New York Even Year Election Law Challenge (New York Republican State Committee)
New York Republican State Committee v. State of New York
An anti-voting lawsuit challenging a New York law that moves certain local elections to even-numbered years.
Election Administration
Top GOPer Planning Bill to End Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods
The Republican chairman of the House’s elections oversight committee recently revealed he would soon introduce legislation to ban states from counting mail-in ballots that were sent by Election Day but arrive after.
This Week at Democracy Docket: First on Voter Suppression News
This week, Democracy Docket readers were first to learn about three important new developments in Republican voter suppression.
In Big Win for Voters and Democrats, Court Blocks Trump’s Demand for Voter ID on Registration Form
Democrats won a major legal victory Friday as a federal district court permanently enjoined the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) from implementing the provision in President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding a proof-of-citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form.
Dems ‘Need the Votes’ of ‘Illegal Citizens,’ Top Federal Election Official Claims in Unhinged Rant
A top federal voting official has accused Democrats of encouraging “open borders” and widespread illegal voting by undocumented immigrants because “they need the votes.”
In Late, Obscure Notice, DHS Turbocharges Trump’s Voter Purge Database, Evading Privacy Protections
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database Friday, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to remove large numbers of voters from the rolls.
DHS Sued for Records on Trump-Appointed Election Conspiracy Theorist
American Oversight is seeking records related to the hiring of Heather Honey, a noted election conspiracy theorist.
Trump’s Voter Citizenship Database Is ‘Flawed’ and Could Lead to Disenfranchisement, Election Administrator Warns
States using the Trump administration’s overhauled citizenship verification system to find noncitizens on the voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, a Texas county election administrator revealed in a federal court filing Wednesday night.
Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Massive Voter Purge Database Hits Snags
A lawsuit aiming to block the Trump administration from using a citizenship verification system to purge state voter rolls was left reeling on the ropes after taking a verbal beating from a federal judge Monday.
New Jersey Ballot Drop Box Records Challenge
Republican National Committee v. Burlington County Board of Elections
An anti-voting lawsuit seeking access to ballot drop box chain-of-custody logs and surveillance footage.