Blog Index Keyword(s): elections
On June 29, 2026, in a 5-4 decision the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by and received within five days … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Law Allowing Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots to be Counted
On June 12, 2026, Marc Elias posted a video on his Democracy Docket YouTube channel entitled "EXPOSED: Trump's 3-Part Plot to End Free Elections in 2026". Watch the 35-minute video here. Here's what Marc talks … Continue reading Marc Elias Explains Donald Trump's Three-Pronged Strategy to "End Free Elections in 2026"
Right on cue, conservatives jumped on the opportunity to raise serious concerns about the recent primary elections in California where Republican Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt lost his election bid to Democrats Karen Bass … Continue reading Op-Ed | Conservative Response to Spencer Pratt's Loss in California Election is a Total Disconnect from Objective Reality
On June 7, 2026, Donald Trump was interviewed by Kristin Welker on the NBC News program "Meet the Press." Watch the entire, nearly 40-minute interview here. At the end of the interview, the subject of … Continue reading During Interview with NBC News, Donald Trump Calls California Primary Election "Rigged" and "Crooked"
On June 4, 2026, speaking from the Oval Office about his plan to invest in the U.S. coal industry, Donald Trump claimed that California is "rigging" the primary election: So what's happening in California? They're … Continue reading Donald Trump Says "They're Rigging the Election" in California
On March 31, 2026, Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled "ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". Here's a summarized list of the order: A "State Citizenship List" (derived from federal citizenship and … Continue reading USPS Proposed Rule Would Require States to Provide Mail-in Voter Lists
On April 14, 2026, U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Indiana SB 10 - a law enacted in 2025 banning Indiana students from using student IDs as … Continue reading Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Indiana Law Banning the Use of Student IDs as Voter Identification
Notes: This post is "live" and ongoing. It will be continually updated as events regarding Trump and GOP interference in the 2026 elections continue to unfold. To see the latest developments, go to the Updates … Continue reading Progressive Pro-Democracy Commentators Warn that Trump is Interfering in the 2026 Elections
Important Notes: The Brennan Center for Justice tracks and maintains a comprehensive list of all the current voting bills and proposals for each U.S. state. The list is broken into two parts - one for … Continue reading Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Signs SB 202 Voting Bill
Sep 24, 2017: In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office with her party receiving 33.5% of the vote (compared to winning 41.5% of the vote in Germany's last election in 2013). … Continue reading German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins Fourth Term