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Here is Trump’s blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
Here is Trump’s blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
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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…
California warns DOJ turning voting law on its head to strong-arm election workers into compliance
The criminal statute that the DOJ is relying on to go after California officials "cannot be read as an implied grant of authority to impose an emergency ballot withholding regime," attorneys for the state said.
Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows
Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters, according to data shared exclusively with Democracy Docket.
LA County checked a sample of voters on DOJ’s ‘noncitizen’ list. 1 in 4 were born in the U.S.
Los Angeles County reviewed a sample of voters on the Trump administration’s list of more than 20,000 people it says are “likely noncitizens” and found that roughly one in four listed a U.S. birthplace.