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Friday, May 23

DOJ accelerates hunt for voter fraud — with help from DOGE

In a recent appearance on a right-wing podcast, Antonio Gracias — a billionaire investor who is also working alongside Elon Musk in DOGE — said the DOJ asked DOGE to find “10-20 cases” of alleged noncitizen voting in every state.

SCOTUS allows Trump to fire two independent federal board members

SCOTUS yesterday permitted President Donald Trump to fire two independent board members without just cause as litigation continues. The decision clears the way for challenges to 90 years of legal precedent on agency independence.

Georgia county rejects election deniers to local board of elections

The Fulton County, Georgia Board of Commissioners voted to reject the nominations of two prominent election deniers to the county board of elections. Before voting, one board member said, “It’s not possible to work with folks trying to sow discord.”

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In Florida and nationwide, GOP cracks down on direct democracy

For years, Floridians have used ballot measures to enact progressive reforms. Now, a new law makes it nearly impossible for grassroots groups to get initiatives on the ballot. Critics say it's an attack on voters' rights and free speech.

Sen. Padilla on Democrats’ plan to stop the SAVE Act, DOGE

Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is leading Senate Democrats’ fight against the SAVE Act. Padilla joined Marc to discuss protecting voters’ information from DOGE, his experience expanding ballot access as California’s secretary of state and the work Senate Democrats are doing to counter voter suppression.

Trump’s drive for power threatens local sovereignty

We are accustomed to Trump flouting and subverting the law, but perhaps less observed are the ways in which his administration seems determined to shut down local sovereignty. Democracy Docket contributor Jessica Pishko explains.