An Ohio Senator called the resulting bill “an atrocious piece of legislation that will disenfranchise tens of thousands of Ohioans.”
Next week’s elections will be the first real test of enthusiasm for Democrats in the Trump 2.0 era. They also will matter for abortion rights, either by preserving the status quo or setting the stage to expand access.
The DOJ threatened Ohio with “costly litigation” unless it bans the counting of ballots that arrive after Election Day.
“Trump will be president in 2028 and get a third term,” Steve Bannon recently said. “People oughta get accommodated with that.”
Another week, another Republican gerrymander rammed through at the expense of minority voters.
Service cuts initiated under President Donald Trump’s first postmaster general could delay mail throughout most of the nation, putting millions of mail-in voters at risk of blowing ballot deadlines in future elections.
Democrats and democracy advocates warn this may be a potential step toward the Trump administration seizing control of voting.
Emil Bove, a former personal attorney for Trump, mocked the idea that the state’s date requirement might impose a burden on some voters.
A judge ruled Thursday to weaken Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement law, holding that the state’s restrictive policy likely violates federal law.
A former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest is playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vote.