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January 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM

His urges were stopped in his first term. But not this one.

NYT: Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election   Donald Trump considered sending the National Guard to seize voting machines after the 2020 elections. While advisors like Michael Flynn and anti-voting rights lawyer Sidney Powell urged Trump to act, his White House counsel and At…

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  [VAP] Electoral College Team · [email protected]

January 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM

It makes things so much worse

New Yorker: The Case for Dumping the Electoral College   The Electoral College has been described as “a loaded pistol pointed at our system of government.” They warned that it created “a game of Russian roulette” because the way it distorts the will of the people could threaten our democracy. We've…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

January 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM

MAGA will do anything to suppress mail-in voting

HuffPost: Mail-In Voters Could Face A New Obstacle This Midterm Season   These USPS postmark changes are just the latest step taken by MAGA's vote suppressors to limit mail-in ballots.Why? Because in recent elections, the percentage of people voting by mail hasn't favored their extremist candidates…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

January 13, 2026 at 10:13 PM

Should the House expunge Trump's impeachments?

Trump has pressured every Speaker for this   You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. House conservatives repeatedly pressured former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold a …

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January 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM

Trump regrets not seizing ballots. (He literally said so. Again.)

NYT: Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election     No sugar-coating this, John. President Trump said during a recent interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election.…

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January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM

Vengeful partisans want to control Houston's elections

Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections   Why did the Texas governor make this threat? Because vengeful partisans want to protect their power and give themselves the ability to overturn elections. That's why they've passed these bills, started a mid-decade redistricting war, an…

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January 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM

Mail-in voting's new obstacle

HuffPost: Mail-In Voters Could Face A New Obstacle This Midterm Season    John: Changes at the U.S. Postal Service are going to make a known problem even worse, and it could affect thousands of voters across the country in this November’s midterm elections.Legally speaking, the date stamped on your…

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January 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM

We must defend vote-by-mail

@JeffMerkley: Why does Trump want to ban Vote by Mail? Because it blocks Election Day interference: closing polling places, long lines, voter suppression. Vote by Mail is the best tool we have to put power where it belongs—in the hands of the people. I'll fight like hell to protect it.   Donald Tru…

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January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM

Poll: Mass voter eligibility challenges

Rome News-Tribune: Eligibility of 364,000 Georgia voters challenged     Georgia and other states have an expansive legal statute that permits any voter to challenge the right to vote of any other voter in that county or municipality. Dark money voter suppression groups have allegedly used this lega…

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  Research Polling [Voter Action Project] · [email protected]

January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM

Just 1% of documents?

CBS: DOJ says it has reviewed less than 1% of Epstein files so far    Weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) was supposed to release all of the Epstein files, it has stated that only 0.6% of the documents have been published. This comes after DOJ suddenly removed images of President Donald Tru…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM

"They always call me a dictator"

“They say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,” President Trump said   Our right to vote has never been more important. We've never truly faced threats like this before, and with the midterms coming up fast we have to do everything possible to combat voter suppression, register vo…

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  Voter Action Project Texas · [email protected]

January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM

Explicit threats

Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections  Opponents of voting rights are after Houston again, John. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently threatened Harris County (which contains Houston) with a state takeover of its elections. This is just the latest step in an ongoing escalation of …

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January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM

They want to use these laws to suppress voters

BCJ: State Bills Would Require Passport or Birth Certificate to Register to Vote   Whether it's these 27 different state bills, John, or the SAVE Act in Congress, it's abundantly clear that opponents of voting rights are ramping up their attacks on our fundamental rights. We have to put pressure on…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM

MAGA wants to take power away from the people

@JeffMerkley: Why does Trump want to ban Vote by Mail? Because it blocks Election Day interference: closing polling places, long lines, voter suppression. Vote by Mail is the best tool we have to put power where it belongs—in the hands of the people. I'll fight like hell to protect it.   This is th…

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January 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM

Couldn't be clearer

The midterm elections could be a turning point in defense of our democracy   The stakes of the 2026 election couldn't be more clear. A dictatorial president subverting the constitution to gain more power for himself while Congress stands by in thrall, subservient to his political movement. November…

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  VAP Research Team · [email protected]

January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM

Your opinion on mail-in ballots

Mail-in balloting continues to be attacked   You are invited to join our one-click issue response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. Mail-in balloting continues to be attacked even after the 2024 election. Losing ca…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM

Trump doesn't want to bother with elections anymore

“They say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,” President Trump said   “How we have to even run against these people—I won’t say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news will say, ‘He wants the elections canceled. He’s a dictator.’ They always c…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

