Top Democrats slam draft anti-voting executive order

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Top Democrats slam draft anti-voting executive order as an unlawful attempt to hold onto power

Democracy Docket obtained a version of the draft order, from April 2025. You can read it here.
The order would give President Donald Trump the power to seize control of voting — a move lawmakers called an attempt to steal the elections.
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Also, the Florida-based lawyer leading the charge on the order shared his reasoning with us. A legal expert immediately tore it to shreds.

Dems demand records from anti-voting groups on DOGE ‘voter data agreement’

The demands are part of a wider congressional probe into the faux-agency’s involvement with election deniers.
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Loss: Florida Supreme Court blocks voters’ attempt to invalidate call for a special session to redraw congressional districts

Redistricting is set to begin in April with Republicans potentially gaining four more seats.
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Newburgh, NY settles case, switches local elections to ranked-choice voting

Newburgh was previously using an at-large system for electing members of the town board. The settlement comes after a November 2025 ruling from New York's highest court that Newburgh lacked the ability to bring a constitutional challenge to the New York Voting Rights Act.
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Senate GOP snubs MAGA push to gut filibuster for voter suppression bill

Despite pressure from Trump and far-right activists, Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled that Republicans do not currently have enough unified support to change Senate filibuster rules to pass the anti-voting SAVE America Act.

State election officials prepare to protect midterms from Trump

Democratic secretaries of state are coordinating proactive steps to safeguard the 2026 elections, holding planning sessions and tabletop exercises to ensure they’re ready for any potential disruptions from the Trump administration, whether the target is mail voting, election certification or something else entirely.

Courts uphold fairer Utah map for midterm elections

Utah voters scored back-to-back legal victories as both the state Supreme Court and a federal three-judge panel rejected Republican efforts to block a court-ordered congressional map from being used in 2026. The rulings ensure the fairer map, which could give Democrats an extra seat in the U.S. House, will be in effect for the midterm elections.