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Published: August 22, 2026 20:30

🎉 WIN: An appeals court has blocked a Republican lawsuit that would have disenfranchised Nevadans whose ballots arrive after Election Day. The judges said the underlying legal question is now settled in Nevada’s favor, thanks to SCOTUS's decision in…

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Published: August 22, 2026 19:15

NEW: The USPS just issued its final rule on mail voting changes, to comply with Trump's anti-voting executive order. Among the changes is the creation of a federal voter database, which the postal agency now argues federal law officials need to more…

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Published: August 22, 2026 18:05

NEW: The USPS just issued its final rule on mail voting changes, to comply with Trump's anti-voting executive order. Among the changes is the creation of a federal voter database, which the postal agency now argues federal law officials need to more…

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Published: August 22, 2026 16:01

WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK? 🗳️ The DOJ announced plans to deploy 1K election monitors for the midterms 🗺️ Missouri’s redistricting battle moved to the state supreme court 📬 Anti-mail voting advocate Donald Trump voted by mail

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Published: August 22, 2026 13:00

🏛️ LOSS: The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit to put a measure before voters this November that would stop lawmakers from overturning constitutional amendments passed by voters. Not only did the court disagree — it dismissed the lawsuit…

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Published: August 22, 2026 02:30

Traditionally, taking a case to the Supreme Court means there’s a dispute among different judges’ rulings. When it comes to the DOJ’s voter roll crusade, there is no dispute: the department has overstepped its legal authority. "All of the judges are…

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Published: August 22, 2026 01:00

‼️ The Trump administration has appointed a large number of election deniers to prominent government jobs. But there are other anti-voting activists in Trumpworld operating outside of the White House — and directly influencing efforts to undermine your…

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Published: August 21, 2026 23:30

Trump’s DOJ appears to have hired a new lawyer. His credentials? Pleading guilty after illegally accessing government election websites. Now he could be part of the DOJ's election monitoring operation for the midterms. We have the receipts in this…

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Published: August 21, 2026 22:07

NEW: Nevada called the Trump administration's bid to police its voter rolls "bulls**t" after DHS walked back Trump's claims that thousands of noncitizens were illegally registered to vote in the state. “This whole exercise has been bulls**t,” Nevada…

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Published: August 21, 2026 22:00

Pro-voting plaintiffs argued before a Texas appeals court that Galveston County officials should not be allowed to: 🗺️ Hold primary elections under one set of district lines 🗺️ Use different boundaries for the general election just months later The…

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Published: August 21, 2026 20:48

NEW: The 2nd Circuit invalidated John Sarcone’s subpoenas against NY Attorney General Letitia James, ruling he issued them after his authority as interim U.S. attorney expired. The ruling marks a blow to Trump’s revenge campaign against his political…

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Published: August 21, 2026 18:50

"In a republic, we have to have the losing side accept the results." —Florida's top election official, Cord Byrd, in the NYT. Bold words from a guy who still won't say Biden won in 2020. (NYT left that part out.) Subscribe to our newsletters for…

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Published: August 21, 2026 17:19

EXCLUSIVE: Ten years ago, David Michael Levin was convicted of hacking into government election websites. Now, he appears to have been hired by the Trump DOJ to...wait for it...monitor elections.…

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Published: August 21, 2026 16:39

🚨BREAKING: In a win for Nevada voters, the 9th Circuit rejected a Republican bid to stop the state from counting mail ballots that arrive up to four business days after Election Day. The ruling comes following SCOTUS' June ruling in Watson v. RNC, which…

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Published: August 21, 2026 15:34

NEW: In a loss for voters, the Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a bid to put an initiative on the November ballot that would have barred lawmakers from repealing voter-approved measures. The move comes after the GOP rejected 20k of the 108k required…

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Published: August 21, 2026 14:47

WIN: A federal appeals court just refused to let a right-wing "election integrity" group escape a lawsuit over its practice of showing up at Colorado voters' homes and photographing them. The 10th Circuit rejected the group's request for a full rehearing…

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Published: August 21, 2026 13:00

