In win for voters, court blocks Arkansas’ restrictive registration rule
A federal appeals court ruled that Arkansas cannot enforce a restrictive voter registration rule requiring a handwritten signature to register to vote.
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In win for voters, Arizona Supreme Court rejects string of anti-voting lawsuits
Arizona voters notched sweeping, back-to-back victories after the state Supreme Court declined to hear three separate challenges backed by Republicans and right-wing groups — leaving in place key safeguards for mail-in voting, election administration and certification.
California sheriff who seized ballots says his recount plan is on hold — but has grabbed even more election records
With two legal challenges moving through California courts, a sheriff and Republican candidate for governor who seized 650,000 ballots cast in last year’s redistricting referendum has conceded that his mission to recount the votes is temporarily on pause.
Trump DOJ gives new assurance it won’t use voter data for immigration enforcement. Reports suggest that’s false
The Department of Justice gave its most definitive assurances yet about how it intends to use sensitive voter data it manages to grab — insisting it will only be used for election-related purposes and nothing else.
The SAVE America Act: a modern-day poll tax
Congress holds the power to further narrow who can participate in our democracy.
Federal judge helped FBI agent correct flaws in Fulton County search warrant application
New documents show that a federal judge found flaws in the FBI’s original search warrant application against Fulton County’s election hub. Rather than rejecting the application, the judge helped the bureau refine its request.
Explained: The ‘mind-boggling’ errors in the fraud claims behind the FBI’s Fulton County raid
The “defects” cited by the FBI to obtain the affidavit for the raid were in fact nothing more than glaring misunderstandings of the process, minor inconsistencies, and normal human errors with no significant impact.
This week at Democracy Docket: SCOTUS hears a GOP voter suppression bid, on the ground in Fulton County, and a lawless MAGA sheriff
The anti-democracy onslaught continues apace. And we’re keeping you up to date on all of it.
RNC has a new target in legal attack on voter rolls
The case is just the latest lawsuit the RNC has filed in recent years to gain access to state voter rolls.
Who is Sheriff Chad Bianco, the California governor candidate who seized 650,000 ballots?
When Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 650,000 ballots cast in California’s recent redistricting referendum, he opened a new front in the battle over the sanctity of election results.