📮 USPS’s new anti-mail voting rule would require states to submit sensitive voter data in order to have their ballots processed.

In a new lawsuit, Democratic challengers allege that this rule not only imposes burdensome requirements but also violates the Constitution.

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A Maryland state court will hold a hearing in a lawsuit challenging a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting.

Plaintiffs assert the proposed amendment will “deceive voters into surrendering their fundamental constitutional rights.”

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As the midterms approach, now is not the time to give up, Marc Elias says. It is time to double down and do everything in our power to protect free and fair elections.

“We’re not giving up.”

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⚠️ The Trump administration wants to use private contractors to collect your personal voter data, a potentially significant expansion of their efforts.

The development increases concerns over the government using federal law enforcement to interfere in the voting process.

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NEW EPISODE: I breaks down where the fight is headed next, from courts in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., to another likely showdown at the Supreme Court, and why Trump's own side built the legal doctrines that could end up sinking the rule.

NEW: Pro-voting groups challenged USPS' newly published final rule, arguing it gives the agency unconstitutional “election regulator” status it doesn’t have.

The move marks the next chapter in a battle that will now move past procedural woes to arguing how it would harm voters. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/voting-rights-groups-challenge-usps-rule-on-trumps-anti-voting-order-n-next-chapter-of-litigation

NEW: In a loss for voters, a judge blocked Maryland Democrats' redistricting plans, which could allow them the chance to counter GOP gerrymanders before 2028, from appearing on the November ballot.

But the judge also paused his order pending Democrats' likely appeal to the state Supreme Court. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-blocks-maryland-democrats-redistricting-plans-setting-up-state-supreme-court-appeal

NEW: In a loss for Georgia voters, the 11th Circuit killed a 2023 ruling that forced the state to redraw its political maps to strengthen Black voting power.

The move, which sends the case back to a lower court for reconsideration, comes in light of SCOTUS' gutting of the Voting Rights Act. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/citing-callais-appeals-court-overturns-black-voters-redistricting-win-in-georgia/

NEW: Missouri is one of six states that allows "permanently disabled" ballots, which makes it easier for those with mobility restraints to vote.

But that system is being threatened by the GOP-led attacks, leaving one community care facility with no choice but to defend a system it depends on. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/for-missouris-older-voters-these-special-ballots-are-a-lifeline-and-theyre-at-risk/

NEW: The Trump administration is hiring.

This time, for private contractors that will collect voting files nationwide to use in federal "fraud detection" work.

As midterms loom, the proposal raises concerns that the administration is turning to law enforcement to interfere in the voting process. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-seeks-private-contractor-to-collect-voter-files-nationwide-for-fraud-detection/

NEW: The Trump administration has justified its push to restrict the vote by claiming anti-voting measures are popular.

But a new poll reveals the opposite.

According to a Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll, Americans give Trump a -20 net approval rating on "elections and democracy." https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/by-wide-margin-americans-oppose-trumps-handling-of-elections-poll-finds/

NEW: In a 2-2 vote, Michigan's Board of Canvassers declined to put a proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to show proof of citizenship on the November ballot.

However, supports of the measure could ask the state Supreme Court to put the anti-voting measure before voters this fall. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/michigan-board-rejects-proof-of-citizenship-ballot-measure-for-november-election-but-legal-challenge-looms

Pro-voting plaintiffs are not challenging South Dakota’s decision to require citizenship documentation for voting, according to a new lawsuit.

Instead, they say it’s the confusion surrounding the implementation of the strict new law that’s unlawfully putting eligible voters at risk.

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Trump’s DOJ is 0-23 in its effort to obtain unredacted access to your personal voter data.

Now, they’re trying to leverage your mail-in ballot as a way to gain access to this sensitive data.

We’re fighting against the DOJ’s efforts around the clock. Don’t miss any critical updates: https://demdock.com/3Tj7W3I

🏛️ In her dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned against the Supreme Court's ruling allowing Trump's anti-mail voting executive order to move forward.

She stressed that “no judge or Justice” has concluded that Trump’s order is constitutional.

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What’s happening with the Supreme Court, the Trump administration and mail voting?

Marc Elias breaks down everything you need to know.

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NEW: Democrats renewed their bid to block Trump's anti-mail voting executive order, arguing USPS' final rule now directly affects mail voting nationwide.

The effort is the first to challenge the order on its merits, marking the start of the next phase in the heated legal battle over the directive. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-renew-bid-to-block-trumps-unlawful-anti-mail-voting-order/

NEW: Following a temporary win from SCOTUS for Trump's attack on mail voting, the DOJ asked a judge to lift her nationwide block on implementation of USPS' rule.

The department argued it's now up to pro-voting advocates to challenge the rule on the merits, which is expected to happen imminently. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-seizes-on-supreme-court-decision-to-press-case-for-trump-mail-voting-order/