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Iowa Sues Biden Administration Over Noncitizen Voting Data

Iowa moved to purge more than 2,000 alleged noncitizens from its voter rolls before the election.

Missouri Judge Strikes Down Four Provisions of Voter Suppression Law

A Missouri judge today permanently struck down four provisions of the state’s sweeping voter suppression law, House Bill 1878, that criminalized civic engagement activities like voter registration and the distribution of absentee ballot applications. 

Federal Judge Dismisses Right-Wing Lawsuit Seeking Access to Wisconsin Voter Rolls 

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit from the right-wing Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) seeking to gain unfettered access to Wisconsin’s voter registration rolls — an effort that voting rights advocates feared could result in…