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National Voter Registration Day is September 15. New State Citizenship and Other Rules May Mean Your Registration Has Changed.

National Voter Registration Day is September 15.  New State Citizenship and Other Rules May Mean Your Registration Has Changed. 

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026
National Voter Registration Day is September 15. New state rules governing proof of citizenship, narrower voter ID options, and “use-it-or-lose it” voter registration purges might mean your registration status has changed. Election officials are hosting voter registration events nationwide.
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Missouri Supreme Court Rules Pro-Voter Redistricting Ballot Measure Must Be Added to the Ballot; Secretary of State Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Pro-Voter Redistricting Ballot Measure Must Be Added to the Ballot;  Secretary of State Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026
In a unanimous vote, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled September 3rd that a ballot measure rolling back a gerrymandered 2025 congressional district map must be placed on the Nov. ballot. It directed that the 2022 maps be used in November, which the state has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Court Battles Rage Over Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order As First Midterm Absentee Ballots are Sent Out in North Carolina

Court Battles Rage Over Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order As First Midterm Absentee Ballots are Sent Out in NC

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026
Lawyers labored over Labor Day weekend to submit responses to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a Federal district judge blocked two more parts of President Donald Trump’s USPS mail-in voting order. Briefs for an appeal to the high court are due September 8th.
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USPS Whistleblower Warns Portal to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters Risks ‘Catastrophic Failure’ and Could ‘Derail the Midterms’

USPS Whistleblower Warns Portal to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters Risks ‘Catastrophic Failure’ and Could ‘Derail the Midterms’

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026
A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower is warning that the new portal to be used to verify citizenship for mail-in voters, risks “catastrophic failure” and could “derail the midterms.” The accusations were brought forward August 31st by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal.
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Tarrant County, TX Proposes Eliminating 93 Polling Places Just Before the 2026 Election for Financial Reasons. Voters Aren’t Buying It.

Tarrant County, TX Proposes Eliminating 93 Polling Places Just Before the 2026 Election for Financial Reasons.  Voters Aren’t Buying It.

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026
The Tarrant County, Texas Commissioners meet September 1st to vote on reducing polling places for the Nov. 3rd election by 93 locations. In the last two years, the county serving Dallas and Fort Worth has been accused of racially gerrymandering its voting districts, and trying to suppress student voters.
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