🗳️ Want to know the truth about the DOJ's election monitors? “These monitors will not be judged on honest reports of what is happening at the polls,” Marc Elias writes. “They will be expected to generate information that can be weaponized against voters…

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Published: August 21, 2026 11:30

📦 The FBI seized sensitive voter information from Fulton County, GA, earlier this year. Now, a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from misusing those records has been dismissed. But the case was dismissed without prejudice. Here's why…

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Published: August 21, 2026 10:00

🗳️ If Chick-fil-A isn’t open, polls shouldn’t be either. That’s the argument a GOP county board member in North Carolina made for scaling back weekend voting in the state. Some say the plea to eliminate Sunday voting has “serious racial undertones:”…

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Published: August 21, 2026 02:30

Attorney General Todd Blanche says the federal government should play a role in elections. That’s not what the U.S. Constitution says. “The federal government plays only the role that Congress gives it. Period,” Marc Elias says. Help us protect free and…

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Published: August 21, 2026 01:00

Trump's DOJ has not yet convinced a single court it is entitled to states’ voter rolls. Still, in an attempt to spin its nearly two dozen losses into a win at the Supreme Court, the department plans to: 🚨Celebrate dissents 🚨Cite its own lawyers 🚨Hope for…

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Published: August 20, 2026 23:51

🚨 BREAKING: A Texas appeals court won’t block GOP-led Galveston County from using new voting maps drawn after the March primary. The November election is set to proceed under the new lines — for now.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 23:40

🚨 BREAKING: Democrats are suing Trump’s DOJ for records on any planned or potential ballot seizures around the 2026 midterms. The case comes after the FBI seized 600+ boxes of Fulton County election records.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 23:30

🎉 WIN: A right-wing legal group was denied access to Wisconsin’s voter registration lists in a ruling by three Republican-appointed federal judges. The judges said the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) made “two novel legal theories” — neither of…

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Published: August 20, 2026 23:27

NEW: North Carolina’s GOP-controlled election board has again denied an on-campus early voting site at the nation’s largest HBCU. The decision came despite student pleas and follows other moves to restrict access for Black and young voters.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 23:22

NEW: A disgraced GOP operative helped drive efforts to cut voting access in North Carolina. Dallas Woodhouse pushed officials to limit Sunday voting and oppose polling sites on college campuses.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 22:00

🏛️ MISSOURI LATEST: Voters cannot use the state’s referendum process to challenge a GOP gerrymander, a judge ruled, handing Republicans a victory in their effort to keep the new map in place. Next stop? The state supreme court.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 21:43

“I do not support these companies that are employing people on Sunday to make another dollar. I like how Chick-fil-A has done it, and I wish more companies would do that,” one GOP North Carolina county board member said to argue against…wait for it…weekend…

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Published: August 20, 2026 20:04

NEW: The Trump administration has appointed an unprecedented number of election deniers to prominent roles, but the proverbial call isn't coming from just the White House. Matt Cohen highlights the top anti-voting activists directly influencing the…

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Published: August 20, 2026 17:30

NEW: Chick-fil-A isn't open on Sundays. Therefore, polls shouldn't be either, one GOP North Carolina county board member argued to restrict weekend voting — a critical window for many Black voters. And despite protest from residents, the state board…

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Published: August 20, 2026 17:14

BREAKING: On Sept. 2, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to reverse the secretary of state's rejection of voters' anti-gerrymander referendum. The decision comes after a state trial court upheld the secretary's block of the…

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Published: August 20, 2026 16:13

NEW: A Republican Delaware lawmaker sued to eliminate the state's permanent absentee voting system, which allows certain voters the chance to automatically receive an absentee ballot for each election. The lawsuit underscores broader GOP efforts to…

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Published: August 20, 2026 14:05

The circuit court said the district judge correctly rejected arguments brought by the conservative firm with a prolific record of filing voter purge lawsuits across the country. The group is known to weaponize the courts to promote disinformation and sow…

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Published: August 20, 2026 13:30