January 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM

Years and years of lies led us here

ABC: Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end mail-in voting   The lies and attacks on vote-by-mail have only increased from MAGA, John. Trump's statement has brought all the usual anti-voting, anti-democracy suspects out of the woodwork to ramp up the falsehoods we've heard for years. But we've a…

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January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM

A trend we need to end in 2026

BCJ: State Bills Would Require Passport or Birth Certificate to Register to Vote   John, We know that voter I.D. laws are unfairly biased against people of color, young people, and unmarried women. However, across the country, states are introducing bills to make these laws even MORE restrictive a…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM

What's at stake this year

The midterm elections could be a turning point in defense of our democracy   When it comes to fighting voter suppression, our work is never done. Increasing participation in free and fair elections that are accessible to ALL eligible voters is our #1 goal for 2026, John.Unfortunately, this is what…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM

The attacks on mail-in voting will only increase this year

ABC: Trump says he will lead 'movement' to end mail-in voting   Be prepared to hear about this all the way through the midterms, John.  President Donald Trump has said that he is leading a "movement" to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines, falsely claiming that they lead to voter fraud. …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Foreign interference in our elections?

Politico: Foreign influence efforts are circling the presidential election. Again.   The Department of Justice has previously seized websites linked to Russian disinformation campaigns. Federal authorities separately accused two employees of the Moscow-controlled media organization RT of being a …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM

Their new way to suppress mail-in ballots

Fox 7 Austin: New Postal Service guidance on postmarks could affect ballot, tax deadlines   This is exactly how we can tell that the party behind this change doesn't care about anything other than winning elections, John.That's because that same party once led the charge for widespread mail-in ball…

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  Voter Action Project Polling · [email protected]

January 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM

Your view on the potential for election fraud?

WaPo - The truth about election fraud: It’s rare    As the 2024 elections got underway, many Americans, in particular those who identify as Republicans, were increasingly fearful that the outcome would be affected or even determined by election fraud.  Thousands of poll watchers were dispatched. D…

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  Research Survey (Voter Action Project) · [email protected]

January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM

Options for voter ID at the polls

Many states are changing the types of ID they accept for voting   Ohio counties are grappling with the impact of their voter suppression law that enacts stringent voter identification laws.  Franklin County, home to the state capitol of Columbus and more than a million Ohioans, is among the counti…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all the best in 2026  From our team to all of you, wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2026.Onward, The Voter Action Project Team  Integrity First Voter Action Project is dedicated to expanding ballot access and increasing voter participation across the country. Since the Supre…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM

A bill we we can't let pass in any year

The SAVE Act would suppress votes to address a made-up problem   We must stop this bill in the Senate and more like it but we need to unite and fight now, before opponents of voting rights in the Senate start checking voter suppression bills off their to-do list.Why? Listen to Senator Richard Blume…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Increasing voter participation across the country

Our grassroots power can beat the MAGA billionaires   We'll keep this quick, John: Our fight to defend the right to vote and protect the use of mail-in ballots is critical for our democracy.The fact that you stand with us is huge. You've clicked on an email during our end-of-year campaign, which s…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Our grassroots mission to support voter registration

We're trying to register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   We can't stress this enough: For less than the price of a drink at your local coffee shop, you can help cover the costs of registering a new voter.We have to start now to be ready for next year's midterm elections. RUS…

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December 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM

The USPS Postmark Change

Fox 7 Austin: New Postal Service guidance on postmarks could affect ballot, tax deadlines    The day you mail something may no longer count as the actual mailing date, John. Legally speaking, the date stamped on your mail is when it counts as being sent, from your bills to your taxes to your ballot…

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  Ohio Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Another front in the attacks on mail-in voting

Bolts: Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes   The worst part of this new law? The Ohio legislature wrote and passed this bill without any input from the officials across the state who actually run the elections. “It’s a solution to a non-existent problem,” said Warren…

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December 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM

“There’s never been an attack on voting rights out of Congress like this”

The SAVE Act would suppress votes to address a made-up problem   The Senate is standing up to stop the SAVE Act in its tracks, John. Defenders of voting rights know that non-citizen voting is already illegal, extremely rare, and that this bill is written in a way that could disenfranchise millions …

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December 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Time to move on from it

We can scrap the Electoral College  The Electoral College was a compromise that tired delegates made without truly understanding the future implications. Now we can see the whole system is a disastrous mistake that could lead to the end of true democracy in this country.This is about stopping anti-…

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  Voter Registration Team @ Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM

A wave of new voter registrations

Help register a new tidal wave of voters for 2026   Our voter registration work doesn't ever end, John. Despite vote-suppressing state legislatures making it harder to register to vote -- passing bills to stop organizations like ours and our partners on the ground from helping potential voters navi…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Stripped of a critical right

