North Carolina advances more voter suppression measures
A North Carolina Senate committee greenlit new voter suppression measures Tuesday, moving forward a bill that would make it easier to purge voters from the rolls.
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RNC wants to defend Florida’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirement
Republicans asked a federal judge Tuesday to allow them to intervene in a lawsuit against Florida’s new requirement that voters prove their citizenship before they can cast a ballot.
Kansas court rejects last-minute GOP bid to toss late-arriving mail ballots
In a voting rights victory, the Kansas Court of Appeals rejected Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) emergency bid to reinstate a rule that could have thrown out lawfully cast mail ballots.
Thune rejects Trump’s calls to nix the filibuster and Senate recess
Speaking to reporters Monday, Thune addressed Trump’s most recent demand that Republicans forgo the legislative roadblock and upcoming recess in favor of pushing his sweeping anti-voting bill through the finish line — an endeavor that’s been unsuccessful without a 60-vote supermajority.
Trump demands an end to the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump posted a rambling paragraph to his social media platform Monday, demanding that U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) get rid of the filibuster for a “full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT.”
Sen. Lee wants to skip recess to save the SAVE America Act
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wants the senate to skip its upcoming recess in hopes of passing the anti-voting SAVE America Act.
House passes SAVE America Act anti-voting measures in budget reconciliation, stock trading bills
President Donald Trump took a step closer to slaying his white whale Wednesday and enacting the SAVE America Act, a sweeping voter suppression measure that the Senate has repeatedly refused to pass.
Voter ID tends to poll well. But that doesn’t mean voters really want it
As Republicans are once again pushing to enact the anti-voting SAVE America Act, claims about voter ID are popping up like mushrooms after a long rain. And like those fungal blooms, you’ll want to keep most of those claims away from your tongue.
Trump-backed election denier Andy Biggs wins Arizona GOP governor primary
Trump-endorsed election denier Andy Biggs won Arizona’s Republican primary for governor, advancing to a November contest that could determine whether one of the country’s most important battleground states continues resisting President Donald Trump’s attacks on elections.
Trump allies seize on New Jersey registration error to advance anti-voting agenda
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) announced that a software failure improperly registered roughly 6,600 people who told the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) they were not U.S. citizens.