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Republicans Release Their "Project 2026" to Suppress Your Vote in Midterms

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  May 18, 2026 Cleta Mitchell’s anti-voting group recently released its midterm playbook, urging lawmakers and election officials to severely restrict mail-in voting, eliminate same-day voter registration, and impose rigorous ID requirements. This is Project 2026, and Republicans are coming directly for your vote. In this video, Marc Elias breaks down the key propositions that will make it harder for you to cast your ballot in the midterms and beyond. Subscribe to our free newsletters or upgrade to support our work: https://bit.ly/42wcKUC 0:00 Republicans' Voting Project 2026 0:58 Inside the Vote Suppression Playbook 6:23 Targeting Homeless and Elderly Voters 11:21 A Voter ID Nobody Can Pass 15:17 Early Voting, Mail Ballots Under Attack 17:59 Banning Ballot Curing After Election Day 23:49 Making Election Certification Discretionary 26:27 Why Alarmism Has Been Right Every Time — Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and electio...

Supreme Court Bends Its Redistricting Rule — at Black Voters' Expense | Joyce Vance

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  Democracy Docket 698K subscribers May 5, 2026 In a fast-tracked order, the Supreme Court let Louisiana move forward with a new congressional map. The move exposes a double standard: the same court that told Black voters in Alabama it was too late to fix an unconstitutional map is now moving fast for white plaintiffs in Louisiana, even as ballots are being cast. Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias and former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance break it down. Subscribe to our free newsletters or upgrade to support our work: https://bit.ly/3OK7w4A Subscribe to Joyce Vance's Substack: https://joycevance.substack.com/ — Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy and independent standpoint. Covering election and voting litigation is central to our mission. But today’s battles over democracy — access to voting, gerrymandering, executive overreach, the rule of law and more — also play o...

BREAKING: Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act MARC ELIAS EXPLAINS!

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  Democracy Docket 693K subscribers Apr 29, 2026 BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court just kneecapped the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting. Marc Elias is joined by Legal Content Editor Ashley Cleaves to break down the implications of this ruling and the impact it will have on voter representation. Subscribe to our free newsletters or upgrade to support our work: https://bit.ly/42wcKUC ---- Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy and independent standpoint. Covering election and voting litigation is central to our mission. But today’s battles over democracy — access to voting, gerrymandering, executive overreach, the rule of law and more — also play out in Congress, in the Trump administration and in states around the country. As Trump and his GOP allies work to dismantle our democ...