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Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > missouri-republicans-ask-supreme-court-to-restore-gerrymander-for-midterms

Missouri Republicans ask Supreme Court to restore gerrymander for midterms

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) Missouri Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Friday night to deny voters a voice and restore the GOP’s congressional gerrymander for the midterms. The request comes after the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the gerrymander from going into effect,…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > new-gop-lawsuit-aims-to-restore-missouris-gerrymandered-map

New GOP lawsuit aims to restore Missouri’s gerrymandered map

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (416+ words) Missouri Republicans filed a new federal lawsuit Friday night aimed at reviving the state’s congressional gerrymander for the midterms. The effort comes after the Missouri Supreme Court Thursday unanimously ruled that the gerrymander, which would give Republicans an additional seat…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > democrats-voting-rights-advocates-praise-block-on-trumps-anti-mail-voting-order-for-midterms

Democrats, voting rights advocates praise block on Trump’s anti-mail voting order for midterms

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (729+ words) Democratic officials, voting rights advocates and state election leaders celebrated a ruling Friday that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing sweeping new mail ballot restrictions for the 2026 midterms — casting the ruling as a victory for voting access and state control…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > in-missouri-and-texas-republicans-make-opposite-arguments-on-whether-redistricting-maps-can-change-after-a-primary

In Missouri and Texas, Republicans make opposite arguments on whether redistricting maps can change after a primary

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (710+ words) Texas and Missouri are serving up opposite arguments about the impacts of swapping election maps between their primaries and the midterms, but whether that’s allowable or a constitutional crisis depends on which state you’re in and whether Republicans will benefit....

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > blue-states-voting-orgs-rebut-trump-admins-justifications-for-restricting-mail-voting-ahead-of-pivotal-hearing

Blue states, voting orgs rebut Trump admin’s justifications for restricting mail voting ahead of pivotal hearing

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (964+ words) Pro-voting organizations and a group of blue states defended their entreaties for a judicial order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out the president’s sweeping attack on mail voting Tuesday in the final briefs ahead of a pivotal hearing Thursday....

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > taking-cues-from-trump-gop-candidates-push-for-law-enforcement-at-polls

Taking cues from Trump, GOP candidates push for law enforcement at polls

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (709+ words) GOP candidates in crucial swing states want to send law enforcement to the polls in November. It’s a troubling escalation in lockstep with President Donald Trump’s calls to “take over” elections and stop voting fraud he’s repeatedly failed to prove…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > trump-doj-readies-1000-election-monitors-for-midterm-elections

Trump DOJ readies 1,000 election monitors for midterms

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (621+ words) The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors across the country in November, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Monday. In an interview on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power, Dhillon also said the Justice Department could take…...