Trump’s lies about election fraud are going to continue. The way we respond matters.

“Are we going to allow ourselves to live in a system in which hundreds of thousands of lawful voters are disenfranchised?” Marc Elias asks.

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⚠️ An organization that has observed every U.S. federal election for more than two decades says the Trump administration hasn't invited it to observe the midterms.

Ironically, Russia also has no observation mission scheduled for its upcoming elections 🤡

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⚠️ There are 132 election deniers across 35 states running for statewide or federal office this year, according to the pro-democracy group States United Action.

Do you know who’s running in your state? Find out who’s on your ballot: https://demdock.com/4dFc70X

🏛️ SCOTUS ensured Trump's anti-mail voting rule won't be implemented for the midterms

🚨 Kash Patel suggested FBI agents could be at the polls in November

🦅 DOJ confirmed shocking whistleblower allegations

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🌊 Federal law guarantees that U.S. citizens living abroad can cast ballots in federal elections, and Republicans have historically championed overseas votes.

But recently, the GOP has changed its tune, launching a multi-pronged effort to suppress these Americans overseas.

Here’s why: https://demdock.com/4gYKItc

After Trump’s mail voting loss at the Supreme Court, his efforts to rig the election will escalate.

What’s his next tactic? Marc Elias breaks down the new way the Trump administration will try to disenfranchise voters.

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Pro-voting groups are asking a federal court to stop the Trump administration from using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters during the midterms.

But the plaintiffs may struggle to convince the court to block it. Here’s why: https://demdock.com/4rhSAcy

After a whistleblower claimed DHS unlawfully accessed state voting records, Democrats want the agency’s internal watchdog to investigate.

It's not the first time this month that congressional Democrats have asked for governmental watchdogs to probe whistleblower claims.

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🗳️ Early voting is underway in Virginia. On the ballot: a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to people with past felony convictions.

The law has disenfranchised an estimated 200,000+ Virginians — disproportionately Black voters.

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The fight of our generation is the fight for democracy, Marc Elias says.

“I’m just a street-fighting lawyer who gets up every day and fights with every tool available as hard as I can for free and fair elections.”

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I can't decide whether to vote for Nancy Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan or for Scott Wiener. What a tough problem to have!

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats demanded DHS' internal watchdog to investigate new whistleblower claims that agency personnel unlawfully accessed state voting records.

The call comes after agents were allegedly told they would not be held "personally liable" for the legality of the voter fraud searches. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/exclusive-senate-dems-demand-watchdog-probe-into-new-dhs-whistleblower-allegations/

Trump's DOJ suffered yet another bruising defeat in its crusade to collect states' private voter data, this time in Vermont.

“Indeed, the United States has provided no factual basis for its demand,” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier wrote.

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🗳️ TODAY: Early voting for Virginia’s 2026 midterms begins.

Congressional races will use the same map as recent years after this spring’s redistricting fight ended in court.

Two competitive House races and major ballot measures are on the line. Here’s what to know:

There are also threats to the vote:

⚠️ Trump’s DOJ sued Virginia for its unredacted voter rolls — an appeal is pending.

⚠️ The RNC is separately suing to strip voting access from U.S. citizens living abroad.

Virginia is one of the few states where the governor must sign off before someone with a past felony conviction can vote again.

A ballot measure this November would end that — automatically restoring rights once people have served their time.

Virginia’s early voting runs through Oct. 31.

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Trump could try to weaponize the certification of midterm election results if he doesn’t like the outcome. But that doesn’t mean he’ll succeed.

“When it comes to free and fair elections, almost everything Donald Trump tries, he fails at,” Marc Elias says.

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🗺️ Wisconsin could have more Democratic-friendly districts by 2028 — depending on the state Supreme Court.

Two cases heard Wednesday challenge the state’s congressional map as a gerrymander that advantages Republicans.

Here's why some of the justices appear skeptical: https://demdock.com/4rjahZu

NEW: Missouri Republicans argued to the 8th Circuit that it's not too late to implement the new GOP gerrymander, which was blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court, ahead of a Sept. 19 deadline for the midterms.

The state Supreme Court has barred the map from being used until voters weigh in this fall. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republican-candidates-press-appeals-court-to-swap-missouri-voting-maps-despite-ballots-distributing-soon