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\u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday, September 22\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! A new analysis by Democracy Docket found the Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging its supporters to request mail ballots despite the party attacking that form of voting for years. Experts spoke to us about why this is deeply hypocritical.\n\u00a0\nMeanwhile, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon claims the Department of Justice (DOJ) is close to fully recruiting 1,000 election monitors for the midterms this fall. Here\u2019s why that\u2019s troubling.\n\u00a0\nBut, in some good news, we can exclusively report that at least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week as part of National Voter Registration Day.\n\u00a0\nAll that and more is on the docket today. See you tomorrow!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \u2018Hypocritical\u2019: RNC pushes mail voting for its supporters while attacking it in court\nDespite challenging mail voting infrastructure for years in a slew of lawsuits across the country, the RNC is encouraging voters to \u201crequest your mail-in ballot now,\u201d a Democracy Docket analysis found. \nExperts told Democracy Docket that the dichotomy shows the committee\u2019s duplicitous faith in mail voting\u2019s security.\n\u27a4 Inside the GOP\u2019s mail voting hypocrisy\nIs DOJ laying the groundwork to expand the powers of its 1,000 election monitors?\nThe DOJ is close to fully enlisting the 1,000 federal election monitors it announced earlier this year to observe the upcoming midterm elections \u2014 the largest such contingent in U.S. history, Dhillon claimed in an interview with a far-right media outlet.\nThroughout the interview, Dhillon incorrectly stated that the officials will be \u201cfederal observers.\u201d In reality, the DOJ will instead send federal monitors. Her comments could be a troubling sign that the DOJ may intend to assert expansive powers.\n\u27a4 Why what she said is troubling\nDOJ seizes on Utah ballot dumping case to attack USPS court rulings, push Trump\u2019s anti-voting agenda\nThe department used the indictment of a former Utah postal worker accused of throwing away hundreds of mail ballots to attack court rulings blocking Trump\u2019s anti-mail voting efforts and promote a broader slate of restrictive voting policies.\n\u27a4 How the DOJ is trying to justify Trump\u2019s order\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 Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week\nIn some much-needed good news, at least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket.\nIt was National Voter Registration Day\u2019s second-most-successful midterm effort since the group began its annual nationwide registration drive in 2012, according to organizers.\n\u27a4 Read about the massive turnout\nThe latest in Missouri: Election workers warned switching maps this late is \u2018practically impossible\u2019 but the 8th Circuit ordered it anyway\nA federal appeals court decision reinstating the GOP\u2019s gerrymandered map for the midterms breezed past the practical considerations of election workers scrambling to prepare as voting begins.\nMeanwhile, Missouri referendum proponents asked a federal appeals court to pause its ruling requiring the state to use its 2025 GOP congressional gerrymander in the midterm elections while they seek U.S. Supreme Court review.\n\u27a4 What\u2019s next for the Missouri map battle?\n\u00a0\n0-25: Washington state hands Trump DOJ yet another voter roll loss\nA federal judge in Washington rejected the department\u2019s legal theory and dismissed the case with prejudice. For those counting at home, that is 25 straight losses as they attempt to force states to hand over unredacted voter registration data.\n\u27a4 How they just keep losing\nDelaware absentee ballot law greenlit for midterms\nThe Delaware Supreme Court fast-tracked a decision late Monday to uphold the state\u2019s permanent absentee ballot law, allowing eligible voters to use the balloting method in this fall\u2019s midterm elections.\nDelaware\u2019s decades-old law gives voters who cannot vote in person the option to automatically receive a ballot for each election.\n\u27a4 More on this win for voters\n\u00a0\nNorth Carolina mail ballot restrictions will cause \u2018arbitrary disenfranchisement\u2019 \nNorth Carolina\u2019s last-minute restrictions on absentee ballots \u2014 which include tighter rules around envelope errors and voting assistance \u2014 will lead to \u201carbitrary disenfranchisement,\u201d pro-voter groups argued in a lawsuit filed today.\n\u27a4 Read about the new lawsuit\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.\nAs Trump continues to wage war against a free press, the White House launched the embarrassingly named \u201cTrump TV.\u201d In what should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, it was a total flop. Also, as you\u2019d expect, Trump TV\u2019s announcement was widely mocked. \nA new analysis of Democratic primary voter turnout suggests the party could win the House this fall by a wide margin. That\u2019s encouraging! \nTrump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani again yesterday, and of course there were many memes about it \u2014 specifically the way Trump looked at Mamdani. \nStay vigilant out there, folks. Russia is once again seeking to sow distrust about our elections as part of a disinformation campaign, according to a new report. \nTrump also gave \u2014 by all accounts \u2014 a bonkers speech at the United Nations today. But whoever wrote this chyron at MSNOW deserves a raise.\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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