As SAVE America Act stalls, GOP states are quietly enacting their own proof of citizenship laws
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Arizona GOP leader accuses state election officials of ‘obstruction’ in FBI election records probe
Arizona’s top Republican lawmaker accused the state’s Democratic attorney general and secretary of state of potentially committing federal crimes as they warn counties not to hand over sensitive voter data to Trump’s DOJ.
Republicans ask North Carolina court to approve settlement that could expose voters to wrongful purges, investigations
Republican groups are asking a North Carolina court to approve a settlement that would expand how the state flags and removes suspected noncitizens from voter rolls — creating a new system that could send flagged voters to law enforcement and make sensitive data publicly available.
GOP officials: Trump’s anti-voting order will probably be ‘enjoined very quickly’
President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to dial back mail-in voting likely doesn’t stand a chance in court.
Voting rights groups file fifth lawsuit against Trump’s sweeping anti-voting order
They are asking courts to completely nullify Trump’s order as unenforceable, arguing that it violates several key constitutional amendments and laws governing the separation of federal and state branch powers.
Quadruple increase in rejected California mail-in ballots signals problems with Trump meddling in future elections
An average of 8 out of 1,000 mail-in ballots were rejected in last November’s election due to arriving past the legal post-Election Day deadline.
GOPers ignore election officials’ warnings, leaving Georgia little time for paper ballots switch
Georgia election officials have less than three months to convert the state’s entire voting system from touchscreen machines to paper ballots.
Online MAGA pushes DOJ Civil Rights chief Harmeet Dhillon for attorney general
The sudden firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi triggered an immediate scramble within the right wing to identify her replacement — including a push from MAGA influencers to elevate Harmeet Dhillon.
In bad news for Trump, judge who blocked his last anti-voting order will hear challenge to new one
Democrats’ lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s new anti-voting executive order has been assigned to the federal judge who quickly blocked his last executive order on elections.
Court tosses out sentence of election denier Tina Peters, orders resentencing
The decision represents a setback for crucial efforts to hold accountable those working to undermine fair elections.