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MISSOURI? 🔷 A trial judge rejected voters’ constitutional right to block a GOP gerrymander. Pro-voters appealed. 🔷 Meanwhile, the state supreme court expedited arguments in another lawsuit seeking to stop the GOP from blocking the…

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Published: August 20, 2026 11:30

Tina Peters, who was convicted for her role in a voting system breach driven by conspiracy theories, could soon have dangerous influence over elections in California. Both of the state’s senators say Peters should not be working in an election office in…

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Published: August 20, 2026 10:00

💵 Conservative activist Scott Presler’s efforts to encourage PA voters to “vote no” on retaining three Democratic Supreme Court justices may have run afoul of state campaign finance laws. The kicker? The three justices still won their retention elections.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 02:30

👀 PAY ATTENTION: The 2026 midterm election will be defined by data. “I’m talking about the voter rolls,” Marc Elias says. “The [DOJ] is trying to get their hands on it because they want to use that data to try to force states to kick people off.” Stay in…

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Published: August 20, 2026 01:00

Here we go again 🙄 Trump is once again trying to revive false claims that he won the long-settled 2020 election, this time using a statistically dodgy U.S. Census Bureau report. Here’s the truth about the report and noncitizen voting:…

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Published: August 20, 2026 00:30

Meet Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon — the voting rights advocate who may just become Florida's next senator. The midterms are fast approaching, and we're keeping a close eye on the candidates fighting for and against free elections. Subscribe today:…

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Published: August 19, 2026 23:30

🗳️ Progressive Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon will take on Republican Sen. Ashley Moody for a U.S. Senate seat in the November general election. Moody is an anti-voting hardliner. Nixon made voting rights and democratic reform a key priority of her…

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Published: August 19, 2026 22:49

🚨BREAKING: A Missouri judge ruled that voters cannot use the referendum process to challenge the state's congressional map — a win for Republicans in their yearlong fight to keep a pro-GOP gerrymander in place for midterms. An appeal is expected to move…

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Published: August 19, 2026 22:00

⚠️ Rep. Byron Donalds, a Trump ally, will be the GOP nominee to replace Ron DeSantis as governor of Florida. Donalds has aggressively advocated for national legislation to restrict voting — and essentially began his career as a U.S. representative with…

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Published: August 19, 2026 21:23

BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, the 7th Circuit affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a right-wing lawsuit seeking access to the state's voter registration lists.

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Published: August 19, 2026 21:22

The Constitution starts with "We the People" for a reason. Missourians have been exercising their power to block the GOP's gerrymander via a redistricting referendum. But Republicans have placed obstacles at every turn. Now, the fight is in its final…

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Published: August 19, 2026 20:50

NEW: Two of Missouri voters’ lawsuits seeking to block a GOP gerrymander are likely headed to the state Supreme Court following trial in a challenge to the rejection of their redistricting referendum. "I think they're aware of the stakes here and the…

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Published: August 19, 2026 20:37

BREAKING: In a loss for voters, a federal judge dismissed a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to block Trump from misusing voter data contained in the 600+ boxes of election records seized by the FBI in Fulton County earlier this year. The raid has inflamed…

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Published: August 19, 2026 20:36

NEW: The DOJ is now 0-23 in its bid for states' unredacted voter data. Nevertheless, it vowed it's "not going to stop," with possible plans to take its campaign to SCOTUS. The department's strategy? Leaning on some sympathetic language from judges who…

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Published: August 19, 2026 18:44

NEW: To revive false claims that he won the 2020 vote, Trump seized on a dodgy Census Bureau report that claims thousands of noncitizens voted that year. While voting experts raised concerns about the report's accuracy, Trump used it to push for new…

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Published: August 19, 2026 17:46

NEW: Lawmakers urged California's election chief to keep a close eye on election denier Tina Peters if she helps out with elections in a new role. “We are concerned that this hiring decision in Shasta County has...more to do with the President’s obsession…

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Published: August 19, 2026 17:04

UPDATE: A Georgia appeals court transferred to the state Supreme Court a lawsuit seeking to allow poll watchers and MAGA-aligned election officials to access the state's election night reporting hub. Advocates warn greater access to reporting processes…

