Election deniers spread lies about California’s slow vote counting: ‘Textbook election fraud’
Despite what the far-right is saying, there’s been no evidence whatsoever of election fraud in California’s elections.
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Supreme Court lets states ‘openly discriminate against Black voters,’ Democrats, voting advocates say
Democrats and civil-rights advocates are speaking out after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority delivered a final blow to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Tuesday when it allowed Alabama to use a congressional map previously found to have discriminated against Black voters.
‘It debases the democratic process’: Sotomayor slams Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the court’s conservative majority Tuesday for a ruling that “debases the democratic process” by allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that the justices had previously found intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
Michael Gates, who helped lead DOJ’s voter roll grab, advances in California attorney general race
Michael Gates, a former Trump Justice Department official who helped lead the administration’s aggressive crusade for state voter data, advanced to California’s general election for attorney general.
Trump order targeting mail voting leaves judge ‘very concerned’
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani expressed concern during a hearing Tuesday that the order poses a serious risk of unconstitutionally disenfranchising eligible voters.
Election deniers, vote suppressors, and democracy defenders are running in California’s primary. Here’s what we’re watching
California voters head to the polls Tuesday in primaries that could help determine whether the nation’s largest Democratic state continues serving as a critical counterweight to President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Democrats appeal ruling that left Trump’s anti-mail voting order in place
Democrats have appealed a ruling that refused to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order as the administration moves to carry it out.
In South Carolina, Trump’s pick for governor has an elaborate plan for voter suppression
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Trump’s pick for governor, has an elaborate plan for restricting the state’s voting rights.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s mail-voting crackdown advances — but there are setbacks for his gerrymandering push
We got some ominous news this week about President Donald Trump’s dangerous bid to crack down on mail voting ahead of the midterm elections.
Wisconsin warns USPS over ‘unusually long’ mail voting delays
Wisconsin election officials have put the U.S. Postal Service on notice about late ballot delivery times in its most recent elections.