New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level.
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GOP Senate leader: SAVE Act vote coming, ‘I’m for it’
Thune said the SAVE Act, which the House passed in April, was in the process of being amended. But once a new version is introduced and advances out of committee, he’d schedule a vote.
Maryland House committee approves redistricting plan aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders
Maryland Democrats moved closer to redrawing the state’s congressional map, as a key House committee approved legislation that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held U.S. House seat and position Maryland as a counterweight to Republican gerrymanders nationwide.
This week at Democracy Docket: DOGE, True the Vote, and blackmailing Minnesota
This week brought a stunning revelation about the Trump administration co-ordinating with election deniers to put voters’ personal data at risk. And Democracy Docket played a key role in pushing the story forward.
Maryland Democrats introduce redistricting legislation to counter Trump gerrymanders
Maryland Democrats are taking the next steps towards redrawing their state’s congressional map this year, introducing legislation aimed at balancing out Republicans’ gerrymandered gains in other states.
Utah reviewed its voter rolls for noncitizens. It found one. Who never voted
After a sweeping, Republican-led review of more than 2 million voter registrations, Utah election officials identified just one apparent noncitizen in their voter rolls — who never voted.
House Republican demands voter roll info from states amid GOP push for suppression law
The demands come amid a renewed Republican push to enact the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when they register.
Trump, Musk, House Republicans push for super-charged SAVE Act
President Donald Trump and his supporters are ramping up pressure on Senate Republicans to enact the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) in order to register.
This week at Democracy Docket: A good week for fair elections
From California to Virginia, this was a good week for voting rights and fair elections. And we kept you up to date on all of it.
Virginia takes key step to end ‘overt and intended effort to block Black people from voting’
The Virginia Senate approved a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions after they complete their sentence and guarantee the right to vote in the commonwealth.