Florida NAACP youth chapters sue state to stop student voter ID ban
Florida’s student ID ban is the latest in a string of Republican efforts to restrict voting access in the state.
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NAACP sues Justice Department to block plan for 1,000 poll monitors nationwide
The NAACP sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday in a bid to block the Trump administration from deploying 1,000 poll monitors nationwide during the midterm elections. While the DOJ has historically operated smaller poll monitoring programs to supervise past elections, the NAACP argues the Trump administration is using poll monitoring as a pretext to […]
Trump is building a national voter registry, threatening state control of elections
Since returning to office last year, President Trump and the election deniers he’s placed in critical positions across the federal government have attacked voting on multiple fronts. Now, they’re targeting the most fundamental step toward casting a ballot in U.S. elections: voter registration.
Trump DOJ suing California marks major ‘escalation’ in election interference attempts, experts warn
The Department of Justice’s alarming lawsuit to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots from people suspected of being noncitizens could lay the groundwork for challenges to Election Day results, experts warned.
New Hampshire asks Supreme Court to ban all consideration of student IDs to vote
The notice of appeal to the nation’s highest court comes just a day after the 1st Circuit upheld a lower court ruling allowing election officials discretion to consider student IDs to vote.
California rejected DOJ’s ‘outrageous’ demand to vet thousands of alleged noncitizens on voter rolls
California immediately rejected the Department of Justice’s demand that California withhold ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizens, calling it illegal and a violation of voters’ rights. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber dismissed the request in a letter to Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter. The DOJ on Thursday sued California for refusing to comply. “I […]
Iowa election worker cleared of alarming 2024 election misconduct charges
The verdict was a win for election integrity in the Hawkeye State.
Trump DOJ demanded California vet 20,000 voters within 48 hours, before suing
The Department of Justice (DOJ) gave California just two days to review more than 20,000 voters it claimed may be noncitizens, threatening to sue if election officials did not act in time.
Wisconsin offers new guidance to local officials on emerging election threats
Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission is sending out new advice to local officials for this year’s midterms, advising them on how to manage potential threats amid rising concerns about voter roll purges and federal law enforcement presence at the polls.
DOJ’s California demand threatens ‘warrant-based ballot seizure,’ Democrats’ court filing warns
The warning comes in the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking documents about any plans to interfere in the midterm elections.