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The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
USPS whistleblower report bolsters challenges to Trump’s anti-mail voting order
A newly disclosed U.S. Postal Service whistleblower report is quickly becoming evidence in multiple lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping mail voting restrictions.
Blue states, voting orgs rebut Trump admin’s justifications for restricting mail voting ahead of pivotal hearing
Pro-voting organizations and a group of blue states defended their entreaties for a judicial order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out the president’s sweeping attack on mail voting Tuesday in the final briefs ahead of…
New Hampshire asks appeals court to quickly dismiss DOJ’s voter roll grab
New Hampshire is asking the 1st Circuit to quickly trash DOJ's voter roll grab appeal, saying the department isn’t just wrong about the law, but is also doing a bad job making its case.