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California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff’s seizure of ballots 0
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- August 25, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court is weighing whether a Southern California sheriff who seized election ballots must return them to county election officials. The high court heard oral arguments Monday regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election on redistricting. The measure passed in
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Federal judge denies attempt to strike down Mississippi county’s majority-Black judicial districts 0
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- August 15, 2026
A federal judge, at least for now, has denied a request to prevent a majority-Black section of voters from electing new county judges months before the election begins. The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by Robert Foster, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current DeSoto County supervisor, and others who claim the Legislature’s creation
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Mississippi lawmakers launch redistricting process after Supreme Court ruling 0
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- August 4, 2026
Lawmakers on Monday took the first steps toward potentially redrawing Mississippi’s legislative, congressional and judicial districts in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Louisiana v. Callais decision that weakened minority voting protections. The Joint Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, comprised of House members and senators, met at the state Capitol for the first time
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The Trump administration is increasing pressure on states to change voting practices 0
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- July 13, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withhold some federal funds from states that do not make changes to voting practices and is warning state election officials that they face arrest if they do not remove noncitizens from voter rolls. The letters to states and details of grant requests are the latest in a series
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Mississippi residents in DeSoto County sue over majority-black judicial subdistrict 0
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- July 10, 2026
Several DeSoto County residents, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current county Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the Legislature’s creation of majority-black subdistricts for the state judiciary violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit argues that when the Legislature redrew the state’s judicial districts, it gave DeSoto County an additional
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