Ballot

Federal Judge Upholds Iowa’s Voter Integrity Measure Amid ACLU Challenge Over Ballot Scrutiny for Potential Noncitizens

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DES MOINES, Iowa — In a significant legal decision, a federal judge ruled on Sunday that he will not interfere with Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s initiative to challenge the registrations of approximately 2,200 voters suspected to be noncitizens. This ruling came as a response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Iowa, representing four naturalized citizens who believe they have been unjustly targeted under this policy. The crux of the ACLU’s argument in court last Friday was that Pate’s directive has created an unequal voting process by imposing extra steps for naturalized … Read more

Georgia GOP and Trump Campaign Launch Legal Battle Against Late Ballot Counting in Democrat-Leaning Counties

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Atlanta, GA — Georgia Republicans, in tandem with former President Donald Trump’s campaign, have initiated legal challenges against what they describe as illicit ballot acceptance practices in several Democrat-leaning counties. These legal efforts focus on allegations that certain counties continued to collect ballots after the designated early voting period had ended. The lawsuit specifically targets seven counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Fulton (which houses the state capital, Atlanta), Chatham, and Athens-Clarke. According to a statement from Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon, these counties are accused of improperly accepting ballots over the weekend following the … Read more

Judge Dismisses GOP Lawsuit, Allows Weekend Absentee Ballot Drop-Off in Georgia’s Key Counties

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Atlanta, GA — A lawsuit aimed at blocking Georgia counties from offering weekend voting services was dismissed by a judge in Georgia on Saturday. The lawsuit, initiated by the Republican Party in Fulton County, sought to prevent the county — a Democratic stronghold in Atlanta comprising 11% of Georgia’s electorate — from allowing voters to drop off their mail-in ballots over the weekend. Fulton County, which has a significant impact on state elections due to its population, planned to open four election offices from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first weekend of November … Read more

Georgia Judge Rejects GOP Attempt to Halt Weekend Mail-In Ballot Returns in Key Counties

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Atlanta, GA – A Georgia judge on Saturday ruled against a Republican effort to prevent voters from personally returning mail-in ballots over the weekend, a significant decision as the state saw the closure of early voting on Friday. The legal dispute arose in Fulton County, a known Democratic area, which, along with several other Democratic-leaning counties, opened its normally closed offices over the weekend to accept these ballots. The controversy began when Republican legal challenges argued that the acceptance of hand-delivered mail-in ballots post-early voting contradicted state laws that govern the availability of ballot drop … Read more