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\u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday, September 25\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 \n \n \n \n A note from the editor\n \n \n \nWe have multiple reporters tracking every movement in the battle over Missouri\u2019s gerrymandered congressional map; covering President Donald Trump\u2019s slew of schemes to control elections; keeping an eye on right-wing extremists\u2026and so much more. Have I ever mentioned we\u2019re busy around here?\n\u00a0\nOverheard in the newsroom as I was putting this together: HR: \u201cThe reporters drink like six cups of coffee a day, we\u2019ll need a bigger coffee machine.\u201d\n\u00a0\nI think that tells you everything. Keeping you informed also fuels us, truly. Thanks for reading!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSally Holtgrieve \u00b7 Senior Editor, News and Operations\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 REDISTRICTING \nScope of Republicans\u2019 Missouri gerrymander revealed in latest briefs to Supreme Court \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n By Alexandra Hutzler \n \u00b7 Reporter\n \n \n \n We've been zeroed in for months now on how Missouri's messy redistricting fight is playing out in the courts, breaking down all the rapid-moving legal developments. But tucked away in filings this week was a stark reminder of the on-the-ground consequences for Americans.\n\u00a0\nMore than 1.4 million people would be affected by the gerrymander that Missouri Republicans adopted last year at Trump's request. That's roughly one in three voters statewide who'd shift between old and new districts, all thanks to the GOP's effort to eliminate a single Democratic seat in Kansas City. Missouri\u2019s U.S. House delegation already has six Republicans and two Democrats.\n\u00a0\nThe new map would widen that split to 7-1. Across the U.S., a recent Associated Press analysis found that, after Trump launched his nationwide gerrymander war, over 10% of U.S. residents now live in a different congressional district.\n\u00a0\nWhich map Missouri will ultimately use this fall is now up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is set to rule at any moment. (They had not as of press time, 6 p.m. EDT Thursday. You\u2019ll have another email in your inbox with that update if they do.) It's the third time in as many weeks that the justices will weigh in on the matter.\n\u00a0\nPlus, in pushing for their gerrymander, Republicans are making an argument that could vastly expand the power of state lawmakers over the voting process.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \u27a4 The latest in Missouri\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, do phone banking, write petitions\u00a0and much more.\n \n \n \n \n SEE THE BULLETIN BOARD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nVOTER RECORDS \nTrump administration will use passport data for voter citizenship checks, court filing reveals\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n By Jim Saksa \u00b7 Reporter \n \n \n \n The administration\u2019s crusade to cobble together citizenship lists out of large data sets continues.\n\u00a0\nIn a court filing this week*, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed plans to use the State Department\u2019s passport data \u201cfor the purpose of verifying\u2026 voter eligibility.\u201d \nThe DOJ filed a vaguely worded status report in Democrats\u2019 ongoing legal challenge against the executive order Trump signed in March, which directed the Department of Homeland Security to work with Social Security Administration records and \u201cother relevant Federal databases\u201d to create lists of every voting-age citizen in each state.\n\u00a0\nThe administration\u2019s decision to burn tens of thousands of hours of staff time on hunting down the handful of noncitizens who might be improperly registered to vote has been marked by embarrassing errors and troubling allegations of broken laws and defied court orders. But, along with the government\u2019s other anti-voting steps, it also threatens to create a sense of fear and intimidation around the process, especially for certain communities. The use of passport data may only add to the chilling effect.\n\u00a0\n* Disclosure: The Elias Law Group (ELG) represents plaintiffs in this case. ELG Firm Chair Marc Elias is the founder of Democracy Docket.\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 BEHIND THE STORY\n \n \n \n Sally: How did you uncover this?Jim: I got this little scoop because, at Democracy Docket, our reporters and Research team are absolutely birddogging election-related litigation. There\u2019s hardly a filing we aren\u2019t reading, just in case it reveals something new. As the election approaches, readers should expect more stories like this one from us.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \u27a4 Why this is concerning\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 \nELECTION ADMINISTRATION\nExclusive: EAC commissioner communicated with Cleta Mitchell\u2019s group on proof of citizenship, emails show\n \n \n \n \n \n \n By Matt Cohen\n \u00b7 Senior Reporter\n \n \n \n I can\u2019t tell you how often I\u2019m itching to know what\u2019s going on behind the scenes at the government agencies we cover. Oh, what I would give to be a fly on the wall in the Department of Justice\u2019s voting section, or during the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s election integrity briefings \u2014 just to know what kind of shady stuff they\u2019re up to when they think no one\u2019s looking.\n\u00a0\nWish granted this week when the good folks at Democracy Forward sent us a trove of U.S. Election Commission (EAC) emails unearthed from a FOIA lawsuit. \nIt did not disappoint. \nBuried within the hundreds of emails we received were exchanges between Christy McCormick, the former Republican vice chair of the commission, and Cleta Mitchell\u2019s anti-voting group, the Election Integrity Network (EIN). McCormick was communicating with one of EIN\u2019s leaders about a public comment period from last fall opened by the agency on whether to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form.\nThough the saga may well be over \u2014 McCormick was allowed to resign this summer amid Trump\u2019s dismantling of the EAC\u2019s leadership \u2014 the emails show how a leader of the independent, nonpartisan agency was in touch with some of the most dangerous election deniers working tirelessly to rollback voting rights.\n \u27a4 Read the full exclusive\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Odds and ends\n \u27a4 California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seizedballots, affirms state\u2019s power over local law enforcement\n\u27a4 Pennsylvania starts voting under federal scrutiny. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re watching\n\u27a4 Top election officials prepare to prevent and prosecute election interference\n\u27a4 Appeals court greenlights Ohio GOP\u2019s voter registration proof of citizenship requirement for midterms\n\u27a4 \u2018Hypocritical\u2019: RNC pushes mail voting for its supporters while attacking it in court\n Slack message of the week\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What you can do\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The reporters you\u2019ve gotten to know here are also on Reddit, sharing behind-the-story looks at their work and answering your questions!\n\u00a0\nYou can join the space to discuss our coverage, ask questions about ongoing litigation and follow the legal fights shaping American elections.\n\u00a0\nWe look forward to chatting directly with you.\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 QUESTION OF THE WEEK\n \n \n \n Would you rather have\u2026\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A LONGER EARLY-VOTING PERIOD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MORE POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Today's newsletter was edited by Zachary Roth\u00a0and produced by Leila Fusenig. Learn more about our staff here.",
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