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February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM

The Trump election takeover

NYT: Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections     Donald Trump called in a recent interview for the Republican Party to “nationalize” voting in the United States. This comes after months of "jokes" and other threats about his administration’s efforts to be involved …

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February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM

Private financial support to hold elections?

NPR: Private funding saved the 2020 election. Now, some GOP-led states are banning it    Private sector companies and nonprofit charities often donate money and provide grants to communities across the country to help administer voting. This includes mail sorting machines in Philadelphia, nonpartis…

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February 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM

The culmination of their attacks

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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February 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM

We must investigate DOGE’s attempt to undermine our elections

Demand Congress take action immediately   John, Elon Musk’s DOGE took millions of Americans’ private Social Security records and handed access to election deniers. Congress needs to make sure it never happens again. The Department of Justice has now admitted that the Department of Government Effici…

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February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Wisconsin's under-the-radar election

PBS: Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor face off in the 2026 election for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat   John: On April 7, Wisconsin voters will decide between progressive Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor and conservative Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar in a race that will impact …

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February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM

What we've always been up against

BCJ - State Voting Laws Roundup: 2025 in Review   This is what we've always been up against: States that execute an agenda of voter suppression, driven by partisan lies. Dark money and decades of work by opponents of voting rights have brought us here. It's scary, and it shows just how far the vote…

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February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM

Quick poll: USPS privatization

AP: FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization    David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, has taken over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming th…

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February 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM

The most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history

ABC: House Republicans propose stricter voting requirements as Trump administration eyes the midterms   The stakes couldn't be clearer. At a time of extraordinary attacks on our fundamental right to vote, we have to unite and fight to stop opponents of voting rights in Congress from checking these …

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January 31, 2026 at 10:08 PM

The new laws impacting the midterms

BCJ - State Voting Laws Roundup: 2025 in Review   The data is in, John, and it's not good. 16 states enacted 31 new suppressive anti-voting laws in 2025. According to the nonpartisan Brennan Center, this is the second-highest total since they started tracking voter suppression laws in 2011. Check o…

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January 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM

This is about trust in our elections

AJC: FBI raids Fulton County, Georgia, election office   Never mind that Georgia conducted two full recounts of the 2020 election — one by machine and another by hand. Never mind the millions of taxpayers dollars spent by Georgia investigating the lies and conspiracy theories about fraud that found…

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January 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM

The attacks on 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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January 31, 2026 at 1:01 AM

Straight up subversion

The Atlantic: Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way   There are 276 days until the midterm general elections. We have way less than that until primaries start early next year. And some state legislative sessions have already started, with more right around the corner, and…

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  Voter Action Project Congress Team · [email protected]

January 30, 2026 at 10:03 PM

Step aside, SAVE Act, there's something worse now

ABC: House Republicans propose stricter voting requirements as Trump administration eyes the midterms     John, we've been warning you about the SAVE Act since it was introduced, since it's a stunning assault on our fundamental right to vote.  Well, there's a new champion in the "anti-voting legisl…

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  Voter Action Project Courts · [email protected]

January 30, 2026 at 7:05 PM

Cynical political ploy

DD: SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting  The lawsuit the Supreme Court agreed to hear isn't about fairness. It's not about so-called "election integrity," because millions of taxpayers' dollars have been wasted on state investigations looking for mail-in ballot fra…

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January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM

The election raid in Georgia

AJC: FBI raids Fulton County, Georgia, election office   Two days ago, John, the FBI raided the Fulton County, Georgia, (home to Atlanta) Elections Operation Center. The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) reported that the activity was “apparently connected to the Trump administration’s long-held …

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  Voter Action Project Registration Team · [email protected]

January 30, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Ramping up

Help register a new tidal wave of voters for the midterms   We can't stress this enough: For roughly the price of a bottle of soda, you can help cover the costs of registering a new voter.We're already ramping up for November's midterm elections. RUSH $30 or more today and help us register a tidal …

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January 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Your opinion: Jeanine Pirro as DC Attorney?

