The DOJ’s newest lawsuits also targeted California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and New Hampshire after it sued Oregon and Maine last week.
Her appointment comes as state and local officials have repeatedly voiced concerns about cuts and changes to DHS programs to secure elections.
“This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections,” said Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
The president, seizing on an assertion by Vladimir Putin despite there being no credible evidence to support it, promises to “lead a movement” for paper ballots. But his powers are limited.
New letter seeks a copy of the state’s voter rolls, and details on election officials’ survey responses. The scope of the request raises privacy issues.
The Trump administration wants to scoop up voter registration lists and other election data from all 50 states.
Several other states are also facing new scrutiny as the Trump administration refocuses election-law enforcement.
As part of a civics project, a group of citizens gather to discuss pre-canvassing, early voting, and ID requirements. Their deliberations could shape pending legislation.
“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” wrote Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
The commonwealth is not just suffering from trouble filling teaching positions – the fallout from that difficulty is landing disproportionately on students with special needs, students living in poverty, and students of color.
The DOJ’s newest lawsuits also targeted California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and New Hampshire after it sued Oregon and Maine last week.
Barack Obama, who spoke in Erie last week, thinks “We [America] are certainly at an inflection point.” But for many area voters, the tipping point came before 2016.
“It seemed to be the worst time in our country to have a Peace Center close, so I decided to make myself available,” said Barbara Simmons, who is coming out of retirement to once again lead the organization.
“If these three justices are defeated, there will be bedlam in Pennsylvania,” warns Shanin Specter, an attorney and founding partner of Philadelphia law firm Kline & Specter and son of the late U.S. Senator Arlen Specter.
