GOP suppression law targeting mail ballot signatures goes before Kansas judge
A Kansas court began hearing a challenge to a GOP-backed law that could make it more difficult for voters to cast a mail ballot in the state if it goes into effect.
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Appeals court allows USPS to move forward with Trump’s anti-mail voting order, for now
A federal appeals court temporarily revived the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to move forward with a Trump-backed rule that could severely restrict mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Trump DOJ took a victory lap in Connecticut. Then it became their 16th straight voter roll loss
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) celebrated a win after a federal judge simply ordered Connecticut to respond to its voter roll lawsuit. Now, months later, that same Trump-appointed judge denied DOJ’s demand for the state’s unredacted voter rolls.
Right-wing group asks Supreme Court for access to state voter rolls
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) — a conservative legal group known for promoting voter roll purges — is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to force Hawaii to hand over its statewide voter file.
Oops! Trump DOJ failed to follow basic rules in losing bid to join voter purge case, court finds
A federal judge rejected an attempt by the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) to rush into a GOP-backed lawsuit seeking more aggressive voter purges in California.
Court blocks Kansas law disqualifying late-arriving mail ballots
A Kansas court temporarily blocked a state law that would disqualify late-arriving mail ballots in the first ruling since the Supreme Court rejected a GOP challenge to grace periods for mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Ruling in favor of Kansas voting rights groups* Thursday, a Douglas County judge found that the law likely […]
USPS says it’s not implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order, for now
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) confirmed it is following a pair of court orders blocking it from implementing President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order.
Most of Trump DOJ’s voter roll losses have come from GOP-appointed judges
In an era of extraordinary partisan polarization, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have found common ground on at least one issue: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice does not have a right to seize state voter rolls.
Maricopa County hands election denier control over early voting and drop boxes
Maricopa County officials reached a settlement, ending a yearlong fight over control of elections in Arizona’s most populous county. The agreement gives Recorder Justin Heap broad authority over early voting while leaving Election Day operations and ballot counting with the county Board of Supervisors.
Win for Arkansas voters as judge blocks ballot initiative restrictions
A federal judge struck down several Arkansas laws that made it harder for people in the state to pass ballot initiatives. Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks invalidated laws that require petition signers to have photo ID, require a warning for all prospective signers on petition fraud, make petition signers read the proposed ballot […]
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