Marc Elias

Marc Elias

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 159 Active Redistricting Cases: 49 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 79 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 77 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com

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Marc Elias

Since Callais came down, Democracy Docket has published 81 pieces of redistricting content: 74 news stories 4 analysis pieces 3 op-eds I challenge you to find another news outlet with more detailed coverage. Support independent and pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING: Immediately after the South Carolina legislature ended their legislative session Thursday, Gov. Henry McMaster (R) called lawmakers back to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its lone majority-Black district. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The Trump administration is quietly building a national voter database to help implement the president’s latest anti-voting order ahead of the midterm elections, despite its recent claims in court filings that it wouldn’t. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent visited the home of Milwaukee County’s elections director earlier this week in an attempt to question her, the county clerk has said. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Ten days before the Alabama primary election, the Supreme Court stripped Black voters of a congressional district they had won in court. I was not surprised. I was outraged. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/purc...

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Marc Elias

Another late night in the fight for free and fair elections. To those asking me how they can help, here is my only ask -- subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content. That is all! Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Marc Elias

I quoted the Virginia Constitution and Republicans are losing their minds.🤯 Jonathan Turley suggested I am a "radical" and "Jacobian" for literally quoting the Virginia Constitution's Bill of Rights.😂

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🚨BREAKING: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp called for lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps for 2028, adding Georgia to the growing list of southern states poised to wipe out majority-Black districts before the next presidential election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The Purcell principle was always a legal fiction applied selectively. But we are now beyond mere inconsistency. The Court has used the Purcell principle to erode any trust that there is any principle at all. My latest: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/purc...

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🚨BREAKING: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is expected to call lawmakers back for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its lone majority-Black district. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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If Trump hears about this, l I expect some wild social media posting sometime in the middle in the night. I can’t wait to see how Harmeet Dhillon is going to spin this. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Cleta Mitchell has accused Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), without evidence, of calling in a bomb threat after a suspicious object was found near a planned Raffensperger campaign stop. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 160 Active Redistricting Cases: 46 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 79 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com

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What has me worried — what we all need to focus on — is that something important in our democracy broke last week, and we are only beginning to see the fallout. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

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Marc Elias

I am working night and day to fight for free and fair elections in court while keeping you informed about what is happening to our democracy. If you want to help out, subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. That is all! Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Marc Elias

Two can play at this game!😂

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Marc Elias

This is so pathetic. DOJ is 0-6 in lawsuits to gain access to state voter roles. It couldn't find any legal authority for its claims so it wrote its own memo to cite to the 6th Circuit. SAD! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

I love this for them. Their opinions suck.

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that it is deploying staff — including “poll watchers” and “election observers” — to at least 17 states in what it calls a nationwide “election integrity” operation ahead of the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump won’t rule out deploying troops or federal agents to the polls during the upcoming midterm elections, he said in comments to journalists Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

In case you thought there was no way to both sides what is happening right now, never count the Post out.

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The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three challenges to a Republican gerrymander that aims to not only flip a congressional seat to the GOP, but also to override the will of Missouri voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

I was a defendant in Trump’s frivolous lawsuit. I did not settle. I did not compromise. I did not stop speaking out. We fought and won.

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Marc Elias

In case you are wondering how DOJ is doing in court.

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Marc Elias

Virginia Bill of Rights👀 "whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal."

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended his decision to suspend his state’s ongoing primary election to redraw the congressional maps, even after 45,000 ballots had already been cast, saying that discarding those votes was “not a big” deal. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Tennessee’s congressional gerrymander, which wiped out the state’s only Black-majority district, has drawn another lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 160 Active Redistricting Cases: 46 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 79 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com

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