Leading digital news platform covering voting rights, elections, and the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy standpoint. Founded by @marceelias
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Trump wants to throw out lawful votes, disenfranchise U.S. citizens and subvert the outcomes of elections entirely.
Don’t let him get away with it.
“Stop trying to meet him halfway,” @marceelias says. “There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.”
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NEW: ICE agents were given access to voter files in Texas and North Carolina, according to Axios.
On June 9, DHS told ICE to pursue stricter penalties for noncitizens found voting, despite the fact few cases of such voter fraud have ever been discovered.
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Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, could become the next mayor of D.C.
Now, Trump is threatening to take over the nation’s capital if she wins, an assault on the Home Rule Act of 1973 and a grave threat to the democratic process. bit.ly/4ejAz7D
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NEW: Arizona Republicans advanced a ballot proposal that would mandate photo ID for voting, even for mail-in and absentee ballots.
“This is a rushed attempt and a very thinly veiled attempt to eliminate mail-in voting,” said one Democrat state senator.
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⚠️ A major escalation in the DOJ’s attack on voting ahead of the midterm elections took place this week.
The FBI raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters.
Ohio is expected to be a key swing state in the upcoming elections. bit.ly/4eFpoaQ
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The FBI raids today against the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a voter registration nonprofit, are a blatant attack on civil society and an attempt to intimidate voters ahead of important midterm races in Ohio, elected leaders and democracy advocates say. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
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Arizona GOP passed a ballot proposal early this morning mandating photo ID for voting, even for mail-in and absentee ballots.
“This is a rushed attempt and a very thinly veiled attempt to eliminate mail-in voting,” said one state senator.
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A major fight that could reshape Wisconsin’s U.S. House delegation for 2028 has been revived.
While a new map by the 2026 midterms is unfeasible, Wisconsin voters will get another chance to break a congressional gerrymander that has distorted representation for more than a decade. bit.ly/3PZy5U9
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The DOJ is asking a federal court to let it defend an Ohio law that voting rights advocates say will disenfranchise thousands of eligible citizens from voting.
When Kansas passed a similar law, 12% of voters in the state who were trying to register for the first time were blocked from doing so. bit.ly/3S5WEzg
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Want to know what Trump is up to in court? Marc Elias and Democracy Docket have you covered.
“Helping grow Democracy Docket, its reach, its scope and its influence, is critical, not just to keep you informed, but helping to inform others.”
Subscribe and join our fight: bit.ly/3J4sqbV
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Ohioans already have to show photo ID to vote in person. But now, state Republicans are asking voters to put that requirement into the state constitution.
Here’s why voting advocates warn the measure is redundant and rushed: bit.ly/3SEbFsb
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A blue wave could be coming to Congress this November – and some Democrats are already looking to undo the damage the Trump administration has already done.
A new bill introduced this week aims to counter disinformation and strengthen voting rights. bit.ly/4fEt91j
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Tonight, Marc Elias breaks down an ominous sign of the times: the DOJ is bringing anti-voting litigation against its own citizens.
As he tells @NicolleDWallace, we need more informed people in this fight than ever before. We're tracking every single case.
Support us and stand with the pro-democracy movement: bit.ly/3J4sqbV
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You’d think the top federal prosecutor in one of the busiest U.S. Attorney’s offices would have something better to do than spew election lies on TV.
But that’s exactly what Jay Clayton did this week. And now, Trump has nominated him to be the next director of national intelligence. bit.ly/4vagBUh
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NEW: Voting advocates across the nation are denouncing the FBI's raids against an Ohio voter registration group as an attempt to intimidate voters before the midterms.
"Our federal law enforcement should never be weaponized as a tool of political retribution," one lawmaker said.
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Yet nothing will move more slowly than the RNC's grasp that carefully counting ballots in the country's most populous state takes time.
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NEW: After the Supreme Court's conservative majority gutted the Voting Rights Act, Republicans across the South rushed to redraw maps that eliminate Black representation.
While Democrats may be too late to respond for 2026, at least seven blue states are gearing up for 2028. Here's the latest👇
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UPDATE: USPS just opposed a pro-voting request to enforce the protection of your mail-in ballot.
In 2021, USPS agreed to safeguard mail-in voting.
Now, per Trump's executive order, it's proposing rules that would let it refuse to deliver certain ballots, potentially violating that very agreement. democracydocket.com/cases/20…
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NEW: The DOJ is asking a federal court to let it defend an Ohio law that pro-voting groups warn could prevent eligible citizens from casting ballots. The law requires documentary proof of citizenship upon registration.
It marks the department's latest attempt to support voter suppression efforts. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
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You can be a Republican in good standing and be against tariffs.
You can be a Republican in good standing and be against the Iran war.
You can be a Republican in good standing and be pro-choice.
The only thing that you cannot be is in favor of free and fair elections.
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