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Dominion Voting Systems, Object of Debunked Right Wing Conspiracies, Sold to Missouri Election Technology Company and Renamed

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

Dominion Voting Systems, used by an estimated 40% of American voters and the subject of debunked right wing conspiracy theories, has been acquired by a Missouri marketer of electronic poll books. It will now be known as Liberty Vote.

Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration’s SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

The Trump administration confirmed in September it is sharing drivers license and Social Security information among federal agencies from a massive database of personal and voter data. A class action lawsuit by voters and pro-voter groups has been filed to stop it.

The Plot Thickens in Maine After 250 Missing Unmarked Mail Ballots Show Up on a Doorstep

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

We reported recently on a Maine ballot initiative pushing restrictions on voter ID and mail-in voting. Then mysteriously on September 30th, 250 unmarked absentee ballots from Elsworth, Maine showed up in an Amazon package 40 miles away. The plot thickens.

Utah Legislature Passes a Gerrymandered Congressional Map – Again. But a Judge Will Have the Final Say Nov. 10

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

August 25th, a Utah judge ordered a new Congressional redistricting map drawn after finding the legislature had violated the state constitution. October 6th, the legislature defiantly passed a new gerrymandered map.

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Equal Protection Clause vs. the Voting Rights Act, and Revisits Big Money Campaign Funding Limits for Political Parties

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

Two U.S. Supreme Court cases this term may allow the conservative majority to strike down Voting Rights Act protections of minority voters, and one of the few remaining limits to big money campaign spending in federal elections.

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Dominion Voting Systems, Object of Debunked Right Wing Conspiracies, Sold to Missouri Election Technology Company and Renamed

Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration’s SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974

The Plot Thickens in Maine After 250 Missing Unmarked Mail Ballots Show Up on a Doorstep

Utah Legislature Passes a Gerrymandered Congressional Map – Again. But a Judge Will Have the Final Say Nov. 10

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Equal Protection Clause vs. the Voting Rights Act, and Revisits Big Money Campaign Funding Limits for Political Parties