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Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department.
A Georgia judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a Fulton County absentee ballot drop-off policy.
The Trump administration quietly removed state-by-state guidance from a federal voter assistance guide that previously told U.S. citizens born and living abroad whether they were eligible to vote in each state, according to documents reviewed by Democracy Docket.
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the lawsuit argues.
Civil rights groups say Florida’s “exact match” voter registration policy disproportionately impacts Black applicants and other people of color.
A Republican lawyer challenging a Nebraska law allowing U.S. citizens living abroad to vote in the state told a court Wednesday that the right to vote is “precious” — and that’s why it should be denied to other American citizens.
Three South Carolina provisions restricting voter assistance will remain in effect for the midterms, a district court ruled Wednesday. The decision could affect the nearly 15% of South Carolinians who identify as having a disability. The court ruled the plaintiffs — South Carolina NAACP and three voters with disabilities — lacked standing to bring claims […]
CREW said the administration’s violating an open records law by failing to hand over its methodology on Trump’s claim that 278,000 noncitizens were registered to vote in federal elections.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access — a potentially significant ruling for future elections in the perennial battleground state.
Mail voting in North Carolina is well underway, but voting rights groups warn some votes may not be counted if two restrictive rules remain in effect.
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