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Published: September 12, 2026 02:30
The DOJ has said that the changes Trump wants to make to mail voting wonāt negatively impact voters. Now, they seem to be changing their tune. Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know ahead of the fast-approaching midterms: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Published: September 12, 2026 01:00
ā ļø Critical infrastructure needed to implement parts of USPSās mail voting rule still doesnāt exist. Meanwhile, mail voting is underway in several states. Experts say votes already cast could be at risk of being thrown out if the Supreme Court allows theā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 23:44
The DOJ told a federal judge itās appealing a scorching order against President Trumpās attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies. The judge found the suit āimproperā and filed only to legitimize an extraordinaryā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 23:30
š© USPS rejected a Florida countyās mail ballot envelope design because two lines of text sat 0.236 inches apart ā when there should have been a full quarter-inch between them. The envelope design was accepted on appeal. But hereās what the snafu shows us:ā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 22:15
š„ WATCH LIVE: A Supreme Court decision on mail voting could drop any day now ā and it could reshape how millions of Americans cast their ballots. Marc Elias breaks down the latest developments ahead of the fast-approaching midterms:ā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 22:01
NEW: USPS told a federal judge that, during the week of Sept. 6, it expected to launch an online portal thatās crucial to enforcing and complying with its new mail voting restrictions. But as of Friday evening ā nearly a week after its statement to theā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 22:00
šŗļø In a win for voters, the Texas Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by state Republicans to maximize partisan advantage at votersā expense. In short, Galveston County Republicans will not be able to switch voting maps between the primary and Novemberā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 18:01
NEW: The Trump administration proposed a set of changes to the 2030 census this week that would exclude non-U.S. citizens from the population count. The changes would directly impact how House of Representatives seats are apportioned among the states asā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 17:37
NEW: The chaos in Missouri shows that Republicans will undermine courts, defy voters, and do whatever it takes to gerrymander election districts or otherwise gain an electoral edge, Billy Corriher writes. It also demonstrates how state supreme courts canā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 16:30
šØ BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court blocked a GOP-led countyās plan to switch its local voting maps between the primary and November election. The decision rejects an egregious strategy to optimize partisan advantage at the expense of voters.
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Published: September 11, 2026 16:01
NEW: A Florida county's mail ballot envelope was rejected by USPS over spacing that fell just 0.014 inches short of the required quarter inch. The situation inadvertently offered a test case for just how disruptive Trumpās efforts to restrict mail votingā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 13:51
š¬ USPS LATEST š¬ šŗ An appeals court denied DOJās efforts to reinstate key parts of Trumpās anti-mail voting order. šŗ DOJ submitted their final brief to SCOTUS defending USPSās anti-mail voting rule that could disenfranchise millions of voters. šŗ SCOTUSā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 13:01
Trump wants to make it harder for you to vote by mail. Why? āHe wants to target voting by mail because more Democrats rely on voting by mail than Republicans,ā Marc Elias says. Stay in the know ahead of the fast-approaching midterms:ā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 11:30
ā ļø Thirty states currently being sued by Trumpās DOJ over voter records now face criminal sanctions if they don't preserve their 2024 election files. The DOJ is issuing this new demand despite no federal judge granting them access to voter files in any ofā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 10:00
šļø TODAY: A federal court will hear a pro-voting group's motion to block South Dakotaās implementation of a new law that requires proof of citizenship for voter registration. Plaintiffs argue that South Dakota is wrongly blocking some voters from castingā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 02:30
If SCOTUS allows Trumpās anti-mail voting order to move forward for the midterms, it may rely on Purcell to justify the chaos that decision would unleash. If so, the justices would be stretching an already strained legal doctrine far beyond the limits ofā¦
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Published: September 11, 2026 01:00
š® USPS lacks the capacity to implement its mail voting rule, a union representing more than 200,000 postal workers alleges. The union notes that postal carriers and clerks still have not received training on critical parts of the system the agency isā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 23:30
