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Category: Non-Citizen Voting

What Could Go Wrong with Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and The USPS Plan to Implement It? Bad Data, for One Thing.

What Could Go Wrong with Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and the USPS Plan to Implement It? Bad Data, for One Thing.

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
In our last report, we shared the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for implementing President Trump’s executive order for verifying the citizenship of mail-in voters. The flawed data on which the plan relies may result in election chaos and voters being disenfranchised.
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New Hampshire’s Proof of Citizenship Law Violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment as Undue Burden, Rules Federal District Judge

New Hampshire’s Proof of Citizenship Law Violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment as Undue Burden, Rules Federal District Judge

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
A federal judge ruled May 28th that New Hampshire’s 2024 proof of citizenship law intended to stop a microscopic noncitizen voting and voter fraud threat created a significant burden to eligible voters and violated the U.S. Constitution. It’s the first such law to be tested.
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The GOP’s Restrictive SAVE America Act is Stalled, and Slipping It into a Budget Reconciliation Bill was Blocked. Is it Dead?

The GOP’s Restrictive SAVE America Act is Stalled, and Slipping It into a Budget Reconciliation Bill was Blocked.  Is it Dead?

April 26, 2026April 27, 2026
For now, the GOP’s restrictive SAVE America Act has stalled in the U.S. Senate, blocked by the filibuster. An attempt to attach it to a budget reconciliation bill, needing only 50 votes to pass, also failed. Is it dead?
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Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Suit Demanding Rhode Island’s Personal Voter Data. The Administration is 0-5 Against States Refusing to Comply.

Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Suit Demanding RI’s Personal Voter Data. The Administration is 0-5 Against States Refusing to Comply.

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026
A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice demand that Rhode Island turn over its voter data, including sensitive personal information. April 17th’s decision is the fifth such defeat for the Trump DOJ.
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The Trump DOJ Demands 2024 Voting Records from Detroit and Wayne County. Michigan’s AG Says the Justification is Baseless.

The Trump DOJ Demands 2024 Voting Records from Detroit and Wayne County. Michigan’s AG Says the Justification is Baseless.

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
In a letter April 14th, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon gave 14 days for Wayne County, MI’s county clerk to produce ballots, ballot receipts and ballot envelopes from the 2024 election.  As justification, DOJ cites a handful of closed investigations from 2020 and 2024 from the county with over 1.2 million voters.
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  • What Could Go Wrong with Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and the USPS Plan to Implement It? Bad Data, for One Thing.
  • In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility
  • California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations
  • Unsigned SCOTUS Alabama Order May Make Intentional Discrimination Even Harder to Prove and Easier for States to Ignore the Purcell Principle
  • U.S. Supreme Court Majority Greenlights Alabama’s 2023 Congressional Map, After a Lower Court Panel Said -Again- It Intentionally Discriminated

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