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‼️ Some of ICE’s election day plans are documented in a new Democracy Forward report, shared exclusively with Democracy Docket. DF says Americans are being left in the dark about what ICE plans to do as voters begin casting ballots. Here’s how they’re fighting back: demdock.com/4zhkjx0

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BREAKING: A federal judge allowed Republicans to defend North Carolina's last-minute restrictions on absentee voting, which could disqualify ballots over technicalities like an unsealed inner envelope. This comes as absentee voting for the midterms is already underway in the state.

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A judge just dealt a massive blow to the Trump administration's crusade for state voter rolls. This ruling goes far beyond the dozens of state-by-state cases and invalidates the program on a national level. Want to support the work we do? Subscribe to our newsletter: demdock.com/4s2VxOU

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🚨BREAKING: A judge ruled the DOJ's policy of collecting states' unredacted voter rolls and urging them to remove voters flagged as ineligible is illegal. "This policy...has left untold numbers of disenfranchised voters in its wake and inflicted injuries to the Plaintiffs' privacy," the court wrote.

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BREAKING: A pro-voting group is suing ICE for failing to respond to FOIA requests regarding the agency's increased involvement in investigating voter fraud. The lawsuit comes after the group had already submitted multiple FOIA requests seeking documents that disclose those efforts.

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In 2022, Vickie Marquardt (R) refused to certify New Mexico’s primary results. One county official refusing to certify won’t overturn an election on its own. But Marquardt is far from the only county official who has resisted certifying results in recent years ➡️ demdock.com/4ztaCf3

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🚙 Residents of Kentucky’s most populous county will be able to cast their ballot on Election Day without leaving their car. Drive-through voting is a win for voters with disabilities — and comes after the GOP-controlled state legislature passed new election restrictions: demdock.com/4znH3vg

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Trump has claimed that states are “merely an ‘agent’ for the federal government” and they must do what the president tells them. “Almost nothing in that statement is correct as a matter of law,” Marc Elias says. Keep an eye on the people trying to rewrite the rules: demdock.com/4rSKLdE

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Fewer than 400 noncitizens in New Jersey voted after a software error registered them through no fault of their own. New records show the Trump administration discussed how to deport them anyway. ➡️ demdock.com/4hNQKfb

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‼️ Trump’s taxpayer-funded ad campaign is part of an effort to improperly influence an ongoing election as Republicans struggle to keep control of Congress, according to a new DNC lawsuit. “Fundamentally, the ads undermine free and fair elections,” Democrats said: demdock.com/4yeugu6

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In a loss for Wisconsin voters, a judge won’t let absentee voters cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if they’re worried USPS won’t deliver their mail ballot in time. Stay informed about what's happening to your vote with our free newsletters: demdock.com/474tc0V

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🚨 An ICE detention took place this week in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box. Voting rights groups are citing this instance and many others in court as they fight to keep armed federal agents away from the polls: demdock.com/4hPIZ8C

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LOSS: The full 8th Circuit declined to rehear Minnesota's defense of its law seeking to combat election misinformation, voter intimidation and harassment. The denial comes after a panel for the circuit ordered the lower court to block enforcement of the law.

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ICE has been showing up at and near polling places, and voting rights groups say it’s scaring naturalized citizens and immigrant families away from the polls. Help us keep eyes on the polls: demdock.com/3TR0Gga

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UPDATE: New Hampshire asked the First Circuit to pause a ruling allowing election officials to consider student IDs as evidence of identity when registering and voting in state elections. Voting advocates argue the ban burdens students, especially those who are low-income or lack transportation.

