After midterms, Georgia Dems have chance to reform controversial state election board
Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms proposed during her campaign getting rid of the election board and replacing it with an independent voting commission.
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Mississippi voters frustrated by surge in ‘inactive’ registrations before Election Day
With Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race still too close to call, voters, grassroots pro-voting groups and election workers across the state told Democracy Docket they are deeply frustrated and concerned with the large number of voters flagged as inactive this election.
Voters didn’t just flip Congress. They rejected key anti-voting architects
The 2026 midterms did more than hand Democrats sweeping gains across Congress and state governments. Voters nationwide also removed from power — and denied promotions to — some of the country’s most prolific architects and defenders of voting restrictions.
Trump DOJ drops California ballot segregation lawsuit after Supreme Court defeat
The Trump administration voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against California, abandoning its effort to force election officials to set aside thousands of mail ballots cast by voters it suspected of being noncitizens.
Mississippi Senate race votes at risk after state eliminates mail ballot curing rule
A few months ago, Mississippi’s secretary of state quietly deleted state regulations that let mail voters fix minor issues with their ballots after casting them, putting those votes at risk this year.
Mississippi Senate ballot fight heats up as Colom’s lead grows
Mississippi’s Senate race is nail-bitingly close — and the legal and political battle over the count has already kicked off.
Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ from interfering with Washington state’s elections, ballot counting
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from pressuring Washington election officials to set aside ballots cast by voters the Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused of being noncitizens, delivering another blow to the administration’s efforts to intervene in the 2026 midterms.
Mississippi Senate race heads toward ballot fight
Mississippi’s Senate race is nail-bitingly close — and the legal and political battle over the count has already kicked off.
Some Mississippi voters need their ballots ‘cured.’ Here’s how the process works
Voters whose ballots have been flagged will have until Nov. 10 to correct those issues and ensure their votes count. Counties must certify their election results by Nov. 13.
Mississippi made thousands of valid voters inactive ahead of critical Senate race
Clint Lowery left work around 4 p.m. in Alabama to make sure he would have enough time to get back home to Harrison County, Mississippi to vote before polls closed.
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