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“Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s version of the SAVE Act”

Jane Timm for NBC News: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that will require proof of citizenship to vote and impose stricter...

In our New “What’s Next” Series at the NYU Democracy Project, Marc Dunkelman Writes About the Pending SPEED Act and How to Make Government...

Marc J. Dunkelman is the author of “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring It Back.” In his...

My New One at Slate: “The Actual Danger of Trump’s Phony Vote-by-Mail Executive Order”

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Sometimes it’s the chaos, not the cruelty, that’s the point. That certainly seems true of President Donald...

Trump’s new EO – Election Law Blog

I agree with Rick H. that President Trump’s new Executive Order, insofar as it requires the Postal Service to preclude from the mails...

“Judge Blocks Deal Allowing Churches to Endorse Political Candidates”

WSJ: A federal judge in Texas rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to allow religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit.  Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled...

The Trump Draft EO is Even Weaker Than It Appears, Not Explaining the Relationship Between Federal and State Voter Lists and Bound to Cause...

After I wrote my initial take on the new Trump voting EO, I took a deeper dive into the implementation as I write...

Breaking: President Trump Signs New Executive Order on Elections: It is Underwhelming Compared to What Was Threatened. It’s Key Part is Likely Unconstitutional: Directing...

President Trump has signed a second executive order purporting to regulate federal elections (especially mail ballots). His first executive order from March 2025...

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Myths and Facts about Contesting the 2026 Midterm Elections”

 Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem, Slate, Nov. 18, 2025 (with Matthew Cooke) The Supreme Court Just...

Divided 8th Circuit panel affirms injunction against Arkansas “wet ink” signature requirement for voter registration

Chief Judge Colloton, joined by Judge Erickson, in Get Loud Arkansas v. Jester: Get Loud Arkansas and others sued to enjoin a rule promulgated...

Senator Mark Warner: “Trump Is Trying to Override Our Voting System”

NYT oped: First, Congress must assert its constitutional role. That means rejecting efforts to nationalize election administration and conducting rigorous oversight of how federal...

“The Unlikely Ensemble Leading Trump’s Hunt for 2020 Election Fraud”

When a former CIA officer and a Venezuelan fixer flew to Palm Beach, Fla., two years ago to brief top Trump campaign officials...

“Eastman disbarment might be ordered Wednesday”

David Ettinger: The Supreme Court is likely to consider on Wednesday the petitions seeking review of the State Bar Court’s recommendation that John Eastman,...

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