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Published: August 19, 2026 15:52

🗳️RESULTS: Last night, Florida and Wyoming held primaries in key races that could determine what democracy will look like in those states and the nation. 🧵From results in a role that oversees elections to U.S. Senate seats, here's a clearer picture of…

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Published: August 19, 2026 13:00

📬 Restricting mail voting is a core component of Trump’s plan to undermine the 2026 midterms. And yet, when it came time to cast his own ballot this month, Trump voted by mail — again. 🤔 Confronted with this hypocrisy, Trump has used a convenient excuse:…

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Published: August 19, 2026 11:30

ICYMI: A recent Minnesota Supreme Court ruling requires Minneapolis to hire at least two election judges at each early voting polling place. It’s a task the city has said it’s not equipped for — and could disproportionately affect voters who cast ballots…

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Published: August 19, 2026 10:07

🚨BREAKING: Election denier Chuck Gray won Wyoming’s GOP primary for U.S. House. As secretary of state, Gray used his office to advance Trump’s anti-voting agenda. Now he’s one step closer to taking that agenda to Congress.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 10:00

🏛️ TODAY: The trial begins for a pro-voting lawsuit asking the court to reverse the Missouri secretary of state’s rejection of an anti-gerrymander referendum. Here’s how we got here and why the case matters:…

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Published: August 19, 2026 02:30

⚠️ The DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 election monitors across the U.S. in November. “They’re gonna wind up deploying a thousand people who are gonna be at these polling places, not to solve the problems of democracy, but to cause them,” Marc Elias says. Help…

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Published: August 19, 2026 01:00

ICE backed down from plans to pay $125 million for access to a massive database containing people’s addresses, social media profiles and voter registration records. But ICE still wants the data. ICE says they need it to track voter fraud. Critics say the…

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Published: August 19, 2026 00:07

🚨BREAKING: Election denier Byron Donalds won Florida’s GOP primary for governor. Donalds voted against certifying 2020 election results and has backed several measures meant to disenfranchise eligible voters.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 00:03

🚨BREAKING: Anti-voting hardliner Ashley Moody won Florida’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Moody has backed restrictive voting laws, including a bill that could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 00:00

🧵Tomorrow, trial begins in a Missouri lawsuit that will decide whether voters get a say on the GOP’s new congressional map. Republicans have been working nearly a year to stop them — but Missourians are working harder to fight back. Here's how we got…

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Published: August 18, 2026 23:30

A three-judge panel ruled that a South Carolina law preventing younger voters from using mail ballots violated the 26th Amendment. Now, a lower court has two options: ✅ Extend mail voting to all voters ❌ Remove the benefit entirely Here's what could…

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Published: August 18, 2026 22:00

North Carolina GOP wanted to shorten early voting, extend the time period to challenge votes and expand voter roll maintenance. That dream was just crushed by Gov. Josh Stein. Now the question is: Does the GOP have the votes to reverse his veto? 👉…

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Published: August 18, 2026 21:30

NEW: The DOJ announced it will deploy 1k election monitors to the polls for the midterms. At one level, this can be explained as a diversion from the narrative that Trump is losing. But to dismiss it as a PR stunt ignores how it fits into his broader plan…

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Published: August 18, 2026 21:29

UPDATE: Red states appealed a lower court order blocking part of Trump's anti-mail voting executive order directing the USPS to withhold mail ballots from certain states. The appeal will be heard by the First Circuit, which has previously ruled against…

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Published: August 18, 2026 18:07

🚨BREAKING: The DOJ appealed its loss in its lawsuit seeking access to Minnesota's unredacted voter rolls. The move comes just one day after a lower court rejected the effort. The department has now appealed all of its losses except for West Virginia.