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🤔 Why did ICE investigate a popular skate and streetwear store? It’s all part of the Trump administration’s search for data to back up unfounded allegations that noncitizen voting is rampant in the U.S. Here’s how the two are connected: demdock.com/4rTHXNp

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🎉 The Montana Supreme Court struck down GOP-backed restrictions on the people's right to create initiatives and referendums for voters to weigh in on. The court ruled that the Montana Legislature cannot burden the people's constitutional power to make laws themselves: demdock.com/4rTE5vR

A quote from Justice Beth Baker of the Montana Supreme Court discusses the Constitution and the intention behind people's lawmaking power having minimal obstacles. The text is accompanied by an illustration of a courthouse.

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Trump is actually very transparent about what he wants to do to elections. Yet the legacy media discounts him. “I have to take him seriously because that’s my job,” Marc Elias says. They want you tired and tuned out. We help you stay in the fight. Support us: demdock.com/4yDtK9W

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48 MILLION voting records were obtained by ICE through an election denier. The agency's investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, also debated sending undercover agents into voter registration organizations. Subscribe to our free newsletter here: demdock.com/4hIlVIP

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🚨 ICE has investigated hundreds of U.S. nonprofits that help people register to vote — and even considered using undercover agents to do so. It’s part of the Trump administration’s resource-intensive search for an exceptionally rare issue: illegal voting by noncitizens ➡️ demdock.com/4jfx4n7

The image features a quote discussing potential undercover operations by ICE targeting organizations for illegal alien voter registration. The quote highlights the use of undercover agents. In the background, a person holds a sign reading "Register to Vote Here.

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A Maryland ballot measure asks voters to approve a constitutional tweak that will allow Democrats to more easily redraw the state’s congressional map. It’s an effort to counteract a Trump-backed wave of pro-GOP gerrymanders across the U.S. But voters appear skeptical: demdock.com/47qyunH

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The Postal Service is slowing delivery across the country. Will your mail ballot be affected? Find out if your ZIP code is affected by checking out our interactive map: demdock.com/4BcR5RR

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BREAKING: In a win for Georgia voters, a state court dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to limit where mail-in ballots can be returned in Gwinnett County. The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia's second-most populous county to return their ballots before the midterms.

In the document, the heading reads "In the Superior Court of Gwinnett County State of Georgia." It involves the Republican National Committee, Gwinnett County Republican Party, and Tim Fleming as plaintiffs, and David Hancock and others as defendants, along with DSCC and Jon Ossoff for Senate as intervenors. The text is an order denying a motion for an interlocutory injunction and granting motions to dismiss. The document outlines the case concerning absentee ballot applications. The filing includes official stamps and electronic file marks.

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⚠️ ICE documents obtained through a FOIA lawsuit show the agency: 🔺 Collected tens of millions of voter records 🔺 Considered sending undercover agents to go after voting nonprofits 🔺 Weighed investigating voting machines 👀➡️ demdock.com/4ybyK4L

The image shows large red text stating "48.4M," with smaller text below explaining that this is the number of records obtained by ICE from a noted election denier, related to an alleged voter fraud hunt before the 2026 midterms.

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Pro-voting advocates say the measure rewrites the Arizona Constitution to align with Trump's crusade to end vote-by-mail and make it harder to overturn bad election laws. If passed, it would be put in place for the 2028 election.

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🧵 Early voting for Arizona’s 2026 midterms is officially underway, and few states head into Election Day with more unresolved fights: who runs elections, how ballots are cast and whether officials will certify the results. Here’s what you need to know ⬇️

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🚨BREAKING: Democrats are suing the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on campaign-style TV ads promoting Trump. The ads carry explicit disclaimers saying they were paid for by the U.S. government, which the party argues violate federal law.

Court document with case title: Democratic National Committee vs. Donald J. Trump, The White House Office, Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleges misuse of taxpayer dollars for political advertising.

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UPDATE: Republicans want to defend North Carolina's new absentee ballot rules, which could toss ballots over technicalities like an unsealed inner envelope. The GOP-led election board imposed the new policies just last month, and 81k voters have already requested absentee ballots for the midterms.

