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\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 Wednesday, September 30\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 Sally Holtgrieve \u00b7 Senior Editor, News and Operations\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hello, pro-democracy readers.\n\u00a0\nI\u2019ve edited a lot of stories on a lot of hearings. I\u2019ve read SO MANY quotes from Republicans. But I have never had the privilege of witnessing the phrases \u201calbino unicorn\u201d and \u201cthe Papa was a Rolling Stone standard\u201d make it into a news story on a lawsuit about voter eligibility. Until today.\n\u00a0\nMeanwhile, reporter Jim Saksa and graphic designer Megan Lee put a ton of work into a new data story on the hundreds of thousands of mail ballots from legal voters that get rejected for dubious reasons. The figures they uncovered dwarf the tiny number of illegal votes \u2014 but we rarely hear anything about it.\n\u00a0\nIn more good news, the Department of Justice is now 0-26 in voter roll grab cases.\n\u00a0\nThis and so much more is below. Thanks for reading; see you tomorrow.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A few noncitizen votes are a scandal. But thousands of rejected ballots are business as usual\nRepublicans and the legacy media went ballistic when New Jersey admitted to an error that allowed fewer than 400 noncitizens to vote since 2023.\nBut when 72,000 mail ballots were rejected across six states in the 2026 primaries over technical issues, it didn\u2019t make a ripple.\n\u27a4 We break down the data\n\u00a0\nJudge rejects demand for Georgia voter roll in DOJ\u2019s 26th loss\nThe judge dismissed the DOJ\u2019s lawsuit against Georgia, finding, in line with numerous other courts, that the government has no right to the unredacted data.\n\u27a4 More on the DOJ\u2019s 0-26 score\n\u00a0\nTrump hired them to prove election conspiracies. They all left without finding anything \nThis week, Kurt Olsen became the latest in a string of President Donald Trump loyalists to quit their posts after being brought in to prove 2020 election conspiracy theories or indict the president\u2019s political enemies, and utterly failing to do so.\n\u27a4 Election deniers Trump brought on that have all resigned in recent months\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 DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump\u2019s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says\nA nonpartisan government watchdog asked a federal court to force the Trump administration to hand over records on its claims that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states.\nThe request comes after Trump alleged, without evidence, that his administration found 278,000 noncitizens on the rolls.\n\u27a4 What else the lawsuit demands\n\u00a0\nGOP lawyer seeks to disenfranchise \u2018albino unicorn\u2019 overseas voters\nRepublicans argued in court that U.S. citizens living abroad should not be allowed to vote in Nebraska...because the right to vote is \"precious.\" It\u2019s part of a broader GOP effort to disenfranchise overseas Americans.\nOne GOP lawyer tried to downplay the impact, claiming such voters are as rare as \"an albino unicorn of some kind.\" Yeah, that\u2019s a real quote.\n\u27a4 But wait, there\u2019s more\nGOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate\n \nIn a 53-47 vote, Senate Republicans failed to advance an anti-voting measure that would have required voters to provide photo ID to cast ballots.\nThe vote follows repeated failures by the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act, an anti-voting bill Trump has called his \u201cNo. 1 priority.\u201d\n\u27a4More on the win for voters\n\u00a0\nSouth Carolina voters with disabilities lose key mail voting challenge\nIn a loss for South Carolina voters, a federal judge rejected a challenge to three state laws that restrict voter assistance weeks before the midterms.\nWhile the decision could affect the nearly 15% of South Carolinians who identify as having a disability, the judge left the door open for a future challenge.\n\u27a4 More on the lack of access\nPro-voting group prepares hundreds of volunteers to monitor Texas voting\nAs Texans face their large share of hurdles in this year's midterms, one pro-voting group is preparing more election protection volunteers than ever before, with over 400 already trained, the state's program manager said.\n\u27a4 What the Lone Star State is gearing up for\n\u00a0\nCould Trump take over voting by declaring a \u2018national emergency\u2019?\nA growing MAGA chorus has been pushing for Trump to declare a national emergency so he can seize control over elections from states.\nVoting rights advocates say doing so would be blatantly unconstitutional \u2014 but worry that such an order could suppress voting nonetheless.\n\u27a4 What you need to know\n\u00a0\nWisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions\nWisconsin\u2019s highest court will hear a case brought by the DNC that could allow courts to extend polling hours when Election Day disruptions threaten voting access. Disclosure: The Elias Law Group (ELG) represents the Democratic National Committee. ELG Firm Chair Marc Elias is the founder of Democracy Docket.\nThe ruling won\u2019t come before the midterms.\n\u27a4 Why it still matters\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.\nKen Paxton, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas and a Trump loyalist, admitted in private that \u201ceverybody\u2019s numbers dropped\u201d after Trump\u2019s convention. \nWant to know the latest way the GOP has embarrassed itself? Plus more from yesterday\u2019s Jack Smith hearing.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Today's newsletter was edited by Andrew Childers and Dave O\u2019Brien, and produced by Leila Fusenig. Learn more about our staff here.",
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