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🏞️ What’s going on in Alaska?
Put simply, Trump personally ordered his DOJ to block election certification in the state.
“We are watching, in real time, a full-blown constitutional assault,” Marc Elias says.
This is just the start. Follow us for the latest updates as they happen.
BREAKING: Nearly 3k voters in one Georgia county haven't received their absentee ballots yet, putting them at risk of missing the Nov 3. deadline to vote.
They want a judge to order the county to overnight their ballots to avoid being disenfranchised.
democracydocket.com/news-ale…
The Trump administration has attempted to interfere in the midterms by:
⚠️ Attacking states’ constitutional authority in California and Washington.
⚠️ Suing to block a Democrat from winning in Alaska.
Democrats say a restraining order is necessary to stop them: demdock.com/47F8wwK
NEW: A federal judge seemed disinclined to grant the Trump administration’s request for a temporary restraining order.
The DOJ wants to immediately stop California from processing and counting ballots from 20,000 people it alleges are “likely” noncitizens until citizenship status is confirmed. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
💸 If you’re hoping to get $1M from Trump for reporting voting fraud, you might be disappointed.
Not even the multiple election deniers Trump hired to find evidence of fraud came up with anything.
That’s because voter fraud is actually incredibly rare: demdock.com/4jE80Gu
🗳️ Trump’s DOJ claimed — without evidence — that more than 400 noncitizens voted in Washington, ordering the state to set aside their ballots.
But the state’s top election official noted there have been only 15 documented cases of illegal voting there since 1982: demdock.com/4sAQ7uI
⚖️ HAPPENING NOW: A judge is hearing Trump's legal bid to set aside thousands of mail ballots in California.
DOJ will try to prove:
✔️ Its list of targeted voters is reliable.
✔️ Federal law allows it to compel the state to alter election procedures amid early voting.
Background: demdock.com/4A1Y7aF
The Trump administration is working overtime to subvert the election results. The DOJ is accusing states of knowingly having noncitizens on their voter rolls, trying to prevent Senate race results from being certified over a name, and casting doubt on election-day procedures.
The fight for fair and free elections will continue long after election day. Follow us to stay up to date.
UPDATE: In addition to hearing Democrats' request for expedited discovery in this case, the court will also consider their request for a temporary block of the Trump administration's actions at Thursday's 2 p.m. hearing.
NEW: Mail ballot rejection rates in North Carolina now sit at nearly 6% following Republicans' decision to implement a new envelope sealing rule before the midterms.
One advocate noted that the steadily-growing rate "could make the difference in many key races.” demdock.com/4i97saq
NEW: A California official in a GOP stronghold is supporting the DOJ's bid to toss 20k ballots from his state that Trump alleges belong to noncitizens.
Clint Curtis, a conspiracy theorist, was also involved in a county sheriff's bid to seize 650k ballots this year. demdock.com/3UR3gTN
UPDATE: Republicans are supporting the "reasonableness" of the DOJ's legal effort to force California to set aside mail ballots from 20k voters it alleges are noncitizens.
The filing comes hours before a judge will hear arguments on the DOJ's request to force the state to set aside the ballots.
UPDATE: Seeking to continue Trump's campaign to pressure states to hunt for alleged noncitizens on their voter rolls, the DOJ says pro-voters don't have standing to bring their lawsuit.
The court will hear pro-voters' request to block the campaign on Friday.
NEW: The 9th Circuit blocked Trump's attempt to bypass a lower court to disenfranchise 20k Californians it alleges are noncitizens.
But in its ruling, two of the panel judges suggested paths for the court to shut down the administration's bid to meddle in the midterms. demdock.com/4zOpRzk
NEW: A federal judge fast-tracked a possible ruling in Democrats' legal effort to block the DOJ's attempt to preemptively challenge Alaska's Senate election results.
The judge appeared skeptical of the lawsuit timing, which comes as voting in the state is underway. demdock.com/47J2gnK
UPDATE: Trump’s DOJ is fighting to send armed agents back to the homes of naturalized citizens to ask about their voter eligibility.
This comes after a lower court blocked the armed visits in 9 states.
UPDATE: Democrats asked a federal court to block the Trump administration from:
🔺Pressuring election officials to purge voters from the rolls before the midterms using a faulty DHS database.
🔺Withholding ballots from people who appear as active voters on the rolls.
🔺Setting aside such ballots.
Trump has escalated his attacks on states' election administration by demanding California and Washington remove alleged noncitizens from the rolls after voting has already begun.
A hearing is set in the lawsuit for Thursday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. ET.
Read the full story: democracydocket.com/news-ale…
⚖️ HAPPENING NOW: The 7th Circuit is hearing a pro-voting lawsuit challenging Indiana's new law banning student IDs for voting.
Students have used student IDs for voting in the state since 2005. Over 30k students at one state university used them to vote in 2024.
📺: demdock.com/3UlaGOR
🏛️ TODAY AT 4 P.M. ET: A judge will hear Trump's extraordinary request to stop California from counting 20k mail ballots — one day after the 9th Circuit rejected the DOJ's attempt to bypass him.
Stay tuned as a ruling is expected shortly after the hearing.
Background: demdock.com/4znTKGE