US Democracy Tracker

Trend alert: Republicans are quietly killing state voting protections amid federal VRA erosion.

• Senate GOP defeats Duplessis' Louisiana Voting...

Idaho voters: Personalized sample ballots now at VoteIdaho.gov to review your races and measures.

• Party affiliation sets your primary ballot
• Key...

New House task force channels demands for cleaner government:

• Led by Chair Morelle and Co-Chairs Ramirez, Mullin, Williams (all Dems), with 29 other...

• Dem windfall potential: Voters could swap current 6-5 Democratic edge map for one favoring 10-1 Dems, flipping 4 GOP seats to Leans D.
• National...

• Market odds on Louisiana v. Callais decision: 30% before May 1, 70% before June 1, 2026.
• Case challenges Louisiana's second majority-Black...

• Election day context: Lower absentee turnout than prior years amid Trump-backed federal voting restrictions, but no WI changes.
• Outcome: Liberal...

From VRA triumph to today's battles, NAACP has driven ballot access:

• Pioneered civil rights wins like Civil Rights Act and VRA (1965), registering...

• 5-2 ruling upholds injunction on 2023 law (SB 458) defining sex as male/female for state records like birth certificates.
• Transgender...

• Ballot petitions now face challenges: candidates await rulings on signature defects via courts.
• Rep. Tenney & RITE accuse state BOE of HAVA...

• Mail Voting Order: March 31 executive action mandates ballots only for approved lists, creates national voter database, faces lawsuits from...

Key suppression effects of the Trump-backed SAVE Act:

• Disenfranchises millions needing passports or birth certificates in person for...

Colorado's HB26-1113 advances to Senate Appropriations after party-line votes, aiming to secure mail ballots while expanding access:

• Key changes:...

• Unanimous vote: Florida Supreme Court selects John D. Couriel as next chief justice.
• DeSantis appointee: Joined court in 2020; congratulated by...

Republicans' RSLC unveiled its 2026 state legislative targets, prioritizing flips for redistricting control.

• Offense: Flip MI Senate, PA House;...

A growing trend of federal courts rejecting DOJ requests for state voter rolls, checking perceived overreach:

• Michigan district court barred...

Key win for election integrity: Gov. Jim Pillen signed LB 927 to protect Nebraska's ballot process from foreign meddling.

• Prohibits foreign...

Major win for student voters: U.S. District Judge Richard Young issued a preliminary injunction against Indiana's 2025 ban on college-issued IDs,...

Rare bicameral rebuke: House (HR 141) and Senate (SR 305) censured Justice Kelly Thompson on session's final day for her opinion threatening...

Key developments in voter/candidate eligibility fight:

• Delaware County Board of Elections (2-1 vote) removed Melanie Leneghan from voter rolls and...

Key clarifications for Wood County voters amid federal noise:

• Registration unchanged for May 5 primary – same rules apply
• Mail-in ballots...