Appeals court rejects New Hampshire’s bid to quickly dismiss DOJ’s voter data lawsuit
The DOJ heading to court potentially sets the department up for the next loss in its wildly unsuccessful attempt to gain access to states’ voter rolls.
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DOJ threatens charges against state officials in voter records fight
“Your failure to preserve relevant data may subject you to civil and criminal sanctions,” the Justice Department’s demand letter reads.
New Hampshire asks appeals court to quickly dismiss DOJ’s voter roll grab
New Hampshire is asking the 1st Circuit to quickly trash DOJ’s voter roll grab appeal, saying the department isn’t just wrong about the law, but is also doing a bad job making its case.
Voter ID for mail voting qualifies for November ballot in Colorado
The League of Women Voters of Colorado says the initiative is “a form of voter suppression” and is urging people to oppose it.
In new filing, DOJ opposes block on Trump’s anti-mail voting rule
The Justice Dept. filed its opposition late Friday night to requests for a preliminary inunction on a new federal rule that would restrict mail-in voting.
Congressman demands answers on Trump DOJ’s election monitors after troubling hire exposed
A Democratic member of Congress is demanding answers from the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) about how it’s vetting the roughly 1,000 election monitors it plans to deploy this fall, citing Democracy Docket’s exclusive reporting.
Court must enforce injunction blocking USPS from finalizing rule restricting mail voting, say voting rights groups
“By issuing this final rule, the Trump administration has flouted the court’s injunction,” says voting rights groups.
This week at Democracy Docket: We reveal what could be DOJ’s most troubling hire yet — and weaponizing Chick-fil-A to restrict voting
As President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) ramps up its campaign to interfere in the midterms, no news outlet is keeping a closer eye on its plans than Democracy Docket.
USPS pushes final rule on restricting mail voting forward
The federal postal service acknowledges the new rule will impose burdens on states, but says its necessary to help law enforcement hunt for voter fraud.
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty after illegally accessing government election websites appears to have joined President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) — and taken part in a recent DOJ election monitoring operation in Minnesota.