Mail Ballots Were Found in an Amazon Box in Maine. Some Suspect a Political Dirty Trick.
Republicans have seized on the discovery of a box of ballots to claim that Maine’s elections are dangerously insecure. But some in the state smell a rat.
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Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals.
GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
A new report from pro-voting groups Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter paints a stark picture of what could happen if the court sides with plaintiffs seeking to weaken the core provision.
Missouri Gov. Signs Extreme Gerrymander, Ballot Initiative Crackdown Into Law
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe (R) signed House Bill 1 into law, approving a Trump-ordered gerrymander made to guarantee Republicans a 7-1 advantage in the state’s U.S. House delegation.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Texas Throws DOJ Under the Bus, and a New Role for a GOP Vote Suppressor
At Democracy Docket, we pride ourselves on monitoring the voting and democracy landscape — and especially the right’s never-ending effort to undermine fair elections — more closely than just about anyone else.
Missouri Attorney General Blocks Voter Referendum on GOP Gerrymander
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) Friday rejected a referendum petition aimed at overturning the GOP’s extreme gerrymander — escalating the state’s power grab into an outright attack on Missourians’ constitutional rights. The pro-voting coalition People Not Politicians filed the referendum with the Secretary of State earlier this month to give voters the chance to […]
GOP Operative Who Pushed to Cut Early Voting Will Help Oversee North Carolina Elections
Dallas Woodhouse tried to cut early voting in North Carolina ahead of the 2016 election.
DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data
The DOJ has now sued eight states to gain access to their private voter data.
DOJ Urges SCOTUS to End Key VRA Protection for Minority Voters
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in a redistricting case, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should significantly weaken the power of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to block racial gerrymanders.
Maine Voters Seek to Block DOJ Access to Confidential Registration Data
Two registered Maine voters filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state Tuesday, aiming to stop what they call a “radical” federal overreach into their personal privacy.