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California is the new ground zero for free and fair elections
Trump's obsession with California's elections is neither entirely new nor surprising.
California is the new ground zero for free and fair elections
Trump's obsession with California's elections is neither entirely new nor surprising.
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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…
Supreme Court declines to hear Arkansas case, further weakening Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ law that criminalizes helping more than six voters cast ballots. The decision leaves the law in effect and means that individuals in seven states…
DOJ now 0-9 in voter roll cases after Trump-appointed judge tosses its Maryland demand
A federal judge threw out the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking Maryland’s statewide, unredacted voter registration list, dealing another blow to President Trump and the department’s sweeping campaign to obtain voter data from the states.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s attack on mail voting advances, while Georgia Republicans retreat
The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s effort to crack down on mail voting is heating up. And Democracy Docket is covering it more closely than any other news outlet.