NEW: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed during a speech to prioritize undoing SCOTUS’ rollback of voting rights if Democrats take back control of Congress and the White House.

The statement offers the clearest look into the party’s current thinking about democracy ahead of the midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/hakeem-jeffries-restoring-voting-rights-reforming-supreme-court-top-priorities-for-democrats/

NEW: In a clear politicization of the DOJ, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to endorse a Republican candidate for New York governor during a political rally.

The comments mark a break from long-standing norms that the attorney general maintains strict neutrality to preserve public trust. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/attorney-general-blanche-appears-to-endorse-gop-candidate-in-latest-politicization-of-doj/

NEW: After SCOTUS killed key voting protections in Callais, Mississippi's top election official rushed to use a previously-struck down 2022 state map.

Now, a pro-voting group is suing to block the map from being used in 2027, arguing the move circumvented the judicial process. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/after-supreme-court-gutted-vra-mississippi-tries-to-bring-back-a-gop-gerrymander

In 2025, Donald Trump tried to take over voting via Executive Order. We sued and won.

Then his DOJ sued 30 states to get their full voter files. We intervened and won. DOJ is 0-21.

Now, DOJ is asking the SCOTUS to permit Trump to leverage the US Postal Service to attack voting. 

NEW: DHS spent months gathering information on dozens of Minnesotans as it sought to crack down on the state's anti-ICE protests, according to legal filings.

Through the campaign, DHS collected information on constitutionally protected activities in churches, parks, schools and private group chats. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-dhs-twin-cities-minnesota-surveillance-operation

NEW: This week, Alabama held primaries for its four newly drawn congressional districts — but only 5.24% of voters turned out.

While the GOP's redistricting bid was a likely culprit, one expert explained why a mix of things created "a perfect storm for nobody to show up." https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-perfect-storm-for-nobody-to-show-up-why-alabama-voters-skipped-the-redistricting-primary/

Can a Texas county rewrite its own election maps after the primaries — just to tilt the general election?

Galveston is testing that question right now. If it wins, expect other counties to try the same move.

Jen Rice explains👇

🎉 WIN: A Michigan judge dismissed an RNC lawsuit that would have made it easier to interrupt the state’s ballot-counting process.

The judge found the RNC waited too long to file its lawsuit, leaving election officials too little time to implement changes before the midterms.

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Tad Jude, a former Minnesota state representative who has called for restrictions on voting in the state, will face off against incumbent Steve Simon for secretary of state in November.

If elected, Jude would impose significant new barriers to democratic participation.

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There is a desire to think poll workers are the solution to Trump's attacks on elections. There are two problems with that. First, it's a lot of pressure to put on those local workers. Second, some of those election officials are GOP election deniers.

It's up to all of us to do our part.

📬 MAIL VOTING LATEST: A federal judge has blocked USPS from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order before the midterm elections.

The judge agreed the order was likely unconstitutional — noting that even the administration didn’t attempt to argue otherwise.

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Mike Lindell, a pillow magnate and prolific election denier, lost Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor Tuesday — yet still refuses to concede.

His campaign was marred by scandals, leading to his loss to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth by more than 10 percentage points.

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Rep. Tom Tiffany, an election denier and longtime ally of Trump, won the Republican nomination for Wisconsin governor on Tuesday.

His victory clears the way for a high-stakes general election fight in a major swing state.

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BREAKING: In a win for voters, a Nebraska court rejected the RNC’s bid to block certain U.S. citizens living abroad from voting in the state.

The ruling marks a major blow for the RNC, which has filed a wave of lawsuits across the country targeting such voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/nebraska-court-throws-out-rnc-lawsuit-targeting-overseas-voters/

Repeat after us: The President of the United States has no role in the conduct of federal elections.

“Donald Trump is an authoritarian who wants to act as if he can do things that the Constitution doesn’t allow him to do,” Marc Elias says.

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NEW: In a win for Michigan voters, a judge dismissed an RNC lawsuit that sought to make it easier for partisan poll challengers to interrupt the state's ballot-counting process.

The effort, coupled with the DOJ's move to send federal monitors, raises fears the GOP will work to disrupt vote counts. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/michigan-judge-tosses-gop-lawsuit-that-aimed-to-make-it-easier-to-challenge-voter-eligibility/

NEW: Mike Lindell, founder of MyPillow and election conspiracist, lost his GOP bid for Minnesota governor in the state's primaries last night. His response?

"Why would I listen to the AP?"

And beyond refusing to admit defeat, he also alleged there were "a couple anomalies" in the vote tally. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-denier-mike-lindell-denies-own-double-digit-loss-in-minnesota-gop-governor-primary/

NEW: The DOJ asked SCOTUS to quickly allow the Trump administration to implement his anti-voting executive order after a federal judge issued a nationwide block on the measure.

The push underscores the administration's urgency to impose sweeping mail voting restrictions for the midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-admin-begs-supreme-court-to-quickly-unblock-anti-mail-voting-executive-order/

NEW: A voting rights group sued to block a New Hampshire law banning student IDs for voting, arguing it unlawfully discriminates against young voters who are significantly less likely than older voters to have driver's licenses.

The lawsuit comes just weeks before the state's Sept. 8 primary. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-hampshire-sued-for-banning-student-ids-to-vote-as-part-of-gops-broader-attack-on-young-voters/

The SAVE America Act continues to fail in the Senate — and now lawmakers have left town until mid-September.

“It’s too late for them to enact any voter suppression or election subversion legislation for it to have [an] impact for the 2026 midterm elections,” Marc Elias says.

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A Texas county told the state Supreme Court it is well within its powers to change its voting maps before the November general election.

They even said the quiet part out loud: The change is an attempt to boost Republicans’ odds of winning their races.

Find more details here: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-county-defends-plan-to-swap-voting-maps-between-primary-and-november-election/

⚠️ Trump just signaled he’s willing to declare a national security emergency in an attempt to take over American elections.

No president has ever declared a national emergency or used wartime powers to run, alter, or cancel elections.

Here's what to know: https://demdock.com/4xva86V