- Democracy Docket

Trump’s ‘flagrantly unconstitutional’ order attacking mail voting is already being implemented and must be blocked now, new filing alleges

“No one really disagrees” that President Donald Trump’s recent mail ballot executive order calling for the creation of federal voter registration lists “is flagrantly unlawful,” Democrats argued Wednesday in a filing asking a federal appellate court to block it. They noted that the administration has already taken key steps to implement the order, adding urgency […]

By Jim Saksa

June 17, 2026

Georgia Republicans backtracked on gerrymandering because they feared a showdown over Black voting rights

Georgia Republicans’ rushed attempt to redraw the state’s political maps collapsed Wednesday before lawmakers could even begin, handing voting rights advocates an important win and exposing the political risk of the GOP’s post-Callais push to dilute Black voting power. It happened after Democrats and civil rights advocates turned the planned special session into a public […]

By Yunior Rivas

June 17, 2026

Georgia Republican lawmakers unexpectedly kill GOP redistricting push

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp got a tough lesson Wednesday just hours before the state legislature was supposed to convene for a redistricting special session he called: Life comes at you fast.

By Jen Rice

June 17, 2026

Right-wing legal group sues to obtain Oklahoma’s voter rolls

A conservative legal group with a long record of promoting voter roll purges sued Oklahoma, demanding access to its voter registration list just months after the state agreed to hand over sensitive voter data to the Trump administration.

By Yunior Rivas

June 17, 2026

Georgia lawmakers to consider GOP redistricting push for 2028 election

Georgia lawmakers will convene today and consider redrawing congressional and state legislative maps to favor Republicans during the 2028 election cycle, despite reluctance from some Republicans and outrage from Democrats.

By Jen Rice

June 17, 2026

Trump delays intel chief confirmation hearing to force SAVE America Act vote

President Trump said he would seek to delay the Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his nominee for director of national intelligence, in yet another attempt to pressure lawmakers into passing the SAVE America Act, a massive anti-voting bill.

By Jacob Knutson

June 17, 2026

Election denier Rick Jackson wins Georgia GOP governor primary runoff

Billionaire Rick Jackson, an election denier who has echoed President Donald Trump’s false claims about Georgia’s 2020 election, won the Republican runoff for governor, putting him one step closer to leading one of the country’s most important battleground states.

By Yunior Rivas

June 16, 2026

Rep. Mike Collins, Trump-endorsed election denier, clinches Georgia Senate nomination

Rep. Mike Collins (R), a vehement election denier and defender of the Jan. 6 riot, won a key Senate primary runoff election in Georgia.

By Matt Cohen, Brentin Mock

June 16, 2026

Anti-voting Republican Tim Fleming advances in Georgia Secretary of State race

Georgia state Rep. Tim Fleming (R), who campaigned on stricter voting laws and false claims about election fraud, won the Republican runoff for secretary of state Tuesday, moving one step closer to becoming the top election official in a key battleground state.

By Yunior Rivas

June 16, 2026

Trump DOJ bid to defend Ohio’s anti-voting law is useless and untimely, court rules

A federal judge rejected the Trump Justice Department’s attempt to defend Ohio’s restrictive new voting law, finding its proposed filing redundant, disconnected and too late to help the court ahead of a major hearing next week.

By Yunior Rivas

June 16, 2026