🎥 NEW: Trump nominees live and breathe by one rule: Don't say Joe Biden "won" the 2020 election. Marc Elias breaks down how Trump's judicial nominees are taking the evasion of facts to the next level and why this sets a dangerous precedent for court rulings of future elections👇
The Big Lie Has Infected Every Trump NomineeYouTube video by Democracy Docketwww.youtube.comNEW: Maryland Republicans sued to block voters from weighing in on a redistricting amendment that, if approved, would help Democrats redraw district lines to counter GOP gerrymanders before the 2028 election. The GOP argued the measure was unlawful because lawmakers passed it after a key deadline.
Maryland Republicans sue to stop voters from weighing in on Democrats' redistricting planIf voters were to approve the measure, it would allow Democrats to redraw Maryland’s congressional map to counter recent GOP gerrymanders ahead of the 2028 presidential election.www.democracydocket.comFriendly reminder that the DOJ still has 9 outstanding voter roll cases with a success rate of...*checks notes*... 0%. And eight of the 21 losses have come from judges Trump appointed himself.
Marc EliasDOJ sued 30 states for access to their unreacted voter files. It is 0-21. States where DOJ has lost: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, RI, VA, WI, WV States where we don't yet have decisions: DE, GA, HI, ID, MN, NV, UT, VT, WA
BREAKING: Marsha Blackburn, one of the most fervent anti-voting voices in the Senate, won Tennessee's GOP gubernatorial primary — a victory that will likely make her governor in November. She has supported the SAVE America Act, GOP gerrymanders and pushed false voter fraud claims.
Marsha Blackburn, leading anti-voting voice in Senate, wins Tennessee GOP governor primaryBlackburn has vigorously pushed for Trump’s SAVE America Act, which would undermine millions of Americans’ right to vote.www.democracydocket.comElection officials once stood as a bulwark against Trump. But things are different in 2026. “We do have to worry that the robust network of local and state election officials,” Marc Elias says, “those have largely been replaced by MAGA loyalists.” https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
Most Minnesota counties use electronic poll books to track voter information on a roster securely. But one city is fighting to use paper rosters — a method championed by election skeptics. Now, it's up to the state Supreme Court to decide for the midterms. https://demdock.com/4fWvX8m
📬 MAIL VOTING UPDATE: A federal court will hold a hearing today in a pro-voting lawsuit challenging Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. Under the order, USPS would be allowed to withhold mail ballots from states that refuse to hand over voter data to the federal government.
🚨 League of Women Voters of Massachusetts et al v. Trump et alLearn more here.www.democracydocket.comThe Senate has confirmed nearly 60 Trump-nominated election deniers to the judiciary. The attorneys who prosecuted the Jan. 6, 2021 rioters want them to stop. “Think about how dangerous it is,” one federal prosecutor said. https://demdock.com/3Siu3aj
🚨BREAKING: A California court rejected the GOP’s bid to sanitize Prop. 39’s ballot description. The ruling keeps a clear warning that the anti-voting measure would block eligible citizens from voting if they can't provide government-issued ID.
California court shuts down GOP bid to sanitize anti-voting measureThe decision is a significant win for California voters seeking clear information about how the measure could prevent eligible ballots from being counted.www.democracydocket.com⚠️ A Texas county wants to change its voting map between the primary and general elections in what could signal an alarming new precedent. It would mean that candidates some voters will see on their November ballots will be different from those voters selected in the primary just months ago.
A Texas county is quietly planning to swap voting maps between its primary and November electionIf allowed to proceed, it would likely be the first time Texas voting maps are changed between the primary and general elections.www.democracydocket.comTrump’s DOJ has lost yet another voter roll grab, as a federal judge dismissed its case targeting D.C. The DOJ still has 10 outstanding voter roll cases with a success rate of 0% as losses continue to pour in — eight from Trump-appointed judges so far. https://demdock.com/4xvniRD
💭 Do you have questions about the NVRA's 90-day "quiet period"? We have answers. Join us tonight on Reddit as our reporter Yunior Rivas answers your questions about one of the most important federal voter protections. https://demdock.com/3Ra4Ka6
NEW: Trump's efforts to interfere in the midterms have been largely unsuccessful. With the election less than three months away, he's growing more desperate, raising the risk that he'll try something even more lawless. @jaknutson.bsky.social breaks down five ways Trump could undermine the vote👇
How could Trump rig the midterms?Trump may try to undermine a fair vote this year. Here's how.www.democracydocket.com🎥 NEW: If you want to understand democracy, you go to Troost Avenue in Kansas City — the line that decides which voices are heard and which ones vanish into silence. We set out to make a film about representation. And what we found was one street that shows a nation's history about who counts.
Truth vs. Troost: Kansas City, gerrymandering and the fight for representationYouTube video by Democracy Docketwww.youtube.comNEW: The GOP has spent years insisting that voting is a right reserved for American citizens only. Now, it's asking courts to decide that for some Americans, particularly those living overseas, citizenship is not enough to have the right to vote.
GOP targets U.S. citizens living overseas in latest suppression schemeIn some cases, Republicans have made their motivation clear: they believe that overseas voters are more likely to be Democrats.www.democracydocket.comNEW: For @mcclellan.house.gov and others, disenfranchisement is not just a concept — it’s a core part of their history. That changed 61 years ago today when the Voting Rights Act was enacted. But history has a habit of repeating itself, and we must prioritize defending Black voices at the polls.
What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new oneWe face one of the greatest challenges to Black political participation since the VRA first came into existence.www.democracydocket.com