Huffpost: Jeanine Pirro’s Cases Keep Falling Apart, And The Judges Have Had Enough     Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was sworn in as the US attorney for the District of Columbia last year. The position of US Attorney for DC is important because it serves as both the federal prosecutor and the …

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January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM

Subverting the midterms

The Atlantic: Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way   John, that headline from The Atlantic says it all.  Donald Trump already promised as part of his 2024 campaign that “we’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.” Watching his actions after he lost in 20…

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January 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM

"Ransom" isn't hyperbole

Mother Jones: DOJ’s “Ransom” Letter to Minnesota Reveals How Trump Plans to Rig the Midterms   Sending poorly supervised federal agents without the proper training and regulations of our police forces into a city and then demanding unredacted voter data in return is exactly the hostage situation it…

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  Voter Action Project Courts Team · [email protected]

January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Supreme Court case about mail-in ballots

DD: SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting  John: Mail-in ballots are under attack again. The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in RNC v. Wetzel, a lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s law allowing a five-day grace period for late-arriving ballots mailed by Election…

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

January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM

Game-changing voter registration

Help register a new tidal wave of voters for the midterms   Our voter registration work never stopped, 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…

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January 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM

The fastest way to shape our elections

These Secretary of State races are a key focus for next year's elections.  In each of these 26 states, the results from these Secretary of State elections will determine not just who holds those offices but how future elections are run and the shape of our democracy as a whole. We must make sure th…

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January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Trump's solution in Minnesota: MAGA access to the unredacted voter roll

Mother Jones: DOJ’s “Ransom” Letter to Minnesota Reveals How Trump Plans to Rig the Midterms   This is sickening, John. On the same day a masked ICE agent executed Alex Pretti on the street in Minneapolis, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stating that if he wa…

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January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM

MAGA states left a nonprofit, independent voter data verification system

CNN: Florida, West Virginia and Missouri withdraw from bipartisan effort aimed at maintaining accurate voter rolls      The Electronic Registration Information Center, also known as ERIC, is a nonprofit system that helps participating states keep their registration rolls accurate and up to date by …

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January 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM

It's never funny, but it's always a "joke"

Politico: Trump says individuals will soon be prosecuted for 2020 election   We know the drill with Trump at this point, John. Everything he says is a "joke" until it's suddenly real. That's why we have to take him at his word, whether it is his attacks on mail-in ballots, his threat to prosecute p…

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January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM

26 critical, underreported races for 2026

These Secretary of State races are a key focus for next year's elections.  These types of elections always fly under the media's radar, John, but this year 26 Secretary of State races will shape the future of our elections, redistricting in 2030, and the outcome of the 2028 presidential race.Oppone…

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  Voter Action Project Team · [email protected]

January 26, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Their masks are off

NC Newsline: Amid protests, NC elections board rejects campus voting sites and Sunday voting in several counties   Every suppressive action these vengeful partisans take shows their true colors. For all their talk about election integrity, voter ID, and not harming eligible voters, closing legitima…

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January 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM

Your opinion of a voter's Bill of Rights:

Should Congress pass a national version of some state laws?   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]. Several states, including California, have passed a "Voters Bill …

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

January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM

Keep the USPS ballot division?

Are you worried they are a target for MAGA?   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]. A few years ago the United States Postal Service created a special division to h…

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January 23, 2026 at 7:08 PM

The threats are mounting

The Independent: Trump DOJ admits DOGE Social Security staff worked with political group trying to ‘overturn election results’  It seems we can't have a week go by without a major story effecting our fundamental right to vote, and most slip right past the mainstream media, who seem too overwhelmed …

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January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM

What Trump said this week

Politico: Trump says individuals will soon be prosecuted for 2020 election     Donald Trump flew to Davos, Switzerland this week, John, to meet with and give a speech to our European allies. So, of course, President Trump spent his time talking about the 2020 election as he threatens not to hold e…

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January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM

MAGA's deeply partisan reason to end the VRA

Mother Jones: Republican Justices Appear Poised to Destroy What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act   Knocking out this leg of the Voting Rights Act -- by weakening Section 2 -- would almost certainly reconstitute state legislatures, city councils, judicial districts, and every other type of political …

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  North Carolina Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM

Reducing voting sites to increase voter suppression

NC Newsline: Amid protests, NC elections board rejects campus voting sites and Sunday voting in several counties   We're now facing the repercussions of the partisan election takeover laws that went into effect at the end of 2024, John. To refresh your memory: After the 2024 elections and the defe…

