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California’s Orange County to Probe Voter Rolls for Dogs, Cats Ahead of Nov. 4 Election
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Orange County officials have launched an unusual effort to verify no dogs or cats are registered voters, instructing the local elections chief to compare voting lists against animal licensing records in a bid to root out any fraudulent entries. The Board of Supervisors voted on Sept. 23 to expand a review of pet registrations across…
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Department of Justice Sues 6 States Over Voter Registration Lists
The Department of Justice is suing six states for allegedly failing to provide the federal government with their voter registration lists, the Justice Department announced on Sept. 25. The states are California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. States are required by federal law to provide the attorney general with voter registration records…
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DOJ Sues Maine, Oregon Over Voter Registration Lists
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The Department of Justice (DOJ ) said on Sept. 16 that it is suing Oregon and Maine for failing to provide information on how their election offices maintain valid voter registration rolls. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement that both states had declined to cooperate with the department’s requests for unredacted access…
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North Carolina Agrees to Fix Voter Registration Issues
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North Carolina officials will seek to collect information required under federal law from registered voters under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Sept. 8. State officials acknowledged in the settlement that they were using a voter registration list “that includes records that do not comply with the requirements for federal elections.” Specifically, they…
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Federal Appeals Court Says Pennsylvania Ballot Date Requirement Violates Constitution
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Pennsylvania’s requirement that election officials reject ballots with missing dates violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 26. The requirement burdens the constitutional right to vote, and state officials have not provided enough evidence supporting their argument that state interests outweigh that burden, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of…
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Federal Judge Tosses Election Map Used for Mississippi Supreme Court
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A federal judge ordered Mississippi to revise an electoral map used in voting for state supreme court justices after determining that it violates the federal Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock held on Aug. 19 that the current map unlawfully dilutes the voting power of black voters and violates Section 2 of the…
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Mike Lindell Wins Appeal in Lawsuit Over $5 Million Election Contest
A U.S. appeals court threw out a lower court order that required MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $5 million to a man who said he debunked Lindell’s arguments about fraud during the 2020 general election, as part of a contest that was set up by the pillow magnate. The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of…
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DOJ Forms Strike Force to Assess DNI Findings on Russia Collusion Allegations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 23 announced that it was forming a task force following the declassification of documents by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) that shed light on the origins of false claims that then-candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 election with Russia’s help. In a statement, the DOJ said that…
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Gabbard Says She Made Criminal Referrals to DOJ of Obama-Era Officials Over 2016 Election Documents
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a Sunday interview that she has made criminal referrals to the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) based on findings from declassified documents released last week related to an investigation into alleged Russia collusion involving President Donald Trump. “The implications of this are frankly nothing short of…
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Michigan Supreme Court Lets GOP Sue Over Election Poll Worker Parity
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The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC) can proceed with a lawsuit accusing the City of Flint of failing to maintain partisan balance among poll workers during the 2022 elections, reversing lower court decisions that said the parties lacked standing to sue. In a 5–1…
