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President Donald Trump’s new anti-voting executive order mandates that the Department of Homeland Security establish a national voter registration database — and that could screw up the Department of Justice’s 30 ongoing lawsuits for state voter rolls.
A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a new lawsuit Friday to block the order, which brings the total number filed against it to four.

Virginia voters narrowly favor redistricting referendum, new poll shows

New polling reveals a slim majority of Virginians favor Democrats’ redistricting plan that aims to win the party up to four more seats in Congress and counter GOP gerrymanders in other states. Early voting is ongoing, with election day coming up April 21.
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DOJ says Fulton County ballot seizure timeline is secret. But Harmeet Dhillon may have already revealed it

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon previously described the timeline leading up to the FBI’s ballot seizure in an interview — even as DOJ lawyers now argue that the same information is privileged and cannot be shared in ongoing litigation.
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Pam Bondi is out — and her replacement could be far worse for voting rights

Marc is joined by Democracy Docket Legal Content Editor Ashley Cleaves to analyze Bondi's legacy and discuss the implications of her ouster for the 2026 elections.
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In a win for voters, court blocks Arkansas’ restrictive registration rule

The decision blocks state officials from rejecting applications over digital signatures and will allow Arkansans to use an online tool that makes registration easier.

Arizona Supreme Court declines to hear three GOP cases

The cases included a challenge to a provision of the state’s Election Procedure Manual (EPM) allowing signature verification by comparing ballot signatures with voter records, a lawsuit seeking to allow hand-counting ballots in Mohave County, and a challenge to two more EPM provisions.

Supreme Court appears deeply skeptical of Trump’s bid to eliminate birthright citizenship

A majority of Supreme Court justices — even the Trump-appointed conservative justices! — appeared deeply skeptical of the president’s executive order that attempts to unilaterally eliminate birthright citizenship.