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A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistrictingScotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation. The area has been moved into a majority white congressional district for the second time. The change follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. The local congressman is Democrat Cleo Fields,…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticelouisiana redistricting
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for nowThe Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections. The emergency ruling lifts a lower court’s restrictions for now on the program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE. The recently revamped Department of Homeland Security tool has been a…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution13d agoWhole story →
GovernmentSecurityvoter eligibility ruling
Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it's rareA Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases. Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press briefing Tuesday that those have led to 160 arrests. The numbers…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution16d agoWhole story →
GovernmentSecurityvoter fraud crackdown
Virginia's attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower reportVirginia’s attorney general says the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state election laws following a whistleblower report. The report released Monday accused DHS of requiring federal employees to misrepresent themselves on voter lookup tools in a hunt for noncitizen voters. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Attorney…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoWhole story →
GovernmentSecurityvirginia election law controversy
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail votingThe U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting. The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s executive order this week. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the halt Thursday. He emphasized the agency’s independence and operational focus. Trump’s order aimed to…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumpmail voting controversy
Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoingPresident Donald Trump's efforts to assert federal control over elections are marching on despite a recent loss in the Supreme Court. Monday's rejection of his bid to restrict mail voting left several other attempts to reshape voting in various states of play with November's midterms looming. The Constitution grants the power to run elections to states,…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d agoWhole story →
GovernmentSecuritymidterm election preparations
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midtermsThe Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. The decision allows states to continue sending ballots under existing processes used by nearly one-third of voters. The Trump administration wanted restrictions in place before the November elections. Election officials said there wasn’t…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumpmidterm elections
Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midtermsThe Congressional Black Caucus Institute is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts before the midterm elections. The "SO VOTE" campaign aims to register and mobilize voters in majority-Black, rural, and young communities across the South, Midwest, and West. Lawmakers plan to partner with local…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d agoWhole story →
GovernmentTechnologymidterm elections
Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to votersThe U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting by imposing new Postal Service regulations for the midterm elections. The decision announced late Monday allows mail voting to continue as usual. It also suggests that the court is unlikely to support similar efforts in future elections. Voting rights advocates and…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution24d agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumpmidterm elections ruling
DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower allegesA whistleblower claims a Trump administration effort to find noncitizen voters may violate state laws. The anonymous account released Monday says the Department of Homeland Security's "Unlawful Voter Initiative" requires federal employees to misrepresent themselves on state voter lookup tools. The whistleblower says the initiative also asks officials to…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution24d agoWhole story →
GovernmentSecurityAlex Padillavoter fraud probe
Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh inA federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections. A previous order from another judge is already before the U.S. Supreme Court. Election officials say they could not implement Trump's new requirements before November. The decision issued late Sunday by U.S.…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution25d agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumpmidterm election rules
Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contendsA whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could lead to the rejection of huge numbers of mail ballots. The whistleblower made the allegation anonymously in documents submitted by Democratic Sen. Richard…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mo agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticeRichard Blumenthalmail voting controversy
Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting billPresident Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill. The legislation known as the SAVE America Act has become a priority for Trump even as it's been clear it doesn't have enough support to pass. Thune has repeatedly tried to move on from the issue…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2mo agoWhole story →
GovernmentJusticeMike Leevoting bill debate