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California Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots
ABC News Politics · Sep 25, 2026
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al
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District of Columbia District · No. 1:25-cv-03501 Open the supporting record →Cross-branch archive matches
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al
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District of Columbia District · No. 1:25-cv-03501Federal court
SENATE MAJORITY PAC v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
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District of Columbia District · No. 1:26-cv-00337Federal court
JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
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District of Columbia District · No. 1:26-cv-00149Federal court
SENATE MAJORITY PAC v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
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District of Columbia District · No. 1:26-cv-00336Federal court
Senate Majority PAC v. FEC
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District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · No. 26-5328Congress
S.Res. 860
A resolution recognizing September 15, 2026, as "National Voter Registration Day".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4762-4763; text: CR S4761)Congress
H.Res. 1542
Designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and…Congress
H.Res. 1539
Affirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to defend the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and to oppose efforts to intimidate v…
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently deter…Congress
S.Res. 854
A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4737-4738)Federal court
League of Women Voters, et al v. DHS, et al
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01 · ABC News Politics
California Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots
The California Supreme Court has ruled that a Republican California sheriff must return over 650,000 ballots he seized following a Nov…
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The nation's largest business lobby argues Hawaii's first-in-the-nation law stripping corporations of election-spending power cannot s…
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County election offices in Texas are scrambling to process a large backlog of voter registration applications as midterm election voti…
05 · Courthouse News ServiceLula seeks probe into possible US election interference
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06 · Washington ExaminerDemocrats sound alarm over Trump anti-socialist ad paid for by US government
Democratic lawmakers and critics of President Donald Trump are sounding the alarm over his new ad that says its anti-socialist message…
07 · NewsweekChris Pappas Reverses Polling Trend in New Hampshire Senate Race
The new poll shows a flip in possible momentum in Democrats' favor less than 6 weeks out from Election Day.
08 · The HillError causes backlog of thousands of Texas voter registration applications
A Texas system error left tens of thousands of voter registration applications unprocessed for months, forcing county election officia…
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