Montana Judge Knocks Down Republicans’ Tighter Voting Laws
A Montana judge struck down three Republican-sponsored laws that restricted voting in the state, ruling that the laws were unconstitutional and saying that there was no evidence of the widespread voter fraud the laws were ostensibly targeting. The laws ended same-day voter registration, imposed new identification requirements on students, and restricted third-party ballot collections. Jaqueline De León, a representative of the Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community, and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe says that if the laws are allowed
Voter Intimidation? Black Voters Over-Represented Among Those Arrested So Far for Election Crimes 
A review by the Palm Beach Post has found that the vast majority of Florida residents arrested under Governor Ron Desantis’ new election crimes unit are black. Of the 19 arrests made so far this election cycle, 15 of them have been black residents. Opponents of Desantis and voting rights advocates claim that the new unit is functioning precisely as intended- not as defense against nearly non-existent election fraud, but as a means of suppressing and intimidating black voters who are unlikely to support
2020 Election Conspiracists Could Soon Oversee Voting in U.S. Battleground States
Two far-right U.S. politicians, Republicans Jim Marchant of Nevada and Mark Finchem of Arizona, are tied or leading in races to become the top election administrators in their states. A victory in November could allow them, as secretaries of state, to restrict voting access or seek to block certification of results in two key battleground states for presidential elections. Both candidates want to shorten or abolish early voting, mail in voting, and ballot drop boxes claiming without evidence that they breed fraud. Finchem and
New Missouri Voter ID Law Survives Legal Challenge
A Republican-backed law requiring Missouri voters to present a photo ID at their polling places survived a court challenge with less than a month to go before the midterm elections. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem dismissed a lawsuit challenging the new voting law; in the decision, Judge Beetem said that individuals and groups that filed the lawsuit could not prove the law had injured them in their right to vote in the November 8th election. The American Civil Liberties Union plans to appeal
Conspiracy Theorists and 16-Hour Days: Inside the Stress Elections Officials Face Ahead of Midterms
Election administrators across the state of Texas have faced increased scrutiny and stress since the 2020 election cycle. Since the election, supporters of President Donald Trump have sent a barrage of public information requests to election offices across the state, including those in the smallest and reddest Texas counties where Trump won handsomely. The increasing demand has left many workers burnt out. According to the secretary of state's office, 30% of Texas election workers have left their jobs since 2020; in one county, the