud in Wisconsin’s 2020 election is now reportedly focused on Milwaukee police officers.
Trump DOJ loses in Maine, Wisconsin as courts rebuff demand for voter rolls
Thursday’s dismissals bring the DOJ’s record to 0-8 out of 31 lawsuits brought against states and Washington, D.C.
Court bashes internal DOJ legal memo that Trump admin used to justify voter roll grab
The memo claimed the department has the legal authority to demand sensitive voter data not because of some federal law, but because the DOJ said so.
Georgia primaries: Will election deniers be running the state’s next presidential vote?
Tuesday’s GOP primaries for Georgia governor and secretary of state could help determine whether election deniers will be running elections in a key swing state in 2028 — potentially allowing them to restrict voting and put a thumb on the scale for Republicans.
Judge seems hesitant to quickly block Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting
A federal judge appeared reluctant to swiftly check President Donald Trump’s latest anti-voting executive order, suggesting at oral arguments Thursday that there’s no legal harm for the courts to remedy until the diktat is actually implemented.
DOJ voter roll grab: Court sounds skeptical of Trump bid for Michigan data
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) quest for unfettered access to state voter registration records stumbled Wednesday as a panel of federal judges at times expressed incredulity at the government’s arguments that it has a right to Michigan’s rolls.
Trump DOJ cites its own legal memo to defend voter roll demands on eve of appeal
With a key appeal looming, the Department of Justice cited an unusual source to defend its sweeping voter roll demands: itself.
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