DOJ Cuts Off Negotiations, Sues Orange County, CA Over Voter Records
The Department of Justice sued Orange County, California Wednesday. Just a day before, county election administrators offered to work with them while protecting voter privacy.
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Around 98,000 Voters Risk Disenfranchisement Under New North Carolina Plan
Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections.
Red States Struggle to Build New Systems to Share Voter Data
Earlier this month, Virginia became the tenth state to join AVID, but it lacks anything close to the sophistication of the ERIC.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Voting Decree, Says it Would Likely Disenfranchise Voters
A federal judge halted provisions in President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order issued earlier this year, saying that the 19 states challenging the order have shown a “substantial risk” that it would disenfranchise eligible voters.
DHS Said to Brief Cleta Mitchell’s Group on Citizenship Checks for Voting
David Jennings, DHS’s associate chief of U.S. citizenship and immigration services, was special guest for an Election Integrity Network meeting.
Georgia Supreme Court Blocks State Election Board’s Anti-Voting Rules
Pro-voting groups hailed Georgia Supreme Court’s decision as a win for voters in the Peach State.
GOPers Fear Proof of Citizenship Laws May Hurt Their Own Voters
The GOP proof of citizenship bill that passed the House remains stuck in the Senate. And now Texas — often a testing ground for right-wing legislation — is the latest to reject a state-level version of the bill.
DOJ Threatens Wisconsin Elections Commission with Funding Cutoff Over Alleged Voting Law Violation
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a formal warning to Wisconsin’s elections board, accusing it of violating federal law by failing to provide voters with a required complaint process under the Help America Vote Act.
RNC Intervenes to Back Trump Anti-Voting Order, Claims Greater Voter Access Hurts Their Candidates
The Republican National Committee filed a motion Tuesday to intervene in ongoing federal litigation against President Donald Trump’s executive order on voting, which aimed to restrict voter access nationally under the guise of election integrity.
DOJ’s New Top Voting Lawyer Worked for Leading Anti-Voting Law Firm
The top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was an attorney for a leading anti-voting group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting.
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