ICYMI: Missouriās Supreme Court held the stateās top election official in contempt for defying its order not to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterms. The judges did acknowledge that Hoskins ultimately backed down and pledged to abide by theirā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 23:08
In a loss for voters, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging two Indiana laws that require certain people to provide proof of citizenship to register, or remain registered, to vote. The judge found that four voter advocacy organizationsā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 22:00
š WIN: Missouriās gerrymandered map that would eliminate a Democratic district in Kansas City has been blocked for the 2026 midterms. Missouri voters will have the chance to reject the map for good in a referendum this fall: https://demdock.com/4hofAT1
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Published: September 10, 2026 20:55
NEW: An Indiana state senator who bucked Trumpās demand for a gerrymandered congressional map in the state will likely keep his seat. The state Supreme Court declared him the victor Thursday in an extremely close primary race.ā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 20:45
BREAKING: In a loss for voters, a federal court dismissed a pro-voting lawsuit challenging Indiana laws that require certain voters to provide proof of citizenship to register, or remain registered, to vote. The court concluded that the pro-voting groupsā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 20:18
NEW: Civil rights groups and the city of Denver are asking a court to stop armed federal agents from patrolling the polls during the midterms. The effort aims to preempt any attempt by the Trump administration to use law enforcement to intimidate voters.ā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 20:07
NEW: The DOJ called a federal judgeās block on key parts of Trumpās anti-mail voting executive order ābaselessā as it seeks to put the restrictions in place before Election Day. A decision from the Supreme Court could come at any time.ā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 19:47
NEW: Far-right figures and election deniers had a full-blown meltdown on social media after the Supreme Court blocked Missouri from using a GOP gerrymander for the midterms. The ruling is a pivotal victory for voting rights ā and it was not the outcomeā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 19:30
BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court has held Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt of court for defying an order blocking a gerrymandered GOP map for the midterms ā but they also concluded that he is now in compliance with their order. More toā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 18:54
NEW: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has issued a statement confirming that he will comply with orders blocking a gerrymandered GOP map for the midterms. His statement comes as the state Supreme Court considered the extraordinary move of holdingā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 18:14
NEW: Several Republican secretaries of state are urging the Supreme Court to block USPS from forcing states to comply with sudden new mail voting regulations this November. It's the most significant pushback so far from the people who run electionsā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 17:14
BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the DOJ's effort to reinstate key parts of Trumpās anti-mail voting order for this yearās midterms. While the decision is a win for voters, the Trump administration also appealed to the Supreme Court,ā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 15:21
NEW: Thirty states facing DOJ lawsuits over voter records have been ordered to preserve all 2024 election files under a ālitigation holdā ā or risk criminal sanctions. The new demand was issued despite the fact that no federal judge has granted DOJ accessā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 15:00
šØ HAPPENING NOW: The Missouri Supreme Court is holding a contempt hearing for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins over his handling of the state's congressional map fight. Watch live: https://demdock.com/46c910B https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1975
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Published: September 10, 2026 14:39
šØ BREAKING: The Supreme Court has stepped in to block Missouri from using its new GOP-drawn congressional map for the November election. The decision means that a 2022 map protecting Kansas City voters will be used for the midterms.
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Published: September 10, 2026 14:23
NEW: Whether Trumpās attempt to restrict mail voting will be allowed to move forward despite ongoing legal challenges now rests with the Supreme Court after the parties involved submitted their briefs. At stake is a voting method relied on by millions ofā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 14:01
BREAKING: Missouri has filed its brief urging the Supreme Court to reject a bid to stop a GOP gerrymander from being used in the midterms. A decision from SCOTUS could now come at any time.
