The rules include signature verification as well as the provisions for sealing inner and outer ballot envelopes. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder issued a decision this week allowing…
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Justice Department Sues California Over Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
Approximately 20,000 people identified on California’s voter list are suspected of being noncitizens, rendering them ineligible to vote in federal elections. The Justice Department filed a complaint alongside…
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Federal Judges Rules DOJ Lacks Authority to Check Voter Lists Against Immigration Database
The Justice Department has requested voter rolls from states to verify citizenship against the SAVE system. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled that the Department of Justice does…
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Secretary Hegseth Orders Stand-Down Day for Military Personnel to Vote
The one-day stand-down must take place before October 15, and will occur during every election year in the future. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a one-day…
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U.S. Visa Restrictions Issued on Foreign Nationals Undermining Democratic Governments
The State Department said it is fulfilling “commitments to defend democratic governance across our hemisphere against corruption and narco-trafficking made at the Doral Summit.” The U.S. State Department…
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Justice Department Announces Charges and Pleas in 12 Election Crime Cases
The department is prosecuting individuals for illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes. The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges and guilty pleas regarding 12 individuals connected…
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Supreme Court Orders Missouri to Use 2022 Congressional Map in Midterm Elections
The 2025 map had been used for the primaries. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned lower court decisions that the state of Missouri must use the congressional district map…
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Supreme Court Allows DHS to Use SAVE System for Citizenship Verification
The high court found that a district judge’s order “prevents the federal government from using the program” that it deems best to verify the citizenship of voters The…
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CISA Releases Its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan
The agency stated, “Election security is national security.” The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan on Thursday. The agency laid out potential…
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Appeals Court Rules Missouri Must Use Updated Congressional Map in Midterms
The State Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the 2022 map, which had not been used in the primary elections. A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit…
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