DOJ civil rights chief sends demand letter to Wayne County for 2024 ballots
Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state have responded that they will not comply with DOJ’s demands.
Election Administration
This week at Democracy Docket: On the ground in Chicago to bring you exclusive election news
Unlike a lot of media outlets that cover politics, at Democracy Docket we invest in original reporting. This week was a great example of why.
RNC claimed ‘election integrity win’ over ‘non-existent problem,’ Virginia county election director says
Prince William County denies that the RNC made it make any changes to its elections practices.
Virginia Fairfax County Noncitizen Voting Challenge
RNC v. Fairfax County Electoral Board
An anti-voting lawsuit challenging Fairfax County’s policies surrounding the eligibility of voters suspected to be noncitizens.
4 big takeaways from key federal election commission’s annual meetings
Just months before the 2026 midterms, election officials from across the country gathered this week to meet with a key federal voting panel, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say
Election officials across the country this week voiced concerns that the Trump administration is blocking appointments to a key federal committee that helps create standards for voting equipment used in U.S. elections.
North Carolina admits noncitizens on its rolls aren’t a widespread problem — as it gives voter data to DHS
North Carolina election officials admitted they have no evidence that noncitizens on the voter rolls are a widespread problem — even as they move forward with plans to share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
‘She should not be in this role’: Oregon elections chief again calls on top federal election official to resign after comments on Dems
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read (D) again called on a top federal election official to resign over her inflammatory comments against Democrats last year, saying she should not be involved in election initiatives that are “supposed to be bipartisan.”
What to do when law enforcement demands ballots? Election officials are in the dark
When a California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots from last year’s redistricting referendum, it raised an alarming question about what was previously almost a nightmare scenario: What must election officials do if law enforcement orders them to hand over ballots?
North Carolina election board’s GOP majority approves sharing voter data with DHS
The North Carolina State Board of Elections’s Republican majority voted to move forward with using a federal immigration database to check the state’s voter rolls — an escalation in the board’s ongoing effort to scrutinize voter rolls that could put eligible voters at risk.