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Recount of Wisconsin Judge Race Prompts Ballot Challenges
A widely watched recount is underway of the results of an election for circuit judge in Racine County, Wisconsin. The incumbent Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson lost to challenger Jamie McClendon by 55 votes. Voters cast 60,349 ballots for the office. Fredrickson, who has served in the post since 2019, requested the recount. McClendon is…
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Lawmakers, State Officials Debate Trump’s Order on Election Integrity
President Donald Trump’s recent executive order titled “The Preserving and Protecting of the Integrity of American Elections” and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) were the topics at an April 8 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Elections. The SAVE Act passed the House of Representatives 220–208 two days after the hearing. It requires…
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Judge Rejects California’s Attempt to Block City’s Voter ID Law
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A California judge rejected the state’s attempts to shut down a conservative coastal city’s voter ID law April 7, ruling the city did not violate state elections law when voters passed the provision last year. In his ruling early Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas denied a request by California Attorney General Rob…
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Democratic State Attorneys General Sue Over Trump’s Voting Executive Order
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A group of 19 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on April 3 disputing President Donald Trump’s executive order that requires voters to verify they are U.S. citizens and prevents states from counting mail-in ballots they receive after Election Day. Filed in Boston federal court, the lawsuit follows two others that challenge the order.…
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Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Misdated or Undated Ballot Envelopes, Court Rules
A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania’s requirement for voters to date the outer envelope of their mail-in ballots is unconstitutional. In a March 31 decision, Judge Susan Paradise Baxter of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sided with a group of Democratic organizations and an Erie County voter who challenged…
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What to Know About Trump’s Order on Election Integrity
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President Donald Trump, long a critic of U.S. election security, is taking steps to safeguard the vote against what he describes as “fraud, errors, or suspicion.” In a sweeping March 25 directive, the president invoked his executive authority to overhaul election rules concerning voter registration requirements, election law enforcement, electronic voting system security, voting deadlines,…
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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,…
