USPS refusing to deliver mail ballots. In desperation to pass SAVE Act, Trump blocks housing bill. Election deniers coordinating with DOJ.
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Welcome to Fair Elections Alert, your rundown of key attacks against voting rights and independent elections across the country over the past week. It’s a way to keep up with what the opponents of democracy are focused on. We’ll highlight critical updates you need to be aware of, with a spotlight on the South, the original frontline in the fight for voting rights.
“You just cannot build a healthy democracy by catering to people who will just never accept the results of an election if it does not favor them.” – Georgia Rep. Jasmine Clark (D) regarding Georgia Republicans caving to election deniers by adding a hand count provision to a bill during special session.
States Rushing to Redraw Maps Post-Callais Decision: In Missouri, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is suing People Not Politicians, the PAC leading a referendum drive against the state’s new congressional map, seeking a court ruling that says he does not have to comply with a Sunshine Law records request about how his office is vetting submitted signatures. People Not Politicians turned in more than 300,000 signatures on Dec. 9 to force a statewide vote on the map, but Hoskins has only forwarded pages with signatures collected after Oct. 14 for validation. Chuck Hatfield, People Not Politicians’ attorney, called the lawsuit itself suspicious, noting the Sunshine Law doesn’t require records to be withheld as agencies simply have discretion to release them. The dispute adds to a pending May lawsuit accusing Hoskins of stalling his decision so the 2026 elections proceed under the new map regardless of the referendum’s outcome. Postmaster General Will Comply With Executive Order Targeting Mail Voting: While Trump’s executive order was being blocked in court, Postmaster General David Steiner told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that under a newly proposed rule, the USPS will refuse to deliver mail-in ballots in states that do not hand over a list of approved voters to the Trump administration. Steiner sought to place himself outside the controversy and said, in response to a question, that the Postal Service would adhere to a court order blocking the rule if one were issued. Asked about the legal authority underlying the rule, he said he would “have to defer that to the courts to understand the authority.”
Arkansas: SCOTUS Declines to Revive Voting Rights Act Protection: The Court declined to review Arkansas’s limits on voter assistance at the polls, leaving in place an 8th Circuit ruling that bars individuals and private groups from suing to enforce Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, the provision letting disabled voters or those who have literacy barriers pick who helps them vote. Advocates say the move erodes another piece of the 1965 law, coming just two months after the Court curtailed how race can factor into legislative map-drawing. California’s Federal Prosecutors Get a Call From Trump: Trump acknowledged calling a federal prosecutor in California to probe the state’s primary election results, claiming without evidence that the call is why Republican Steve Hilton advanced to the gubernatorial runoff. Trump didn’t specify which attorney he contacted, but First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli — the top official in the Los Angeles-based Central District of California — announced an investigation into election fraud claims earlier this month. Missouri’s Secretary of State Provides DOJ Voter Info: In February, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) said he would not provide the state’s full voter list to federal agencies without a court order. Despite his pledge, Hoskins said he was forced to hand over Missourians’ voter data because fellow Republican state lawmakers did not advance legislation in May that would have given him the power to conduct his own voter fraud investigations.
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Trump Tanks Housing Bill Over SAVE Act: Trump is making good on a threat he’s held since March to not pass any other legislation until the SAVE Act is passed. On Wednesday, he abruptly canceled a scheduled signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at bringing down housing costs, saying he would only sign it after Congress approved the SAVE America Act. Trump posted on Truth Social that he considers passing the SAVE Act a national emergency. Cleta Mitchell, cofounder and chair of the Election Integrity Network, celebrated Trump’s decision and added she hopes Trump vetoes the bill if Congress does not send the SAVE America Act to him. Michigan Anti-Voting Group (Connected to the Election Integrity Network) Says its 2020 Election Report is Headed to DOJ: During a June 4 online meeting, Patrice Johnson, chairwoman of the organization Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, said the group’s nearly 500-page report on what happened in Michigan’s 2020 election is nearly finished and will be sent to the DOJ. Johnson, who is connected to Election Integrity Network’s Cleta Mitchell, didn’t say who requested the report.
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