Voters spared as Senate recesses without passing SAVE America Act’s voter ID measure
The failed bill, which required a narrow set of photo IDs for voter eligibility, could have prevented millions of people from voting in November’s midterms.
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GOP-dominated panel launches overhaul of Georgia’s voting system
A Republican-dominated panel met for the first time Friday in Georgia to lay out the next steps in a monthslong process to propose a new voting system for the state.
Marsha Blackburn, leading anti-voting voice in Senate, wins Tennessee GOP governor primary
Marsha Blackburn, one of the most fervently anti-voting voices in the Senate, won Tennessee’s Republican gubernatorial primary Thursday, likely sending her to the governor’s mansion in the deep-red state this November.
California court shuts down GOP bid to sanitize anti-voting measure
A California court dealt Republicans a major defeat, rejecting their bid to soften the official description of an anti-voting measure and preserving ballot language warning that it would bar citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.
How could Trump rig the midterms?
After failing to take control of U.S. elections over the past year and a half, President Trump may take more drastic measures to stave off expected Republican losses this November.
GOP targets U.S. citizens living overseas in latest suppression scheme
In some cases, Republicans have made their motivation clear: they believe that overseas voters are more likely to be Democrats.
What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one
We face one of the greatest challenges to Black political participation since the VRA first came into existence.
Wisconsin’s mail voting system violates the ADA, state judge rules
Wisconsin’s mail accommodations for voters with disabilities violate the Americans With Disabilities Act, a state judge ruled Wednesday – but he stopped short of endorsing the electronic voting system the plaintiffs preferred.
A Texas county is quietly planning to swap voting maps between its primary and November election
In what could signal an alarming new precedent, a Texas county revealed it plans to move some local candidates to new districts under a revised map drafted between the primary and general elections.
Democrats warn Trump admin against promoting last-minute voter purges as ‘quiet period’ begins
Democratic senators are warning the Trump administration not to push states into conducting mass voter purges during the “quiet period” — the 90-day window before an election when federal law bars systematic removals.