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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 > catastrophic-postal-workers-slam-trumps-mail-voting-restrictions-urge-supreme-court-to-uphold-block

???Catastrophic???: Postal workers slam Trump???s mail voting restrictions, urge Supreme Court to uphold block

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (496+ words) A union representing more than 200,000 postal workers alleged Tuesday that a “catastrophic wholesale non-delivery” of hundreds of thousands of mail ballots will likely occur if states are forced to comply with the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) new mail voting…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > usps-voting-rule-would-be-chaos-if-implemented-this-close-to-election-blue-states-warn-supreme-court

USPS voting rule ‘would be chaos’ if implemented this close to election, blue states warn Supreme Court

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (515+ words) Allowing the U.S. Postal Service to implement a new rule restricting mail voting at this stage “would be chaos,” Democratic attorneys general told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. “Whatever else may be said of USPS’ new rule, it would wreak havoc…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > postal-service-overstepped-its-powers-with-mail-voting-rules-pro-voter-groups-tell-appeals-court

Postal Service overstepped its powers with mail voting rules, pro-voter groups tell appeals court

6+ day, 24+ min ago   (532+ words) By Brentin Mock, Alexandra Hutzler The U.S. Postal Service’s new mail voting rules overstep the authority granted to it by Congress, pro-voting groups argued in a brief asking a federal appeals court to keep the rule frozen before the upcoming elections....

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > states-challenging-trumps-mail-voting-rule-must-mail-more-than-51-million-ballots-by-late-october

States challenging Trump's mail voting rule must mail more than 51 million ballots by late October

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (294+ words) More than 51 million mail ballots will be sent to voters in the coming weeks just from the District of Columbia and the two dozen states that are challenging the Trump administration’s 11th-hour attack on mail voting. U.S. District Court Judge…...

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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 > usps-whistleblower-report-bolsters-challenges-to-trumps-anti-mail-voting-order

USPS whistleblower report bolsters challenges to Trump’s anti-mail voting order

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (862+ words) A newly disclosed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) whistleblower report is quickly becoming evidence in multiple lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping mail voting restrictions. Voting rights groups are pointing judges to the allegations as fresh support for their warnings that the…...

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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 > new-hampshire-asks-appeals-court-to-quickly-dismiss-dojs-voter-roll-grab

New Hampshire asks appeals court to quickly dismiss DOJ’s voter roll grab

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) New Hampshire could be the site of the next bruising defeat for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in its nationwide campaign to obtain states’ unredacted voter rolls. Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > less-than-half-of-republican-attorneys-general-sign-on-to-defend-trumps-anti-mail-voting-order-in-court

Less than half of Republican attorneys general sign on to defend Trump's anti-mail voting order in court

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (368+ words) President Donald Trump’s attack on mail voting is reaching a crucial stage in the courts, but he’s only received backup from less than half of the Republican state attorneys general. Their silence is notable given that they’ve joined other Trump…...

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democracydocket.com > news-alerts > the-justice-department-files-its-opposition-to-pro-voting-groups-request-for-a-block-on-a-new-final-rule-to-restrict-mail-voting

The Justice Department files its opposition to pro-voting groups’ request for a block on a new final rule to restrict mail voting

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its opposition late Friday night to requests from pro-voting groups and several blue states for a federal court to block a final rule that would add new restrictions to mail-in voting. In its latest…...