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Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security, Says Brennan Center Poll

Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security, Says Brennan Center Poll

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026
An annual poll of election officials updated by the Brennan Center for Justice April 13th shows half of those surveyed worry about election interference by political leaders, and 75% say cuts in federal election funding have not been replaced by local or state governments.
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‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election

‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026
President Trump again recently condemned mail-in voting, used by an estimated 30% of Americans in the 2024 election, as “inherently corrupt.” Yet the president voted by mail August 13th in Florida’s state primary, the fifth time since 2017 he’s used mail-in voting.
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Let’s Just Say the Trump Administration’s Quest to Obtain State Voter Data Has Not Gone Well. DOJ is now 0 for 22, With 9 More Cases Pending.

Let’s Just Say the Trump Administration’s Quest to Obtain State Voter Data Has Not Gone Well.  DOJ is now 0 for 22, With 9 More Cases Pending.

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026
We’ve been reporting since last spring on attempts by the Trump administration to obtain state voter and personal data for the expanded SAVE Database. That effort included lawsuits against 30 states and DC for refusing. DOJ is 0-22 in those cases.
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The U.S. Senate Will Leave for Summer Recess Without Passing the SAVE America Act, But the Restrictive Voting Bill Will Be Back in the Fall

The U.S. Senate Will Leave for Summer Recess Without Passing the SAVE America Act, But the Restrictive Voting Bill Will Be Back in the Fall

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026
At 4:36 AM August 8th, before legislators were released for the summer recess, the U.S. Senate voted on a subset of the SAVE America Act. This version required narrow types of photo ID but no proof of citizenship. It still failed.
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Delaware Enacts State Voting Rights Act; Virginia Strengthens Its VRA, Laying Groundwork for Automatic Voter Registration

Delaware Enacts State Voting Rights Act; Virginia Strengthens Its VRA, Laying Groundwork for Automatic Voter Registration

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026
On the 61st anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Delaware enacted a state VRA prohibiting voter discrimination, suppression and vote dilution. Virginia’s governor signed legislation to expand its VRA and lay the groundwork for automatic voter registration in the commonwealth.
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