Missouri Republicans took the first major step in Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) extreme special session, as the House Special Committee on Redistricting voted 10–4 to advance a new congressional gerrymander that would dismantle Kansas City’s Democratic-leaning 5th District.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton sued California arguing that a ballot measure advanced to counteract GOP gerrymanders nationwide violates state and federal law.
A lawsuit seeks to block Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) special legislative session, calling his attempt to redraw congressional maps and rewrite the initiative petition process an unconstitutional power grab.
Texas state Sen. Charles Perry (R) apologized on the Senate floor after Democracy Docket reported last week on racist remarks he made about immigrants.
A federal judge struck down a South Dakota law that would have made it harder for citizens to put issues on the ballot.
A wave of court rulings and legislative efforts, largely driven by the GOP, has eroded vital protections that voters with disabilities have long relied on.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) reinforced Republican power grabs sweeping the country Friday, announcing a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts and dramatically weaken the ability of voters to pass laws through ballot initiatives.
The 5th Circuit Friday upheld sections of a Texas voter suppression law, reversing a district court’s decision that found the provisions violated Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act. Multiple voting and civil rights organizations, Texas election officials and individual voters have challenged provisions of the state’s controversial 2021 election law, Senate Bill 1, winning […]
A Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms.
Voting rights groups filed suit against Ohio, warning that a new law requiring proof of citizenship for voters registering at the BMV threatens to disenfranchise thousands of eligible citizens.