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DNC, Schumer Sue Trump Over Order Targeting Illegal Immigrant Voting
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and two top U.S. lawmakers on March 31 sued President Donald Trump over a recent executive order that aims to enforce the law against illegal immigrant voting and election dates. “The Executive Order seeks to impose radical changes on how Americans register to vote, cast a ballot, and participate in…
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AG Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Suit That Accused Georgia of Suppressing Black Voters
Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced on March 31 that she is directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its 2021 election law, Senate Bill 202, reversing a high-profile challenge originally brought under the Biden administration. In June 2021, the DOJ under the Biden administration alleged that…
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Watchdog: 5K allegedly illegal voter registrations found in Milwaukee before WI election
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The following information is from Just the News. With just days to go before high-profile elections in Wisconsin, a watchdog group says it uncovered nearly 5,000 allegedly illegal voter registrations on Milwaukee’s voter rolls—all tied to ballots cast in the November election. The grassroots group Fair Elections Wisconsin (FEW) submitted its challenge to the Milwaukee…
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Michigan Lawmakers Take Their Fight for Right to Regulate Elections to Supreme Court
A group of 11 Michigan lawmakers is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to keep fighting in court to affirm their constitutionally specified powers to prescribe the conduct of federal elections in the state. The group includes two state senators and nine representatives, all Republicans. Erick Kaardal, the lead attorney for the petitioners,…
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Trump Signs Order Aimed at Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Voting
President Donald Trump, in an executive order on March 25, directed federal officials to take steps to make sure illegal immigrants and other noncitizens do not vote in federal elections. The order also says the U.S. attorney general shall take action against states that count ballots received after Election Day, setting up legal showdowns. “Election…
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Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Voting Rights Act Case
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The Supreme Court on March 24 grappled with a much-litigated racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana involving two consolidated cases: Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais. Gerrymandering refers to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a particular party or constituency. The case came after the Supreme Court in June 2023 struck down on…
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Judge Rules Shasta County Voter ID Initiative Must Move Forward
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Shasta County Supervisors held a special closed session meeting Friday morning to discuss a new plan after a judge denied their request for a preliminary injunction against a group of citizens to introduce a voter ID initiative on the 2026 ballot. A group of citizens in the county drafted a ballot initiative intending to amend…
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NYC’s Noncitizen Voting Law Nullified by State’s High Court
Noncitizen voting is unconstitutional in New York, the state’s high court ruled on March 20, striking down a New York City law that permitted noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. The New York Court of Appeals held in its 6–1 decision that the text of the New York Constitution “is facially clear that only citizens…
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Former Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Ordered to Pay for Violating Open Records Laws
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been ordered by a Georgia judge to pay $54,000 for violating open records laws in relation to her prosecution against President Donald Trump. Willis’s office brought charges against Trump and more than a dozen others in relation to the 2020 election, accusing the then-former president and others of…
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California Elected Officials Support Voter ID Initiative
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A group of Californians is organizing to collect 1 million signatures in the 2026 election to qualify for a statewide constitutional amendment to pass an initiative to require voters to present identification documents in elections in the state. The coalition includes elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as campaign committees.…
