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 ruling comes at a pivotal time for the ongoing legal saga over the state’s still-uncertified 2024 Supreme Court election.
An independent federal agency is going forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping elections executive order despite a barrage of lawsuits challenging it as an assault on states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections.
President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials Thursday to investigate two of his former first-term officials who publicly refuted his baseless claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and criticized his chaotic administration from within.
Washington v. Trump
Lawsuit filed by the state of Washington and Oregon against the Trump administration challenging key provisions of Executive Order 14248 which could disenfranchise millions.
State of California v. Trump
Lawsuit filed by 19 states against the Trump administration challenging key provisions of Executive Order 14248 which could disenfranchise millions.
Democratic National Committee v. Trump
Lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging President Donald Trump’s election integrity executive order that could disenfranchise millions.
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President
Lawsuit filed by civil rights groups challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order concerning voting and elections.
Republicans are taking a very different approach to President Trump’s executive order on voting than they did for President Biden’s.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are conducted.