Voters sue Florida governor for ordering legislature to pursue pro-GOP gerrymander

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White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls

The White House today refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November, a response that follows extremist rhetoric about placing federal forces at the polls.
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Trump doubles down on taking over elections, as outrage builds

Members of Congress, election officials and pro-voting advocates are denouncing President Donald Trump’s rapidly-escalating push to seize control of elections from states. But Trump is doubling down, and instead pushing to “nationalize voting.”
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Voters sue DeSantis for ordering Florida legislature to pursue pro-GOP gerrymander

Florida voters sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s electoral maps. The pro-voting plaintiffs argued that the governor unconstitutionally encroached upon the powers of the state legislature.
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Coming up tomorrow

A court will hear a lawsuit challenging a Montana law that imposes additional requirements that prevent students from registering to vote in the county where they live.
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Tomorrow is also a state court's deadline for the New York Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw Congressional District 13. Last month, the court ruled the state’s 2024 congressional map illegally diluted the political power of Black and Latino voters. The map could also give Democrats another seat.
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DEMOCRACY FOOTNOTES

Here we share noteworthy briefs on all things voting rights and democracy. Have a footnote for us? Send them to news@democracydocket.com.

The Maryland Senate is blocking a vote on new congressional districts, so a senator is lodging a one-man protest.
Trump decided the right place to rant about the “rigged” election and his own ego was at … the National Prayer Breakfast.
Former vice president Kamala Harris has relaunched her campaign HQ as Headquarters, a new “Gen Z-led progressive content hub.” On X, it’s @headquarters_67, leading us to ask: “Is she playing off the viral ‘six-seven’ meme?” (If you don’t know what that is, ask a knowledgeable middle schooler.)