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Published: September 10, 2026 13:24
BREAKING: A federal judge denied Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' bid to have the federal court block the Missouri Supreme Court from possibly holding him in contempt. The judge called it an extraordinary step to take before the state's topā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 13:00
After 2020, Republican states started shrinking the window for voters to receive and return mail-in ballots. In 2026, those restrictions are only getting worse. Marc Elias explains why the GOP wants fewer people to vote. Get more midterm insight forā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 11:30
A GOP-led challenge to restrict permanent absentee ballots ā used by overseas voters and those with disabilities ā has been rejected by a Delaware court. The court found the stateās permanent absentee list merely ensures the right to vote for thoseā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 10:00
š WIN: Ohio can't enforce its proof-of-citizenship voter registration law while the state appeals an earlier ruling that blocked the law in the first place. However, the battle isnāt over. Hereās what you can expect to happen next:ā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 02:30
ā ļø The DOJ isnāt trying to hide the fact that voters will be disenfranchised by USPSās mail voting rule. The department admitted that some votersā ability to cast a ballot will be at risk if a block against the rule is lifted ā and they still want toā¦
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Published: September 10, 2026 01:00
šŗļø The main takeaway from the gerrymandering battle in Missouri? Chaos is the goal. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskinsā request to be shielded from contempt-of-court charges is just the latest shenanigan created by a GOP official to deliver aā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 23:30
š¬ Allowing USPS to restrict mail voting this close to the midterms āwould be chaos,ā Democratic AGs told the Supreme Court. āThis Court has repeatedly refused to allow far less disruptive changes to take effect on āthe eve of an election,āā they added:ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 23:05
šØMajor developments in the legal showdown over Missouri's GOP gerrymanderšØ As ongoing litigation travels through the courts, let us be clear: the GOP is intentionally seeking for voters to be confused this midterm season. Follow us to stay informed onā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 22:30
NEW: The question of whether voters will be able to cast their ballots by mail is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. Many observers believe the law here is clear. But a novel justification that just so happens to support the Republican Partyās favoredā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 22:00
š® If the new USPS rule is greenlit by SCOTUS for the midterms, your mail ballot may never make it to you through no fault of your own. How would that happen? Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know ahead of the fast-approaching midterms:ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 21:47
NEW: The Trump administration has quietly removed a key option used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots. Itās the latest step in an ongoing effort by the administration to make voting more difficult for certain groups of overseasā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 21:36
NEW: A union representing more than 200,000 postal workers issued a stark warning Tuesday. They say a ācatastrophic wholesale non-deliveryā of hundreds of thousands of mail ballots will likely occur if states are forced to comply with USPS's new mailā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 21:26
BREAKING: Opponents of Missouriās GOP gerrymander are asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block a district court order that has thrown elections into last-minute chaos. The filing comes minutes after the Eighth Circuit refused to get involved.ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 21:10
BREAKING: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to pause a lower court ruling requiring Missouri to use a GOP-gerrymandered map for the November midterms. More to come.
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Published: September 9, 2026 20:23
BREAKING: Ohio has asked the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to block a lower court ruling that barred the state from requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The request comes just hours after the lower courtā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 19:01
NEW: Trump's DOJ is arguing for mail voting restrictions to go into effect ā even if voters are disenfranchised as a result. Several states have already sent out thousands of ballots, many of which could be noncompliant with USPSās rule.ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 18:44
BREAKING: Blue states and pro-voting organizations have filed their response to DOJ's application asking the Supreme Court to pause a lower court's ruling blocking Trump's anti-mail voting EO for the midterms. They argue the rule ā if allowed to takeā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 18:29
NEW: Many ballots are already in the mail for the midterms, but the system Trump's executive order would require isn't up and running anywhere. That has some experts warning that some votes could be thrown out if the order is revived in court.ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 18:21
NEW: Hundreds of thousands of overseas voters could be disenfranchised if a new USPS rule based on Trump's EO is allowed to stand, according to a nonpartisan network of former military and civilian leaders. The group argues that the Trump administration'sā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 17:07
BREAKING: In an unexpected move, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has asked a federal district court to block the Missouri Supreme Court from holding him in contempt for defying the court's order stopping the use of a gerrymandered map in theā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 16:40
šØ BREAKING: In a win for voters, a federal court refused to pause its order blocking an Ohio law requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Nearly 30% of Ohio voters register to vote through the BMV,ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 15:54
ā³ NEW: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) has until 1 p.m. today to explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt for defying an order blocking the use of a gerrymandered map in the midterms.ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 14:38
š¬ USPS LATEST š¬ šŗ USPS confirmed it is investigating recent whistleblower allegations. šŗ Blue states and pro-voting organizations are due to file their response today to DOJ's application asking SCOTUS to pause a lower court's ruling blocking Trump'sā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 13:54
šŗļø MISSOURI LATEST šŗļø 1ļøā£ SCOTUS rejected Missouri Republicansā appeal of a state supreme court order barring state officials from using a new GOP congressional gerrymander in this yearās election. 2ļøā£ Shortly after, a federal District Court judgeā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 13:00
š© Millions of mail ballots will soon be sent to voters in D.C. and the two dozen states that are challenging Trumpās anti-mail voting EO. Later this month, mail ballots are set to go out in even more states, including some that vote entirely by mail:ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 11:30
