TWO CHOICES IN NOVEMBER / NO WRITE-IN ALLOWED In California's top-two system, the November general election offers exactly two choices — and zero write-in space. If your candidate didn't make the top two in June, you have no options in November. Not even a write-in. The ban has

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has an active ballot access lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Elections. The Illinois Independence Party — a separate party that also claims stake in the case outcome — moved to intervene. On April 22, the Illinois State Board of Elections filed a

YOUR VOTER FILE / WENT TO IMMIGRATION Federal emails show DOJ planned to cross-reference voter data with immigration enforcement databases from the start — while telling courts it only wanted the data for voter registration compliance. Multiple courts have already rejected DOJ's

YOUR VOTE CAN BE ERASED / IN 45 DAYS Alaska handed federal officials its full voter rolls — including names, birthdates, and partial Social Security numbers. The agreement gives the government power to flag voters for removal, and Alaska must purge them within 45 days. No

MILITARY FAMILIES TARGETED / MICHIGAN SAID NO Michigan rejected an RNC lawsuit that sought to strip voting rights from military spouses and children living abroad. A judge called it an attempt to "disenfranchise the spouses and voting-age children of service members." The RNC

WRITE YOUR SSN / OR YOUR VOTE WON'T COUNT California's voter ID initiative cleared 962,000 valid signatures and qualified for the November ballot. Mail ballots would require your SSN or driver's license number on the envelope — checked before anyone counts the vote. It's a

PASSPORT TO VOTE / SENATE SAID NO The Senate voted 48-50 to kill the SAVE America Act, which would have required a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. Four Republican senators voted no. The bill would have eliminated mail-in voting for most Americans. For now,

NEW MAP TUESDAY / WITHOUT YOUR VOTE Florida's legislature convenes a special session Tuesday to redraw the state's congressional map mid-decade. The plan would add 3 to 5 new districts drawn to favor one party — breaking with the voter-approved map in place since 2022. The next

THE COURT REVERSED IT / VOTERS KEEP THE MAP Virginia's Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court Sunday. The voter-approved redistricting map, which 51% backed in last week's special election, goes into effect. RNC v. Virginia State Board of Elections, CL26-1208.

STRUCK DOWN 2-1 / ARKANSAS WANTS IT BACK The Eighth Circuit struck down Arkansas's ban on electronic signatures for voter registration, 2-1. Now Arkansas wants the full court to rehear it — and reinstate the barrier. Arkansas v. Jester, 24-2810.

FEDS WANT YOUR VOTER DATA / DELAWARE SAID NO Delaware's governor created a task force to defend its voter rolls. The DOJ sued the state for access to unredacted voter data. The RNC sued for its registration lists. Both say they're checking eligibility.

MEMBERS VOTED YES / THE COURT SAID NO An Arizona court ruled parties have no right to change their names without state approval. Members of the Arizona Independent Party voted to rename themselves — now they're taking it to federal court. No court has ever ruled this before.

6,800 SIGNATURES / STILL NOT ENOUGH Maryland's Libertarian Party collected 6,800 signatures — and stopped. The state requires 10,000 to qualify. Rather than miss the 2026 deadline, the party will save its signatures for the 2028 ballot cycle. Maryland voters get fewer choices in

MEDIA SAW IT FIRST / LAWMAKERS CAME SECOND Florida's new congressional map drops today — designed to flip 4 seats. The governor showed it to a media outlet before legislators had seen it. Voters passed a constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering in 2010. The Florida Supreme

This morning, the Supreme Court’s decision in Callais v. Louisiana made it even easier for politicians to pick their voters, rather than voters picking their leaders. By gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the Court has opened the door for even more aggressive

THREE STATE COURTS REFUSED / HE TOOK IT FEDERAL Butch Ware was removed from California’s governor ballot for refusing to file tax returns. Three state courts refused to restore him — none gave written reasoning. He filed a federal lawsuit Monday. New claim: the tax return law

3,000 BALLOTS TOSSED / FOR A MISSING DATE Montana requires voters to handwrite their birthdate on mail ballot envelopes. First election after the law took effect: 3,000 ballots rejected across the state’s six largest cities. 80% of Montanans voted by mail in 2024.

NO WAY TO REMOVE HER / HER NAME IS ON THE BALLOT North Dakota Rep. Liz Conmy was killed in a plane crash on April 25. She was running for re-election in the June primary. There is no mechanism to remove her name from the ballot. Voters in her district will see her name. Their

THEY MISSED THE WINDOW / A NEW ONE JUST OPENED Louisiana set an unconstitutionally early deadline for minor party candidates — so none qualified for Congress this year. With the primary suspended and districts being redrawn, filing will reopen. For the first time, independent

Within hours of the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling, Republican lawmakers in Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia called for special legislative sessions to redraw congressional maps. Alabama's primary is May 19. Mail ballots have already been sent.