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Published: August 18, 2026 17:25

NEW: A nonprofit sued conservative activist Scott Presler over his campaign to influence voters to 'Vote No' on the retention of liberal justices in last year's Pennsylvania Supreme Court election. It argued he violated state campaign finance laws by not…

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Published: August 18, 2026 17:10

BREAKING: The 4th Circuit struck down a South Carolina law that automatically allows voters to cast an absentee ballot if they are 65+, ruling it limits the right to vote based on age. The lower court must now determine if absentee access will be extended…

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Published: August 18, 2026 16:38

NEW: Trump is waging an all-out war against mail voting, which has included targeting the widely-used method via executive order and pressuring Congress to ban it. But when it came time to vote in Florida's GOP primary, the president was more than happy…

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Published: August 18, 2026 16:17

NEW: After public scrutiny, ICE backed down from plans to offer a $125 million contract exclusively to Thomson Reuters' commercial data arm. Critics alleged the agency could use the firm's data to target immigrants and to verify allegations of voter fraud…

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Published: August 18, 2026 14:31

LOSS: A Missouri court upheld the secretary of state's rejection of referendum signatures gathered before the GOP's gerrymander was enacted last year. The ruling will not affect a trial tomorrow in a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to reverse the rejection of…

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Published: August 18, 2026 14:24

🚨BREAKING: The DOJ appealed its loss in its lawsuit seeking access to Nevada's unredacted voter registration list to the 9th Circuit. The move comes just one day after a lower court ruled against the department in Minnesota.

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Published: August 18, 2026 14:06

NEW: The fight for an Indiana state senate seat is coming down to a handful of ballots after a GOP incumbent accused his party of wrongly rejecting valid votes. One recount later, the challenger has reversed the results in her favor and now it's up to the…

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Published: August 18, 2026 13:00

Cities and counties nationwide are suing the Trump administration to stop them from tying anti-terrorism grants to a slate of anti-voting measures. Now, cities and counties across the U.S. are suing, claiming the changes would disenfranchise eligible…

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Published: August 18, 2026 11:30

⚠️ Attorney General Todd Blanche says he’s willing to take the DOJ’s voter roll crusade to the Supreme Court — despite a string of nearly two dozen losses in lower courts. When asked if he should give up this fight, given the long string of losses,…

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Published: August 18, 2026 10:00

🗳️ TODAY: Voters are heading to the polls in Alaska, Wyoming and Florida. Wyoming could see election deniers win GOP bids for Congress, and Florida could get one step closer to putting an election denier in the governor’s mansion. Get the latest news on…

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Published: August 18, 2026 02:30

📬 Want to know the latest on Trump’s anti-mail voting attack? @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down how we got here and what to expect before the midterms. Get the latest updates as they happen, delivered straight to your inbox for free:…

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Published: August 18, 2026 01:00

Election denier Tina Peters was convicted for her role in a 2021 voting system breach. Now, she may have a new job lined up that would give her dangerous influence over elections — a position potentially more concerning than a Trump appointment:…

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Published: August 17, 2026 23:30

The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 DOJ election monitors across the country in November. 🤔 What exactly is an election monitor? We’ve got a quick refresher. Here’s what you need to know for the midterms:…

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Published: August 17, 2026 22:44

🧐NEW: After 23 straight voter roll defeats, Trump DOJ’s answer is just more appeals. It’s now fighting 19 active voter roll appeals across nine federal circuits. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-keeps-appealing-its-voter-roll-cases/

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Published: August 17, 2026 22:00

What happened with the DOJ today? 🏛️ The DOJ appealed its losses in its lawsuits seeking access to Colorado, D.C., New Jersey, and Illinois' unredacted voter data. 🎉 The DOJ also added another loss to its voter roll crusade, this time in Minnesota. …

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Published: August 17, 2026 21:29

Poor Todd, there's always a Truth and there's always the tape. 📼 ICYMI: Yesterday Attorney General Todd Blanche went on TV and said Trump never calls him up and tells him who to prosecute. Never has, never will. We brought the receipts again. 🧾

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Published: August 17, 2026 20:58

NEW: North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) vetoed a sweeping anti-voting bill that would have: ✔️cut early voting from 17 to 10 days ✔️extended the time to challenge votes ✔️increased requirements for processing voter registration applications It remains…

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Published: August 17, 2026 19:34

NEW: The 9th Circuit determined that Trump loyalist Sigal Chattah has been unlawfully leading the U.S. attorney's office in Nevada. The ruling delivers another blow to Trump's efforts to place loyalists at the helm of U.S. attorneys offices without going…

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Published: August 17, 2026 18:53

BREAKING: Harmeet Dhillon said in an interview with Bloomberg that the DOJ will be sending 1,000 election monitors to the polls for the midterms. "[The DOJ] has sent monitors to...increase voter confidence to troubleshoot problems and we are doing that…

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Published: August 17, 2026 18:36

🚨BREAKING: In a win for Minnesota voters, a federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list. The DOJ is now 0-23 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.

