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NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - A judge suggests that Trump mail-in voting rules could cause ‘major disenfranchisement.’

Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Judge Suggests Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Could Cause ‘Major Disenfranchisement’

Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - New Hampshire sued over voter ID restrictions for students

Suit alleges requirement for students to show government-issued photo ID to register to vote and cast ballots "unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote.”

AI:New Hampshire is facing a lawsuit alleging that its voter ID requirements unconstitutionally burden student voting rights by requiring a government-issued photo ID to register and cast ballots. This legal challenge continues the growing national tension regarding election integrity measures, as states increasingly battle over the implementation of strict identification laws intended to prevent fraud versus claims of disenfranchisement.Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Wisconsin says disenfranchising, prosecuting voters prevents corruption, in prediction market ban

Wisconsin Elections Commission cites wagering law that predates 14th Amendment, interpreted by decades of Supreme Court precedent to frown on "irrelevant" voting conditions, would-be litigator says.

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Obama Library Cruelly Disenfranchises Millions Of Black Americans By Requiring Photo ID For Entry

CHICAGO, IL — In a cruel denial of basic human rights, the Obama Presidential Library has disenfranchised millions of black Americans by requiring photo identification for entry.

ABCNEWS - Clyburn says GOP redistricting push part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort

Some experts have told ABC News that redistricting in the South could wipe out up to a third of seats in Congress held by African American legislators.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Rep. Steve Cohen drops bid for re-election after redistricting in Tennessee reshaped his district

Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a liberal Democrat in his 20th year on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the term, becoming the earliest casualty of the Republicans’ redistricting campaign ahead of November’s midterms. Cohen, who will turn 77 later this month, hammered Republicans for orchestrating a power grab to disenfranchise Black voters in districts like his. But with the new map in place — and the cards stacked heavily against him — Cohen said he’d rather step down than go through the motions of an election contest he was sure to lose. #SteveCohen #Redistricting #Democrat #Tennessee #Memphis #Congress

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Supreme Court blocks judge from redrawing Malliotakis' New York district

The ruling comes after Malliotakis asked the Supreme Court to wade in last month, after a New York court ruled that Malliotakis's district had improperly disenfranchised black and Hispanic voters.

NPR (Benjamin Swasey) - A Republican plan to overhaul voting is back. Here's what's new in the bill

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name. Opponents say the legislation would disenfranchise millions of voters.