A Minnesota city wants to use paper poll books instead of electronic records for the midterms, partly due to a conspiracy theory about iPads. But as one state supreme court justice pointed out, switching to paper ballots would actually disenfranchiseā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 10:00
š® Trumpās battle over mail-in ballots is back at the Supreme Court, and things could get even more chaotic just weeks before the midterms. What do you need to know before you cast a ballot this November? Marc Elias has you covered:ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 02:30
There are other issues in this country that we would rather be addressing. But the fight of our generation is the fight for democracy, Marc Elias says. āWeāre not going to solve any of those other problems if we donāt have a functioning election system.ā ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 01:50
MISSOURI REDISTRICTING UPDATE What we know: š³ļø The referendum to reject the new map will be on the November ballot. What we don't know: šŗļø Which district voters will be in for midterms. What to watch: š§āāļø Appeals filed by referendum backers in the 8thā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 01:31
Missouri redistricting chaos continues late into Tuesday night as opponents of the state's Trump-backed GOP gerrymander asked a federal judge to pause his order requiring the map's use in November ā while also taking the fight to a federal appeals court. ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 01:00
The SAVE program was originally designed to help states check the citizenship status of people applying for government benefits. But the Trump administration wants to turn it into a new system to initiate voter registration purges:ā¦
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Published: September 9, 2026 00:34
šØBREAKING: Missouri referendum backers are appealing a federal judgeās order reviving the stateās GOP congressional gerrymander ā and asking him to pause it. The fight is now headed to the 8th Circuit.ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 23:48
šØ MISSOURI UPDATE: Moments after SCOTUS rejected Republicans' emergency bid to reinstate their gerrymandered map for the midterms, a federal judge brought it right back to life ā throwing everything into chaos. Marc Elias is LIVE now to answer yourā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 23:39
What does this mean for the Missouri midterms? @marcelias.bsky.social is LIVE right now breaking down the latest developments and answering your questions. š https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3K9ZOa4IvM #moleg [contains quote post or other embeddedā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 23:30
USPS has confirmed it is investigating allegations from a whistleblower that include: ā ļø USPS developed its new ballot mail verification system through a rushed process. ā ļø Large batches of ballots could be rejected before they are mailed to eligibleā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 23:13
šØBREAKING: A federal judge revived Missouriās Trump-backed GOP gerrymander for November, just after the Supreme Court denied the stateās bid to restore it.ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 22:15
š„ WATCH LIVE: The Supreme Court could throw mail voting into chaos just weeks before the midterms, leaving millions of ballots in limbo. Marc Elias is breaking down what's at stake and what it means for voters this fall:ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 22:14
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Published: September 8, 2026 22:00
š¬ The Supreme Court is set to decide whether a new anti-mail voting USPS rule can take effect before the midterms. With millions of mail voters in limbo, the DOJ still wonāt say when states will have the tools they need to comply. And this may be theā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 21:48
BREAKING: In a win for voters, Missouri will not be able to use its gerrymandered map for the midterms after the Supreme Court refused to wade into the state matter. The denial from Justice Brett Kavanaugh ends a year-long bid by Missouri Republicans toā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 21:26
NEW: USPS's mail voting restrictions are āmodestā and āclearly lawful,ā the DOJ said in its final filing to a federal appeals court. The department is running out the clock to get Trumpās anti-mail voting order enacted before the November midterms.ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 19:13
NEW: The City of Oak Grove's request to use paper poll books rather than electronic records could disenfranchise thousands of voters, a Minnesota Supreme Court justice said Tuesday. The city wants to overhaul part of the election system, in part becauseā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 17:58
And we certainly don't gatekeep the developments you need to stay informed and defend democracy ā that's the whole point. Stay sharp. Stay informed. It's freešhttps://demdock.com/3T3Owjg [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Published: September 8, 2026 17:26
š„ NEW: With less than two months until Election Day, two things remain unresolved: whether USPS will decide if mail-in ballots get delivered, and whether federal law enforcement will show up at the polls ā a threat that's no longer abstract. Here's whatā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 17:20
š WIN: A state court has upheld Delaware's permanent absentee voting law, which allows certain voters to automatically receive an absentee ballot for any eligible election. Republicans filed the lawsuit in August seeking to restrict access to mail votingā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 17:05
NEW: USPS's internal watchdog confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating recent whistleblower allegations. The whistleblower warned that the agencyās rushed implementation of Trumpās anti-mail voting order could prevent millions of voters from receivingā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 16:47
NEW: The DOJ is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a flawed federal immigration database to initiate voter registration purges. It's the department's latest rushed attempt to get SCOTUS's conservative-appointed majority to increase theā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 16:34
TODAY: The clock is ticking on Missouri Republicans' request to the U.S. Supreme Court to restore the GOP's gerrymander for the midterms ā after the state Supreme Court rejected it last week. Today is the state's deadline to finalize the Nov. ballot.ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 15:27
š Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 200 Active Voting Rights Cases: 162 Active Redistricting Cases: 38 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 84 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 77 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 30 Find real-time updates here:ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 15:14
NEW: USPS's new mail voting rules overstep the authority granted to it by Congress, pro-voting groups argue. The groups are asking a federal appeals court to keep the rule frozen before the upcoming elections.ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 15:03
š¬ USPS LATEST š¬ šŗA federal judge blocked Trump's anti-mail voting executive order. šŗDOJ asked the First Circuit and SCOTUS to lift that block on USPS mail voting restrictions. šŗDOJ motions will be fully briefed in First Circuit today and SCOTUS tomorrow.
