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.
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 the department has “sweeping” authority to seize state voter rolls.
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 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 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 control of the board earlier this year, to narrow voting access.
Wisconsin appears poised 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?
Thornapple, Wisconsin reached 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.
Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and an incarcerated voter sued 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.
Trump's plan to steal the election–what's beneath the surface?
Marc explains 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.
The 8th Circuit will hear oral argument in right-wing group Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) lawsuit seeking access to voter rolls in Minnesota.
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