States and Counties Run the Show on Elections
- The Constitution assigns election responsibility to the states rather than the federal government.
- Texas law places nearly all duties—voter...

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Congress and agencies are applying pressure across disparate policy fronts:
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan connects Trump’s Iran war and tariff policies directly to rising grocery and gas prices, noting Canada’s reciprocal...
The Supreme Court will decide whether the Equal Access to Justice Act authorizes attorney fees for unlawfully detained immigrants who prevail in...
The Delaware Supreme Court rejected Sen. Gerald Hocker’s constitutional challenge, allowing the state’s permanent absentee voting system to remain in...
Bob Bauer stresses that legal commentators must inform the public about threats to voting systems while avoiding undue alarmism that could suppress...
A Trump-allied takeover of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery puts CBS and CNN under one roof, with an editorial board framed as independence but...
House Democrats are using a spotlight hearing to reassure voters that their ballots will count in November, directly countering concerns over Trump...
The Supreme Court’s refusal to let Republicans impose a gerrymandered Missouri congressional map undermines claims of routine partisan judicial...
Public events featuring constitutional scholars offer voters direct insight into the Supreme Court’s expanding influence over voting rights, executive...
State and local election officials hold practical expertise that improves policy, yet they often lack capacity to influence fast-moving...
The Supreme Court’s retreat from the Voting Rights Act mirrors the post-Reconstruction Redemption that crushed Black political gains and ushered in...
The ACLU of South Dakota's “Know Your Voting Rights Training” in Sioux Falls helps voters grasp election processes and boosts participation as early voting starts.
Disability rights organizations mark Disability Rights Voting Week with voter registration drives, status checks, and candidate education on...
Civil rights icon Andrew Young and former Attorney General Eric Holder voiced deep concern over the durability of landmark protections after recent...
Early voting launched Friday in Virginia and select states, with administrators expressing full confidence that ballots will be accurate and...
Virginia’s November ballot measure would amend the state constitution to automatically restore voting rights to people who complete sentences for...
Arizona lawmakers are leveraging states’ rights arguments and the Tenth Amendment to advance a constitutional amendment restoring state and...
California’s 44.9% Democratic registration versus 25% Republican creates a durable baseline that shapes every statewide contest.
State proof-of-citizenship rules are creating access barriers and legal risks for eligible voters.