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Published: September 8, 2026 13:00
Take a moment to think about what would happen if Biden were in the White House and trying to control USPS in any shape or form. āCould you imagine what the conservative states would be saying?ā Marc Elias asks. Fight back against the blatant hypocrisy:ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 11:30
š² REDDIT ROUNDUP: Weāve created a pro-democracy community to help you stay informed and supported. These are some of our favorite comments from our community members this week. Want to see what all the hype is about? Be our guest:ā¦
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Published: September 8, 2026 10:00
šļø TODAY: The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments in a GOP lawsuit seeking to allow city officials to use paper rosters instead of electronic rosters for the midterms. Electronic rosters provide numerous benefits to election administration. Findā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3muxrfls6pe2u
Published: September 8, 2026 00:30
With Trumpās attacks on mail voting creating chaos and confusion among voters, many believe the simplest solution is to vote in person instead. Marc Elias breaks down why itās not that easy. Stay in the know: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Published: September 7, 2026 22:00
š® USPSās new rule threatens to jeopardize mail voting procedures and leave hundreds of thousands of voters unable to cast a ballot, a leading elections expert says. She also noted USPS has not provided election officials with sufficient information toā¦
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Published: September 7, 2026 20:30
š¬ Mail voting has long been especially popular among older voters, who have leaned Republican. But since the pandemic, the voting method has been adopted much more widely ā and Democrats have lately made gains among older voters, experts told Democracyā¦
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Published: September 7, 2026 17:20
NEW: A voting rights group in Missouri has asked SCOTUS to reject the state GOP's request for it to greenlight a gerrymandered map that voters have not yet had a chance to weigh in on. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously just last week againstā¦
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Published: September 7, 2026 16:00
š³ļø More than 50% of 18-year-olds could be registered to vote by the midterms, according to a new analysis by the Civics Center. Are you registered? Check your status here: https://demdock.com/4gRtE8P
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Published: September 7, 2026 14:49
Yesterday, DOJ asked SCOTUS to greenlight a USPS rule to restrict mail voting rule for November. What DOJ didn't tell SCOTUS is that USPS still doesn't have certain provisions in place that would allow that rule to even be functional. ā¦
https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3muwkvc4j432m
Published: September 7, 2026 13:01
Judges should be holding the government accountable for not being entirely truthful in a courtroom setting. āWhere have we seen the courts really willing to throw the book at the government for its wrong behavior?ā Marc Elias asks. Help us fight back:ā¦
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Published: September 7, 2026 00:30
A whistleblower has alleged that USPS is adopting a zero-percent failure policy as part of its new anti-mail voting rule. What does that mean in practice? Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3muuyjzgxkk2c
Published: September 6, 2026 22:00
Voters in Missouri just showed us what it looks like when we fight for our democracy and WIN. After a grueling, nearly year-long battle, Republicansā new congressional gerrymander has been blocked for this yearās midterms, delivering a blow to Trump:ā¦
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Published: September 6, 2026 21:27
This weekend, you're going to be faced with a lot of sales and deals. Our ask is simple: please consider investing in democracy. Democracy Docket is offering $20 off an annual premium membership ā use code LDW20 at checkout. https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Published: September 6, 2026 20:41
NEW: While DOJ wants SCOTUS to greenlight a restrictive mail voting rule for November, there are still major missing components that would prevent states from complying, potentially disenfranchising millions. Yet, DOJ barely mentions these glaringā¦
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Published: September 6, 2026 20:30
The Trump administration is once again attempting to bully Nevada officials into sending sensitive voter information. DHS previously challenged over 15,000 votersā ability to remain registered ā and, consequently, their right to vote ā based on prematureā¦
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