Tuesday’s Elections Were a Huge Win for Democracy
A voter carries her ballot to the counting machine after voting at a polling station Nov. 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Democratic victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections were also major triumphs for the efforts to protect democracy…
Virginia Admitted to Wrongfully Removing 3,400 Voters. Can It Recover Ahead of Pivotal Elections?
Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Since announcing the improper removal of nearly 3,400 eligible voters from Virginia’s voter rolls—more than 10 times the initial estimate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration acknowledged in early October—the administration on Friday said that it had…
Federal Judge Rules Georgia’s Congressional Maps Violate the Voting Rights Act
A young boy holds a sign during a rally advocating for early voting and voting rights on Sunday, October 30, 2022 in Decatur, GA.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge on Thursday ruled that voting maps created by Georgia Republicans violated…
How “Stop the Steal” Republicans Could Take Over Virginia
Mother Jones illustration; Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On November 8, 2020, the day after the major news networks called the election for Joe Biden, 350 supporters of Donald Trump gathered in Purcellville, Virginia, a town of 9,000 people one hour northwest of Washington,…
Former Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Joins Guilty Plea Parade in Georgia
Mother Jones; Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jenna Ellis, a former lawyer for Donald Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty Tuesday in the sprawling Georgia criminal prosecution surrounding Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Ellis is now the fourth defendant—and third attorney—to…
A Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Just Ruled a Texas County Violated the Voting Rights Act
Brandon Bell/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, a Trump-appointed federal judge struck down an electoral map in Galveston, Texas, saying it violates the Voting Rights Act and amounts to “egregious” discrimination against Black and Latino voters. “This is not a typical redistricting case,”…