Georgia is the first state to mandate controversial election security training for police

Georgia introduces election security training for police

Georgia is the first state to require new police officers to complete one hour of election security training, which voting rights activists are concerned could lead to voter intimidation. The training materials aren't yet publicly available.

Tennessee is the latest state to ask voters for proof of citizenship

The Tennessee secretary of state's office sent letters to over 14,000 voters asking them to verify their U.S. citizenship. State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) says the move is an attempt to intimidate voters.

Right-wing groups continue to file anti-voter lawsuits ahead of November

Since 2021, Stephen Miller and his right-wing organization, America First Legal, have waged a war against progressive issues. But the group's latest targets are two states that could have a major impact on the election this fall – Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Right-wing legal group PILF filed a lawsuit to require Clark County, Nevada to investigate voters who are allegedly registered at commercial addresses, claiming this violates state law. PILF filed a similar lawsuit in Washoe County last month.

11th Circuit issues long-awaited decision on National Voter Registration Act

11th Circuit ruled today that pro-voter nonprofits can retain access to records they sought from Alabama's secretary of state about voters purged after the 2020 election, but the state is not required to produce those records electronically.

Victories for voters

After the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their lawsuit trying to ban voting machines in Arizona, election-denying duo Kari Lake and Mark Finchem’s case has once again failed in the 9th Circuit.
The first Black mayor of a small, majority-Black Alabama town will finally be able to take office nearly four years after the previous white leaders blocked him from taking office. In a new YouTube video, Democracy Docket’s Sophie Feldman breaks down the story.