We’ve been paying even closer attention than usual this week to Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights division chief who, reports suggest, could soon be in line for a promotion.
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shares her concerns about the fate of the Voting Rights Act during her talk at the National Action Network convention.
Along with Trump’s recent attempt to restrict mail voting via executive order, the SAVE America Act’s burdens would fall hardest on remote, rural communities that rely heavily on online and mail-in registration.
Read Democracy Docket’s state-by-state breakdown here.
As President Donald Trump and his administration escalate threats to interfere in this year’s midterms, at least 11 states led by Democrats are taking steps to harden their elections against White House meddling.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) signed House Bill 323 (HB 323) into law, striking student IDs, even if government-issued, from the list of acceptable identification for voting purposes.
With his popularity plummeting, President Donald Trump took a major step this week aimed at grabbing control of U.S. elections. But in truth, the anti-voting executive order he issued Tuesday only underscored his weakness.
Georgia election officials have less than three months to convert the state’s entire voting system from touchscreen machines to paper ballots.
The anti-democracy onslaught continues apace. And we’re keeping you up to date on all of it.
A federal court upheld a North Carolina law requiring strict photo ID to vote, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have made it harder to block such restrictions under the Voting Rights Act (VRA).