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An unusual ruling in Florida last week — in a case that is part of the Trump administration’s bid to spread fear about noncitizen voting — could raise questions about the constitutionality of the sweeping voter suppression measure being pushed by the president. U.S. District Judge David S. Leibowitz last Thursday dismissed a criminal case […]
With the midterm elections just over a month away, Senate Republicans tried to score a few final political points before leaving Washington, forcing a vote on a congressional stock-trading ban that included an unrelated voter ID requirement.
A federal judge allowed a pro-voting challenge to Louisiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law to move forward, including claims that the law discriminates against voters based on national origin.
Republicans on the Georgia State Election Board adopted Monday seeking the Trump administration to intervene in a vague crusade against the state’s voting system just weeks before the midterm elections.
“People, not politicians, will be the final deciders on this DC power grab,” says group opposing Missouri Republican gerrymander.
Democrats and voting advocates are going on the offensive against the Trump administration’s threats to send armed federal agents to the polls as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections. Federal law bans armed civil or military officers from voting locations, but administration officials have repeatedly suggested they could still be deployed. With […]
A federal appeals court lifted a lower-court ruling that blocked a new Republican-backed state law requiring documentary proof of citizenship when people register to vote while applying for a driver’s license.
This week saw the defeat of President Donald Trump’s most dangerous scheme to suppress voting and rig the 2026 election. And Democracy Docket surrounded the story from all angles.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a sweeping package of election laws, including a measure making it a felony to seize ballots, election records or voting technology before an election is certified.
In a loss for voters, a federal judge has dismissed a voting rights lawsuit challenging two Indiana laws that require certain voters to provide proof of citizenship to register, or remain registered, to vote.