Democracy Docket: New Ruling Cuts Off Key Tool to Protect Minority Voters Voters desperately need a "private right to action" to protect their rights. All that phrase means is that we, the people, can bring forward a lawsuit ourselves when we see wrongdoing in our elections. These 8th Circuit decis…

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  Voter Action Project Ohio · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Ohio just made it harder to vote by mail

Bolts: Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes   Ohio just made it harder to vote by mail, John.  Senate Bill 293, which was recently signed into law, repeals Ohio’s practice of counting mail ballots that are postmarked prior to Election Day but that arrive up to four da…

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  Voter Action Project HQ · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM

A vital public service

WaPo - Opinion: A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger   Seriously, John -- Privatizing the USPS doesn't help Americans, it will harm rural communities all over the country, and it will remove a vital public service from our everyday lives. In addition, it'll d…

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  Voter Action Project Electoral College Team · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM

A number of ways to get it done

We can scrap the Electoral College  There are times this fight for a popular vote system feels impossible. But John, we can assure you it's not.   There are a number of ways it can be done. A constitutional amendment, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), and more.What we really nee…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Disinformation and conspiracy theories

Democracy Docket: With New Order, Trump Tries to Kill Off Vote By Mail   Trump’s order is the culmination of years of attacks on absentee ballots and vote-by-mail. In the months before the 2020 election, Trump repeatedly spread disinformation and conspiracy theories about the legitimacy of mail-in…

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December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM

The ability to protect our fundamental right to vote

Democracy Docket: New Ruling Cuts Off Key Tool to Protect Minority Voters John: An update from the federal 8th Circuit on one of the most dangerous anti-voter rulings we’ve seen in years. A federal appeals court recently cut off a key avenue for private groups and individuals to bring racial discr…

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

December 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM

A long way to go

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   Our voter registration and mobilization work for the 2026 midterm elections may have started a while ago, John, but there is a long way to go to accomplish our goal of increasing voter participation in our elections. Help keep th…

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Dangerous decisions

WaPo - Opinion: A frantic warning from 100 leading experts: Our democracy is in grave danger   We’ll keep this short, John: those experts are right.The attacks of the last few years in our state legislatures across the country targeting the right to vote, especially minority communities, are an ass…

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December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM

The last leg of the VRA

@ariberman.bsky.social: SCOTUS decision killing what’s left of Voting Rights Act could cost Dems 19 House seats, eliminate every majority-minority district in South, eviscerate 14th/15th Amendments & fulfill John Roberts 40-year crusade against country’s most important civil rights law  While …

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December 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Unconstitutional and authoritarian

Truthout: House Passes Chilling “Nonprofit Killer” Bill   We don't want to see any nonprofit bludgeoned and silenced for dissent -- especially not one dedicated to protecting and expanding our right to vote. This dangerous bill needs to be stopped before bad actors are empowered to weaponize the ta…

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  Team Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Trump and MAGA want to kill mail-in voting

Democracy Docket: With New Order, Trump Tries to Kill Off Vote By Mail   We're going to keep hammering this home, John, because the mainstream media continues to ignore this executive order and how it will change our elections forever. President Donald Trump's massive anti-voting executive order …

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  Voter Action Project · [email protected]

December 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Voter registration across the board

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   John, We kicked off our end-of-year voter registration campaign at the beginning of December simply because we have no time to waste to make every voice heard in our elections. If "voter registration campaign" was all you needed …

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

December 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM

The stakes around the midterms

The Atlantic: Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way   There are 312 days until the midterm general elections. Way less than that until primaries start early next year. And some state legislative sessions are right around the corner in January, where suppressive bills are …

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

December 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM

This would mean a complete dismantling of the Voting Rights Act

@ariberman.bsky.social: SCOTUS decision killing what’s left of Voting Rights Act could cost Dems 19 House seats, eliminate every majority-minority district in South, eviscerate 14th/15th Amendments & fulfill John Roberts 40-year crusade against country’s most important civil rights law   The i…

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December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM

This bill isn't just going away

Truthout: House Passes Chilling “Nonprofit Killer” Bill   John, there is a bill that would give President Donald Trump broad powers to target his political foes which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last Congress and is likely to come up again.The bill, last known as H.R. 9495, would em…

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  Research Team [VAP] · [email protected]

December 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Poll: Protecting election workers

We need to know if you think Congress should take action   John: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced and is working hard to pass the Election Worker Protection Act, which would "provide states with the resources to recruit and train election workers and ensure these workers’ safety, while also i…

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