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Town Officials in Tiny PA Town Arraigned After Investigators Unravel Rare Case of Alleged Voter Fraud

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

The Delaware County Daily Times reports that two borough council members allegedly recruited willing voters outside the Philadelphia suburb to support a third council member’s write-in campaign for mayor. The town of 1,200 residents has only 549 registered voters, and one of the highest concentrations of citizens of South Asian descent in the country.

A Glimmer of Hope in Mississippi: State Senate Advances Early Voting Bill; House Moves Forward Signature Mismatch Curing & Other Bills

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Mississippi has one of the country’s worst records for protecting voting rights and advancing democracy reforms. So when pro-voter bills emerge from the state house and senate like in-person early voting and the ability to cure a mismatched absentee signature, democracy advocates take notice.

State Updates on Bills Shortening Early Voting and Changing Mail-in Ballot Requirements, and the Contested NC Supreme Court Race Lawsuit

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

While attacks on democracy norms ensue in Washington, state legislatures have also been busy. We have updates from Utah, Kansas, Indiana, and an update on the contested North Carolina Supreme Court race.

Voter Suppression Bills Aimed at College Students Pushed (Again) by the NH Legislature

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

The New Hampshire legislature has proposed various schemes over the last decade to keep liberal-leaning college students living in the state from voting in elections. Most have failed, but no fewer than three voter suppression bills are before the legislature this year.

In WI, State Supreme Court Candidate’s Image Altered by AI in Opponent’s Attack Ad; Election Commission Administrator Targeted by Conspiracy Theorists Allowed to Stay

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

We’re in Wisconsin today, where a candidate for state supreme court had her image manipulated by AI in an opponent’s attack ad, and the state high court allowed the state’s embattled elections board administrator to stay, after three years of conspiracy-driven attacks by state GOP leaders.