New York Mayor Wants Primary Overturned
7/2: Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is suing the Westchester Board of Elections over a Democratic primary he claims was rigged to ensure he lost.
Oregon Claims Allowing Noncitizens Driver’s Licenses Won’t Lead to Voter Fraud
7/2: The Oregon Legislature claims their new bill allowing noncitizens to get a driver's license will not lead to voter fraud.
California Lawmaker Denied Audit of State’s Motor Voter Program
7/1: The government denied Republican Jim Patterson's request to audit the California DMV's motor voter program.
Nine Charged in California’s Voter Bribery Investigation
6/30: Nine people have been charged with bribing homeless people with cigarettes to forge signatures on voter registrations and petitions.
Oregon Approved Paid Postage for Ballots
6/30: Oregon approved a bill that will ensure all ballots have paid postage on them.
West Virginia Prepares to Roll-Out Automatic Voter Registration
6/30: All West Virginians renewing their licenses will be automatically registered to vote now that the new automatic voter registration bill has taken effect.
California Law Would Allow Noncitizens to Join Democratic Party
6/29: A proposed law in California would allow noncitizens to join the Democratic Party as committee delegates and political activists.
Gerrymandering Symposium: Janus-Like Judicial Restraint in Political Gerrymanders and the Census
6/28: Supreme Court precedent is clear that “a jurisdiction may engage in constitutional political gerrymandering” and that “political considerations are inseparable from districting and apportionment.”
Charges Filed in Skid Row Voter Fraud Case
6/28: California prosecutors have charged nine people with bribing homeless people to forge signatures in a voter fraud scheme.
SCOTUS Gerrymandering Ruling a Blow to Liberal Activists
6/28: National Democratic Redistricting Committee was dealt a major blow when the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts should not be involved in state redistricting cases.