23+ hour, 39+ min ago   (340+ words) A federal appeals court formally put into effect a ruling allowing Mississippi to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. The order follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling that upheld the state’s five-day grace period for ballots postmarked by…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (152+ words) Democracy Docket With just 52 days until Election Day, some states have already begun to send out mail ballots, but a pending ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict mail voting could put those and other…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (366+ words) Thirty states facing U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) lawsuits over voter records have been ordered to preserve all 2024 election files under a “litigation hold” — or risk criminal sanctions. “The purpose of this letter is to notify you of your obligations to take…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (321+ words) The Indiana Supreme Court is set to decide whether a Republican state senator who bucked President Donald Trump’s demand for a gerrymandered map will keep his seat in a race that’s come down to a narrow three-vote margin. Despite threats…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1186+ words) Election Day is just under two months away. But voters still don’t know for certain whether they will be able to cast their ballots by mail. That question is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Many observers…...

6+ day, 48+ min ago   (343+ words) By Jacob Knutson, Yunior Rivas The U.S. Postal Service’s internal watchdog confirmed Tuesday it is investigating allegations from a whistleblower who warned that the agency’s rushed implementation of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order could disrupt the midterms and prevent voters…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (402+ words) U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) inspector general has opened an investigation into new whistleblower claims that the agency’s haphazard implementation of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order could unleash chaos and disenfranchise millions of voters this November, Democratic lawmakers said Friday....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) Democrats requested a federal court in Washington, D.C., expedite their bid to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order, citing a new level of urgency as the first ballots in the 2026 general election go out Friday. “The Ballot Mail Rule presents…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (249+ words) House Democrats called on the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) inspector general to investigate new whistleblower claims that the agency’s haphazard implementation of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order could unleash chaos and disenfranchise millions of voters this November. Writing with…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (281+ words) A proposal to require Colorado voters to present additional forms of identification for mail-in voting has qualified for the statewide ballot in November’s midterm elections. Colorado is one of several states seeking to impose new voter ID measures this November....