This image shows a legal document titled "Motion to Intervene as Defendants" in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. It involves plaintiffs, including the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, against defendants, the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The motion is filed by the Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party, seeking expedited consideration. The document refers to various parties and case number 1:26-cv-00965-TDS-JGM.

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UPDATE: The DOJ argued to the 11th Circuit that access to the personal information of 2020 election workers in Fulton County could aid a probe that "has already revealed potential irregularities in the conduct of that election." The claim raises alarm over election administration as midterms loom.

Page from a legal document titled "In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit." It lists the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections as Petitioner-Appellee and United States of America as Respondent-Appellant. It references an appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The document is an opening brief for the United States, authored by J. Daniel Bishop, with contact information for the U.S. Attorney's office in North Carolina.

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ICYMI: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records detailing its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 election monitors during the midterms. It remains unclear how the department will draw enough personnel or what training and vetting those employees will receive: demdock.com/4j7JIo7

A person with a cap labeled "Election Security" shines a flashlight on boxes labeled "Ballots," "Votes," and "Voter Info." A quote says, "This unprecedented deployment of federal officials stands to jeopardize the election and interfere with the right of voters to participate in the election free from intimidation." Below, it mentions the NAACP's lawsuit against the Trump administration regarding election monitor deployment.

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Utah combed its voter rolls and found only 27 confirmed noncitizens out of more than 2 million registered voters. Of those 27 noncitizens, only 13 had cast a ballot since 2018. But as the state’s Republican elections chief said, that’s not what Trump wanted to hear: demdock.com/4ejGo5Q

A quote text graphic with a red state outline. The quote says, "They don’t want to know that things are going well, because it goes against a narrative that is being pounded relentlessly of mass fraud or ineligible people voting." The attribution reads, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (R).

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A federal judge dismissed a noncitizen voting case, stressing that only states — not the federal government — can decide who is qualified to vote. The decision could impact the future of proof-of-citizenship laws, a pillar of Trump’s crusade to restrict voting: demdock.com/4hydGAl

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Election deniers want the Trump administration to use false claims that voting machines are compromised as justification to seize voting machines. They believe that the commerce secretary already has authority to do that — a view that legal experts say is way off base: demdock.com/4BaDLxl

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FACT: The federal government can't track the millions of Americans who move every year. That’s why Trump’s proposed state-by-state eligible voter lists are not only unlawful but simply not feasible, pro-voting groups say — and could risk Americans' privacy: demdock.com/4y6DqbY

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Described as “ballot candy, the popular-sounding measure is designed to energize Republican voters in a midterm year. All it actually does is make it harder to repeal strict photo ID laws in the future.

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🧵 Early voting for Ohio’s 2026 midterms has officially begun! A GOP ballot measure could make it harder to repeal photo ID laws, and the state recently handed sensitive voter data to the DOJ. Here’s what to know 🗳️👇

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Hypocrisy alert: Trump has officially told his supporters to vote by mail, even though he has spent years trying to ban the safe and secure voting method. This comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking the House and Senate are improving. Help us keep covering this: demdock.com/4zlGLVO

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UPDATE: A prominent right-wing group asked the entire 7th Circuit to hear its request for access to Wisconsin's complete voter registration list, which includes private data. The move comes after a three-judge panel for the circuit and a lower court already ruled against the group.

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🗳️ Early voting for California’s 2026 midterms has officially begun. California’s newly redrawn congressional map could be decisive in determining control of the U.S. House. The state is also becoming a major test of federal involvement in election administration. Here’s what to know ⬇️

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📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps

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🪪 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Can you use your student ID to vote in the midterms? Mostly no. A judge refused to block the state’s student ID ban for November. But if you have no other way to prove your identity, election officials can still consider your student ID as evidence: demdock.com/4j6WHWZ

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Calls for court reform have grown louder in recent years as the Supreme Court has delivered several controversial rulings. Justice Samuel Alito says Democrats’ calls to expand the court are a political attempt to influence the justices’ decisions: demdock.com/4hIVLFZ

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