Jul 17 Trump commission defends request for voter data in court By Holly Ramer, Associated Press President Donald Trump's commission on election fraud continues to defend its request for detailed voter information in court ahead of its first meeting later this week. Continue reading
Jun 20 Read Jeh Johnson’s prepared testimony on Russia By Erica R. Hendry Jeh Johnson says he believes the Russian government “did not through any cyber intrusion alter ballots, ballot counts or reporting of election results.”… Continue reading
May 30 Justices will hear Ohio appeal over purging voter rolls By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether Ohio wrongfully purged eligible voters from the state's registration list. Continue reading
Apr 16 Lawmakers across U.S. move to include young people in voting By Sophia Bollag, Associated Press Lawmakers in more than a dozen states are trying to increase voter participation by targeting young people. Continue reading
Mar 13 Dozens of 17-year-olds voted illegally in Wisconsin primary, according to new report By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The state voted for Trump in November's election, marking the first time a Republican presidential candidate had won Wisconsin since Ronald Reagan in 1984. Continue reading
Mar 11 Federal judges find Texas gerrymandered maps on racial lines By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Federal judges found more problems in Texas' voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities. Continue reading
Mar 01 Supreme Court revives challenge by black voters in Virginia By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court gave new life Wednesday to a challenge by African-Americans in Virginia who say lawmakers packed some legislative districts with black voters to make other districts whiter and more Republican. Continue reading
Feb 22 Texas, Trump administration seek to delay voter ID hearing By David Saleh Rauf, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department joined Texas' attorney general Wednesday in asking a federal court to delay a hearing on the state's voter ID law, the latest signal that the federal government might drop its opposition to the law now that… Continue reading
Feb 11 Lawyer: Pro-Trump mindset behind 8-year voter fraud sentence By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Rosa Maria Ortega, 37, was convicted in Fort Worth this week on two felony counts of illegal voting over allegations that she improperly cast a ballot five times between 2005 and 2014. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Will Trump talk of voter fraud threaten legitimate voter rights? By PBS News Hour President Trump made the issue of voter fraud a rallying cry during his campaign. Now President Trump is still claiming -- with zero evidence and GOP resistance -- that millions of illegal votes were cast for Hillary Clinton and announcing… Continue watching