Voting Rights and Redistricting Battles: SCOTUS Mail Voting EO, State-Level Changes, and Southern Maps

SCOTUS to determine fate of Trump's mail voting executive order; ruling imminent. Virginia restores voting rights for 66,000 felons, significant for 2026 midterms. Kansas Supreme Court temporarily reinstates 3-day mail ballot grace period for primary. DOJ voter data lawsuits rejected again by courts. North Carolina election bills mixed. Pattern of courts pushing back on administration's voter data demands. Redistricting: Louisiana map eliminating majority-Black district; ACLU vows challenge. Louisiana congressional field set with 36 candidates, two open seats. Maryland redistricting bill (HB 2100) signed into law, faces court challenges. Alabama AG asks SCOTUS to fast-track map. Florida Supreme Court fast-tracks map fight. Tennessee 9th district redrawn fracturing Black voting power. Kansas Supreme Court temporarily reinstates 3-day mail ballot grace period for primary. New: CAP report catalogs 15 tactics Trump administration using to influence 2026 midterms; analysis confirms existing law bars federal agents at polls, but Trump refuses to rule out deployment.