GOP Senate candidate recruiting off-duty Detroit cops to intimidate voters
Speaking about voters, U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers tells Kalamazoo County GOP: “Try to intimidate them. Please.”
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Callais ruling may also demolish states’ voting rights laws
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act, another set of laws is also in danger: state-level statutes that seek to bar racially discriminatory voting practices.
Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) declared a state of emergency Thursday to suspend the state’s congressional primary election — which has already begun — in a shocking effort to hastily gerrymander the district following Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court ruling derails 28 lawsuits defending minority voting rights, Democracy Docket research finds
The legal cases are primarily concentrated in the South, where America’s legacy of racial discrimination still casts the longest shadow over voting rights.
Voting rights advocates, Dems slam ‘devastating’ SCOTUS ruling gutting Voting Rights Act
Voting rights advocates, Democrats and legal experts expressed horror and outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to weaken a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, warning the ruling could make it almost impossible to challenge racial discrimination in redistricting and voting.
In Montana, attacks on voting risk disenfranchising people with disabilities
Montana passed a law last year that would reject mail-in ballots over minor date errors. It could disenfranchise thousands of voters in a state where 80% of people voted by mail in 2024, according to a new report.
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
A circuit court concluded that the Virginia General Assembly has the authority to pass legislation that redraws the state’s congressional maps.
Delaware creates task force to Trump-proof its elections
Delaware creates task force to safeguard its elections from federal overreach.
Sweeping GOP-backed anti-voting measure qualifies for California ballot
A sweeping proposal to impose new ID requirements and restrict voting access in California has officially qualified for the November 2026 ballot.
Many Americans believe Trump’s lies about voter fraud, poll shows
President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to convince the public that elections are rigged and voter fraud is rampant – both false claims – have had an impact, a new poll shows. The findings underscore the damage that Trump and his allies have done to United States democracy through their relentless campaign to falsely cast doubt […]