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Millions of Americans are already voting by absentee or mail. Who can return your ballot if you need help?

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

In the last few days, millions of Americans have started voting early in person or by mail. Some elderly, disabled and working people may need help in returning their ballot, but in some states, there are restrictive rules about who can return it if you need assistance.

What Constitutes Political Corruption? An Upcoming Supreme Court Case May Define it, and Not in a Good Way

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

What constitutes political corruption? Short of receiving a briefcase of cash in exchange for a vote, there’s not much that will convince the U.S. Supreme Court that it IS corruption. An upcoming case may even do away with that red line.

A New Tactic to Sow Doubt in Elections: Question the Partisan Affiliations of Poll Workers

October 10, 2022January 18, 2023

The effort to sow doubt in American elections has a new front: Questioning the partisan affiliation of poll workers. Republican National Committee lawsuits just filed in Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada – all battleground states – claim that Republicans are underrepresented as poll workers. Chief election officials are calling it disinformation.

ADM for Oct. 13, 2022: January 6th Committee Concludes Hearings with New Bannon Audio, Unheard Witnesses

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022

The January 6th Committee meets again on Thursday, October 13th, which the committee chairman Bennie Thompson says will likely be the last hearing, barring additional revelations.

ADM for Oct. 7, 2022: Supreme Court Majority’s Questions Suggest it Will Uphold Alabama’s Redistricting Map Diluting the Black Vote

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

During our exploration of the Moore v. Harper case this week, a challenge to Alabama’s Congressional redistricting plan was heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. In Merrill v. Milligan, voting rights groups challenged the legislature’s Congressional maps, saying it diluted the votes of Black voters.