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Judge hears challenges to Trump’s executive order on regulating elections

6 days ago | votebeat.org | Carrie Levine

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. What happened? A federal judge said she planned to rule by April 24 on a request to stop parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections from being enforced or implemented. What’s the dispute?
A proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting? Tell us what you think.

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Lauren Aguirre |Jen Fifield |Alexander Shur |Flavia P Franco

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. In late March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on elections that included a requirement that Americans prove their citizenship in order to register to vote.
Fox News report spreads false claim about noncitizens on Arizona voter rolls

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Alexander Shur |Flavia P Franco |Carter Walker

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. Arizona has not identified up to 50,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls, nor have counties begun canceling any voter registrations, despite news reports over the weekend suggesting otherwise.
Madison clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl resigns amid probe into ballot snafu

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Alexander Shur |Jen Fifield |Flavia P Franco |Carter Walker

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. Madison’s city clerk, Maribeth Witzel-Behl, resigned Monday as the city and state continued to look into how she and her staff lost track of 200 ballots that never got counted in November.
College student organization challenges Trump’s executive order on elections

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S.This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. Expect hearings to begin soon on the lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to overhaul elections.
A lo largo del estado de Arizona, los votantes que no han demostrado su ciudadanía reciben un trato desigual

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Flavia P Franco

Read in English. Votebeat es una organización periodística sin fines de lucro que informa sobre el acceso al voto y la administración electoral en los Estados Unidos. Suscríbete aquí al boletín gratuito de Votebeat Arizona. En Arizona, los votantes que no han demostrado su ciudadanía enfrentan un trato desigual al intentar actualizar su registro electoral.
More provisional ballots in Pennsylvania are being rejected for technical errors

1 week ago | votebeat.org | Carter Walker |Jen Fifield |Hayley Harding |Natalia Contreras

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. When Marryka Beck didn’t receive her mail ballot as expected ahead of the November 2024 election, the West Virginia University student knew she would have to drive back to Pennsylvania and vote provisionally on Election Day. At her polling place in Washington County, Beck says she followed the staff’s instructions.
The memorandum heightens fears about retribution against those who upheld the integrity of the 2020 election.

2 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Hayley Harding |Natalia Contreras |Alexander Shur

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. President Trump issued a presidential memorandum Wednesday demanding an investigation by the Justice and Homeland Security departments into his former top cybersecurity official, escalating a campaign of retribution aimed at those who contradicted his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Justice Department will no longer challenge Arizona’s voter citizenship laws in court

2 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Hayley Harding |Natalia Contreras |Alexander Shur

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. The Trump administration is asking to withdraw from a longstanding court case challenging Arizona’s voter citizenship laws.
With new executive order, Trump takes new aim at overseas voting

2 weeks ago | votebeat.org | Hayley Harding |Natalia Contreras |Alexander Shur |Jen Fifield

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Thousands of Michigan voters — including scores of military members and their families — could see their voting rights curtailed if President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on voting is allowed to take effect. The order, issued late last month, introduces major changes to how elections would be run.