Democracy Docket

U.S. left / Democratic-aligned

Stories

• 8 Postmaster General Says USPS Stopped Building Mail-Ballot Barcode System After Supreme Court Left Injunction in Place
• 8 NC Court of Appeals Rules 2-1 That Elections-Board Appointments Can Stay With State Auditor; Stein Says He Will Appeal
• 8 U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Federal Judge's Order That Missouri Use Its 2025 Congressional Map in November
• 7 Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let DHS Resume Voter-Roll Citizenship Checks; Challengers' Response Due Sept. 15
• 7 North Carolina's 100 County Boards Begin Mailing Absentee Ballots Sept. 4 While USPS Rule Stays Blocked by Court Order
• 7 Maryland Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Redistricting Ballot Question After Two Judges Blocked It
• 8 Missouri Judge Rules Congressional Map Cannot Be Put to a Referendum; State Supreme Court Takes the Appeal
• 6 Eighth Circuit Orders Preliminary Injunction Shielding Minnesota Voters Alliance From State Election-Falsehood Law
• 8 NC Gov. Stein Vetoes Two GOP Bills: One Cutting Primary Early Voting to 10 Days, One Letting the Chief Justice Suspend Trial Judges Without Pay
• 8 Records Show NC Auditor's Staff Urged County Boards on Early-Voting Sites; Watchdog Asks Elections Board to Subpoena Ex-Liaison
• 7 Federal Judge Bars USPS Nationwide From Carrying Out Mail-Ballot Section of Trump Executive Order
• 8 Alabama Holds Special U.S. House Primaries in Four Redrawn Districts; Marques Wins 2nd District GOP Race With 50%
• 8 Senate Adjourns for Recess After Voter-ID Bill Falls 52-46, Short of the 60 Votes Needed
• 7 Senate Confirms Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence in 51-47 Party-Line Vote
• 8 North Carolina Joins 24-State Lawsuit Challenging New Election and Immigration Conditions on FEMA Homeland Security Grants