A Double Win For Voters in Pennsylvania
Courts delivered wins for Pennsylvania voters Friday in two different right-wing disenfranchisement efforts.
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Democratic Senators Slam ‘Radical’ GOP Push to ‘Make it Harder for Eligible Americans’ to Vote
“What’s happening is simple,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar said. “Some people don’t want some people to vote.”
EAC Tells States: Drop DEI Policies if You Want Election Security Funds
A key federal elections agency is requiring states to drop all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in order to receive crucial election security funding.
Trump’s DOJ to Focus on Voter Fraud, Not Voting Rights
The DOJ is expected to drop its involvement in all active voting rights cases.
Federal Election Panel Chair Opposes Counting Ballots that Arrive after Election Day
Amid the Republican Party’s broad effort to hamstring voting by mail, the chair of an independent federal election commission said he believes states should no longer accept and count ballots after Election Day — a change that would lead to numerous ballots being rejected in multiple states.
The SAVE Act Faces An Uphill Battle. But Some States Want to Impose Similar Measures.
At least 24 states have introduced legislation to expand proof of citizenship requirements.
SCOTUS Could Get Chance to Disenfranchise Voters Whose Ballots Arrive After Election Day
Mississippi’s secretary of state asked SCOTUS to weigh in on the state’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline.
SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy.
Why Wisconsin’s Election Result Is a Win for Democracy
In a loss for democracy, voters enshrined a restrictive voter ID requirement into the state constitution.
How Trump’s ‘Conspiracy-Driven Policy Making’ Could Throw Elections Into Chaos
President Trump’s executive order on voting could throw election administration and the vote counting process into chaos, experts say.