After DOJ Threat, Ohio GOP Passes Law to End Mail Ballot Grace Periods
Republicans lawmakers in Ohio approved a sweeping anti-voting law Wednesday that includes disenfranchising voters whose ballots are delayed in the mail.
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Federal Court Shuts Down Arkansas Crackdown on Ballot Initiatives
In a major win for Arkansas voters, a federal court blocked state officials from enforcing a set of laws that threatened to shut down citizen-led ballot initiatives altogether.
What Comes Next for Texas’ Blocked GOP Gerrymander
After a federal court delivered a stinging rebuke of Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting scheme — ruling it was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander — GOP leaders wasted no time appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indiana GOPers Defy Trump, Vote Against Gerrymander Session
The Indiana State Senate rejected President Donald Trump’s call for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. The move preserves Indiana’s current map and represents yet another rebuke of Trump’s national gerrymander push.
Alabama GOP Wants Do-Over Elections if SCOTUS Weakens Protections for Black Voters
Alabama Republicans are pushing a new law that would let the state redo its primaries if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens protection against racial gerrymandering — a move that would open the door for politicians to throw out election results after voters have already spoken.
California Voters Overwhelmingly Approve New Map, Countering Trump’s Gerrymander Push
President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering congressional districts hit a massive roadblock Tuesday: California voters.
Maine Rejects Anti-Voting Ballot Measure, Reaffirms Voting Access
Maine voters rejected a Republican-backed ballot initiative Tuesday that would have imposed new photo ID rules and severely limited mail-in voting — a decisive win for voting rights advocates who said the measure threatened to upend the state’s long-standing tradition of accessible elections.
Top GOPer Planning Bill to End Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods
The Republican chairman of the House’s elections oversight committee recently revealed he would soon introduce legislation to ban states from counting mail-in ballots that were sent by Election Day but arrive after.
Louisiana GOP Delays Elections as It Looks Set to Wipe Out Black-Majority Districts
Louisiana Republicans enacted a law delaying next year’s elections ahead of a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could upend the state’s congressional map by weakening the Voting Rights Act’s protections for minority voters.
‘Completely Inappropriate’: Top Elections Expert Reacts to Trump Administration Threatening Lawsuit Over State’s Mail-In Ballot Deadline
An Ohio Senator called the resulting bill “an atrocious piece of legislation that will disenfranchise tens of thousands of Ohioans.”
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