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\u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday, September 29\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nBy Andrew Wyrich \u00b7 Newsletter Editor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hello, pro-democracy readers! As the Trump administration leaves open the possibility of ICE agents at polling places during the midterms, a new poll finds nearly half of Americans oppose the idea. Meanwhile, in a win for voters, a judge allowed a challenge to an anti-voting law in Louisiana.\n\u00a0\nOne more thing: Earlier this month, I asked what you value about Democracy Docket\u2019s newsletters. And wow did you tell me \u2014 we got hundreds of responses! I want to reply to all of them, but figured I\u2019d just publicly thank those of you who responded. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, and we can\u2019t wait to use what you told us to make our newsletters better.\n\u00a0\nFinally, readers like you were interested in yesterday\u2019s story about whether or not Trump\u2019s Department of Justice (DOJ) would obey a recent judge\u2019s order. Marc will be going live on YouTube at 6:30 p.m. EDT to discuss it. Be sure to check it out.\n\u00a0\nAll that and more is on the docket today. On a programming note, Sally will be guiding you through the news for the next two days, so I\u2019ll see you later this week!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More than half of Americans don\u2019t want ICE at polls, survey shows\nPublic dissent comes as three major lawsuits were filed to block federal interference at polling places this month. From prominent civil rights groups and national Democrats to local prosecutors and everyday Americans, there\u2019s significant opposition to the federal election interference that President Donald Trump and members of his administration have failed to rule out.\n\u27a4 Read more about the poll\n\u00a0\nTrump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plans\nThe Trump administration filed a response to a Democratic National Committee lawsuit that seeks records about plans to seize or inspect ballots, voting machines or other election materials during the midterms. \nThe DOJ didn\u2019t deny that the administration has considered plans, identify whether any of those records exist or offer a timeline for producing them.\n\u27a4 Here\u2019s how the DOJ responded\n\u00a0\nGOP trained Wisconsin election observers to target voting machines\nRepublicans launched a program for Wisconsin election observers to identify discrepancies with voting machines in the swing state.\nThe new program appears to mark an escalation from typical poll watching activities and could lead to longer wait times for voters this fall.\n\u27a4 Why this is concerning\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our new bulletin board is live. Find ways you can volunteer, attend rallies,\u00a0write petitions and much more.\n \n \n \n \n EXPLORE THE BULLETIN BOARD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Judge greenlights challenge to Louisiana anti-voting law, citing discrimination claims\nA federal judge today rejected most of Louisiana officials\u2019 efforts to dismiss the lawsuit challenging Act 500, which requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration.\n\u27a4 More on this win for voters\nVoting advocates keep fighting North Carolina mail ballot restrictions with midterms underway\nMail voting in North Carolina is well underway, but voting rights groups warn some votes may not be counted if two restrictive rules remain in effect.\nPlaintiffs fighting North Carolina\u2019s newly passed absentee ballot rules filed for a preliminary injunction that would block the rules.\n\u27a4 Why the rules are \u201cdisenfranchising\u201d for the midterms\nElection denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election\nThe White House brought Olsen on in 2025 to lead \u201celection security and integrity\u201d as Trump tried to relitigate the results of the 2020 presidential race. In that capacity, Olsen played a central role in the FBI\u2019s January raid of an elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia. \nHe has reportedly left his position after Trump\u2019s election fraud claims did not materialize.\n\u27a4 More on Olsen\u2019s departure\n\u00a0\nGeorgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state\u2019s voting machines\nThe resolution directs the board\u2019s executive director to pursue assistance \u201cfrom any quarter,\u201d including the DOJ and Department of Homeland Security, while pressuring Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to pursue an ill-defined software update to Georgia\u2019s voting equipment.\n\u27a4 More on the board\u2019s vote\nDo you know of any pro-democracy events?\nThe midterms are getting closer by the day. Are there any postcard writing events near you? Rallies you want to attend? Ways you want your fellow pro-democracy readers to get involved? We want to hear from you! Just add it to this (very easy to fill out) form. The submissions will be posted to our new Bulletin Board for Democracy Docket members to see.\n\u27a4 Help other readers get involved\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here we share noteworthy briefs on all things voting rights and democracy. Have a footnote for us? Send it\u00a0to newsletters@democracydocket.com.\nAre you a poll watcher or local election official? All Voting is Local and the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law released an updated local election guide that covers federal and state laws in several battleground states. \nPrimarily because of state-level voter ID laws, more than 300,000 transgender voters in the U.S. will face barriers to casting a ballot this fall. Those laws create a \u201cunique and, in some cases, insurmountable barrier to voting.\u201d \nHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has made it clear what will happen if Republicans retain control of the House after this fall\u2019s midterm elections: \u201cExactly what we have been doing already.\u201d Bold strategy. \nThis is funny. As he\u2019s aggressively defended AI despite growing backlash, Trump today launched an America.gov chatbot (and bizarrely linked it to his anti-voting SAVE America Act). Naturally, many people asked the bot who won the 2020 election. Thankfully, and somewhat surprisingly given Trump\u2019s constant lying about elections, it answers the question correctly. I confirmed this myself, as did reporter Jacob Knutson. Here\u2019s a screenshot. How long until Trump starts bashing AI? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Today's newsletter was edited by Sally Holtgrieve\u00a0and Dave O'Brien, and produced by Leila Fusenig. Learn more about our staff here.",
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