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January 22, 2026 at 1:01 AM

We don't have to wait

Axios - Scoop: GOP expects SCOTUS boost   We don't have to sit around waiting for these Supreme Court decisions. All the recent election results show that, when we have the time and resources to organize, we can elect pro-voter candidates who will enact pro-democracy policies and protect our right …

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January 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM

DOGE used Social Security data to try and overturn election results

The Independent: Trump DOJ admits DOGE Social Security staff worked with political group trying to ‘overturn election results’   Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly working with a right-wing advocacy group trying to “overturn election results,” …

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January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM

Weaponizing the Justice Department?

AP: Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats’ top fundraising platform    President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the progressive movement’s top fundraising platform, ActBlue. ActBlue said it would pursue “all legal avenues to protect and defend itse…

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January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM

Now, more than ever since his time

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words are just as relevant today   Every day seems to bring us some new Trump/MAGA horror related to our fundamental rights. Now, more than ever since Dr. King's time, it shows us how important this movement to protect our right to vote and our access to things like early …

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January 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM

The wrong approach to the Voting Rights Act

Mother Jones: Republican Justices Appear Poised to Destroy What’s Left of the Voting Rights Act   We'll hand this straight to Mother Jones, John: "The Supreme Court, with its six-to-three Republican-appointed majority, appears ready to kneecap what remains of the Voting Rights Act’s protections for…

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

January 20, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Your grade of Donald Trump's performance?

Trump & MAGA are executing Project 2025 line by line   You are invited to join our one-click response poll. For data integrity purposes, please do not complete this survey if your email address is not [email protected]. We regularly keep track of how our supporters feel about the performance o…

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January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM

A day to remember how far we've come

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words are just as relevant today   John, We are spending today honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the 40th time in our nation's history.We're also celebrating his legacy at the very moment when the Voting Rights Act, the seminal achievement of the Civil Righ…

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  [VAP] Voter Registration Team · [email protected]

January 19, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Here's the deal:

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   Here's the deal, John: Voter registration work happens all year long, not just in the summer and through the lead-in to the deadlines ahead of Election Day. There's no better way to defend our fundamental right to vote than by re…

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January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM

Quick poll: Trump's voting access executive order

Do you agree with his decision?   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].   John: On his first day in office, President Donald Trump rescinded former President Joe Bid…

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January 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM

The MAGA Supreme Court

Axios - Scoop: GOP expects SCOTUS boost   Straight from Axios, John: "President Trump's political team privately told big donors that the Supreme Court will soon issue rulings on voting rights and contribution limits that could tilt future elections their way."Two main cases are making the MAGA mov…

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January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM

This is about suppression and limited ballot access

Democracy Docket: Trump Administration Snubs States Asking Why the DOJ Wants Their Voter Data   When the MAGA Department of Justice won't specifically say what they want with personally identifiable voter information, especially given the history of the appointees involved, you can bet it is all ab…

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January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM

All year long

Help register a new tidal wave of voters ahead of the next election   The 2025 elections showed us a valuable truth, John: Voter participation is increasing in all the right ways. Voter registration activity increased across the country. According to the team at National Voter Registration Day, New…

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  Electoral College Team @ Voter Action Project · [email protected]

January 16, 2026 at 1:02 AM

The founding father's second-guessed it

New Yorker: The Case for Dumping the Electoral College   Even after agreeing to the Electoral College, founder James Madison said the constitutional congress delegates were impaired by “the hurry­ing influence produced by fatigue and impatience.”Yes -- even the person who created it didn't like it …

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  Voter Action Project Research Team · [email protected]

January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM

Nonpartisan redistricting commissions?

We need to know how you feel about this important issue   Opponents of voting rights across the country are working now to use newly gerrymandered seats and new maps to redraw the balance of power in Washington. That's because these vengeful partisans have total control of the process without rega…

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January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM

Weaponizing voter data

Democracy Docket: Trump Administration Snubs States Asking Why the DOJ Wants Their Voter Data   John: If you didn't know, the MAGA-ified U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been demanding voter data from the states since May, requesting that election officials turn over unredacted copies of voter…

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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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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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