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Published: August 17, 2026 18:34

NEW: A group of cities and counties sued DHS for attempting to leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states to adopt anti-voting measures. Under the new conditions, states must run their voter rolls through a database that Trump…

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Published: August 17, 2026 17:24

🚨BREAKING: The DOJ appealed its losses in its lawsuits seeking access to Colorado, D.C., New Jersey and Illinois' unredacted voter data. The request comes as the DOJ stands at 0-22 in its legal effort, and after the 6th Circuit declined to rehear its loss…

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Published: August 17, 2026 17:21

🎥 NEW: The DOJ has lost 22 cases trying to force states to hand over unredacted voter data. But on @meetthepress.com Attorney General Todd Blanche made clear the fight isn't over — and he might take the case to SCOTUS. @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down…

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Published: August 17, 2026 17:17

UPDATE: The Minnesota Supreme Court greenlit a right-wing bid to allow the appointment of bipartisan election judges at all early voting locations in Minneapolis for the midterms. The Republican request, along with their legal claims, seeks to fuel…

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Published: August 17, 2026 16:42

NEW: Just over two months ago, election denier Tina Peters was released from prison, where she served time for her role in a 2021 voting system breach. Now, she has a new gig in California, where she's positioned to have a more direct impact on elections,…

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Published: August 17, 2026 14:07

🔍 Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 198 Active Voting Rights Cases: 158 Active Redistricting Cases: 40 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 81 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 75 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27 Find real-time updates here:…

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Published: August 17, 2026 13:00

Democracy Docket isn’t beholden to what any corporation or venture capitalist thinks. “We’re only dependent on you,” Marc Elias says. Get the latest news on the state of our democracy delivered straight to your inbox daily:…

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Published: August 17, 2026 11:31

⚠️There are 132 election deniers across 35 states running for statewide or federal office this year, according to the pro-democracy group States United Action — and some of them just won primaries this week. Can you name the candidates on your November…

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Published: August 17, 2026 10:00

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Published: August 17, 2026 00:28

⚖️THIS FRIDAY: A federal court will decide whether Mississippi can use a GOP gerrymander in its 2027 elections. The hearing comes as the state’s top election official tries to circumvent the judicial process and revive a previously blocked map after…

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Published: August 16, 2026 22:00

David Ellison, the entertainment executive who claimed pulling Stephen Colbert’s show was simply business, is just the latest in a long line of powerful men willing to do Trump’s bidding, Marc Elias writes. While it may bring wealth and power, he’ll only…

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Published: August 16, 2026 17:26

NEW: AG Blanche says it’s a “possibility” he will go to Supreme Court if necessary for the Trump campaign to take control of state voter rolls. Soon there may be nowhere else to go given DOJ suffered its 22nd court loss on Friday for the rolls – this…

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Published: August 16, 2026 17:00

The DOJ has become a political extension of the president. WELKER: Would you take the president's opinion into consideration when he says "I think this case should be revived?" BLANCHE: Will I take the president of the United States' view on something…

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Published: August 16, 2026 14:07

NEW: Will Trump get to impose sweeping restrictions on mail voting during the midterms? It will ultimately be up to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, a court this week blocked USPS from implementing parts of Trump's anti-mail voting order — this time,…

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Published: August 16, 2026 13:00

‼️ Republicans often claim that noncitizens vote in U.S. elections at a level that warrants showing proof of citizenship to vote. But these requirements do not just keep noncitizens from voting – they only disenfranchise eligible voters.