Last week, Utah GOP lawmakers voted to reject a court-ordered congressional map. While the move was largely ceremonial, it signals their intent to ask the state Supreme Court — and potentially SCOTUS — to uphold their recently rejected gerrymander.

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Harmeet Dhillon was an outspoken advocate for the right of states to run elections. Then she took a top job at Trump’s DOJ

- Once one of the loudest voices to argue states — not the federal government — should have near-exclusive authority over elections, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon now claims ([link removed] ) the department has “sweeping” authority to seize state voter rolls.

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Utah GOP lawmakers won’t give up on their gerrymander plan

- Last week, Utah GOP lawmakers voted to reject a court-ordered congressional map. While the move was largely ceremonial, it signals their intent ([link removed] ) to ask the state Supreme Court — and potentially SCOTUS — to uphold their recently rejected gerrymander.

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North Carolina counties propose cuts to voting access

- Republicans on county election boards are advancing ([link removed] ) proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters. At least six counties have submitted plans targeting on-campus early voting sites and Sunday voting.

- The anti-voting proposals come amid a broader effort by Republican officials, who seized ([link removed] ) control of the board earlier this year, to narrow voting access.

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Is Wisconsin the next redistricting battleground?

- Wisconsin appears poised ([link removed] ) to be the next high-stakes battleground in the nationwide redistricting fight. With two ongoing lawsuits challenging the state’s current congressional map as a Republican partisan gerrymander, redistricting could be in the cards. The question is: Could new congressional maps come into play in time for the 2026 midterm elections?

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Speaking of Wisconsin

- Thornapple, Wisconsin reached ([link removed] ) an agreement with the DOJ to ensure at least one voting system accessible to voters with disabilities is available at every polling place. This follows the town's 2024 ban on electronic voting machines for federal elections.

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New pro-voting lawsuit in Louisiana

- Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and an incarcerated voter sued ([link removed] ) Louisiana over state laws that bar eligible, first-time voters in jail from casting a ballot. They argue the laws violate the state constitution and seek a lawful voting method for these voters.

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Trump's plan to steal the election–what's beneath the surface?

- Marc explains ([link removed] ) the voter suppression iceberg — a breakdown of the tactics, laws, and strategies that Republicans are using to restrict voting access in the United States. Marc explores everything from surface-level policies most voters recognize, down to the lesser-known, deep-cut mechanisms that influence elections behind the scenes.

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Coming up tomorrow

- The 8th Circuit will hear oral argument in right-wing group Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) lawsuit ([link removed] ) seeking access to voter rolls in Minnesota.

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- A hearing is scheduled in PILF's lawsuit ([link removed] ) seeking access to Arizona's voter roll maintenance data.

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- A three-day preliminary injunction hearing continues in the GOP's challenge ([link removed] ) to California's new congressional map.

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