North Carolina governor vetoes sweeping voting restrictions
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein killed a sweeping GOP elections bill that would have shortened early voting, extended the time period to challenge votes and expanded voter roll maintenance.
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This week at Democracy Docket: Will Trump restrict mail voting during the midterms? It’s up to the Supreme Court now
As November rapidly approaches, we’re still waiting for a key question to be answered: Will President Donald Trump get a chance to impose sweeping restrictions on mail voting during the midterms? It will ultimately be up to the Supreme Court.
‘A perfect storm for nobody to show up’: Why Alabama voters skipped the redistricting primary
Only a fraction of Alabama voters turned out this week to vote in an unusual second primary election, though more than half of the state’s congressional districts were on the ballot.
Appeals court revives key parts of Texas voter suppression law found to harm voters with disabilities
A federal appeals court overturned a ruling that had blocked key parts of Texas’ sweeping voter suppression law, allowing those provisions to remain in effect despite a lower court’s finding that they violated federal protections for voters with disabilities.
Nebraska court throws out RNC lawsuit targeting overseas voters
A Nebraska court Wednesday rejected the Republican National Committee’s lawsuit seeking to block certain U.S. citizens abroad from voting in the state, handing the national GOP another major loss in its escalating legal campaign against overseas voters. Lancaster County District Court Judge Ryan Post denied the RNC’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint […]
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds witness signatures for absentee ballots, which can make voting harder
Minnesota’s Supreme Court upheld a state requirement that mail voters have a witness sign their ballot, an additional step pro-voting groups argued could disenfranchise some voters.
New Hampshire sued for banning student IDs to vote as part of GOP’s broader attack on young voters
A voting rights group sued New Hampshire officials over the state’s new ban on student IDs for voting, arguing the GOP-backed law illegally discriminates against young voters and that the Republican secretary of state exceeded his authority by extending the restriction to voter registration.
Former Minnesota lawmaker who backs voting restrictions wins GOP secretary of state primary
Tad Jude, a former Minnesota state representative who has called for imposing new restrictions on voting in the state, won the Republican primary for Secretary of State.
Election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell loses Minnesota GOP governor primary
Mike Lindell, a pillow magnate and prolific election denier who helped mainstream the conspiracy theory that compromised voting machines were used to steal the 2020 election, lost Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor.
Election denier Tom Tiffany wins Wisconsin GOP nomination for governor
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R), an election denier and longtime ally of President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination for Wisconsin governor, clearing the way for a high-stakes general election fight in a major swing state.
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