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Jul 8, 2026 The Justice Department sent letters threatening election officials with possible prosecution over voter-roll and noncitizen voting compliance Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The letters used federal legal pressure against state election administrators and risked chilling neutral election management.
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- DOJ Threatens States with Criminal Charges Over Voter Data Compliance — The U.S.
- Justice Department threatens election officials with prosecution — The Justice Department sent letters to election officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., warning them of potential criminal prosecution if they allow noncitizens to remain on voter rolls or cast ballots.
Jun 14, 2026 The FBI raided an Ohio voter registration group's offices and homes and later seized devices as the inquiry widened Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The investigation risked chilling voter registration and voting-rights work by treating civic participation groups as law-enforcement targets.
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- FBI raids Ohio voter registration group offices — The FBI conducted raids on the offices and homes of a group in Ohio that promotes voter registration.
- FBI Seizes Devices from Voting Rights Group in Ohio — The FBI has seized laptops and cellphones from a voting rights group in Ohio as part of an investigation that has expanded to include the national organization America Votes, which has been subpoenaed.
Jun 12, 2026 The FBI raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and seized devices tied to voter-registration work Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The raid raised fears that law enforcement was being used to intimidate a voting-rights group ahead of elections, chilling participation and organizing.
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- FBI raids Ohio voting rights group — On June 10, 2026, the FBI conducted a raid on the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group involved in voter registration efforts.
May 8, 2026 Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama officials pushed for congressional redistricting despite a federal injunction Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The move challenged judicial limits and threatened to reopen mapmaking in a way that could weaken fair representation.
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- Alabama Governor Calls for Redistricting Despite Court Injunction — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey called for the state to redraw its congressional maps, despite a federal court injunction that prohibits such actions until after the 2030 census.
May 8, 2026 Governor Jeff Landry suspended Louisiana's congressional primary so lawmakers could redraw district maps Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The suspension interrupted an election already underway to make room for partisan remapping, undermining stable electoral rules.
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- Louisiana Governor Suspends Congressional Primary Election — Following the Supreme Court's ruling, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry suspended a congressional primary election that was already underway to allow Republican legislators to redraw district maps, aiming to convert at
May 8, 2026 Republican-led legislatures in multiple states expanded coordinated redistricting efforts to secure more House seats Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The broader push showed mapmaking being used as a national strategy to lock in partisan advantage and weaken equal representation.
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- Redistricting Efforts Expand Across Multiple States — Republican-dominated legislatures in Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida have engaged in redistricting efforts to secure additional Republican seats, while states like Tennessee, South Carolina
Feb 10, 2026 The FBI raided the Fulton County election office and seized hundreds of boxes of election materials Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The raid raised concerns that law enforcement was being used to revisit debunked election claims and pressure local election administration.
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- FBI raid on Fulton County election office based on debunked claims — On January 28, 2026, the FBI raided the Fulton County election office in Georgia, seizing nearly 700 boxes of election materials.
Aug 31, 2025 President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The order used law enforcement against a key opposition fundraising platform, raising concerns about selective state coercion in politics.
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- Trump Orders Justice Department to Investigate ActBlue — President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, a major fundraising platform for Democratic candidates.
Aug 2, 2025 The Office of Special Counsel opened a Hatch Act investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The inquiry raised concerns that legal oversight tools were being used in ways that could chill politically sensitive prosecutions.
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- Federal agency opens inquiry into ex-special counsel Jack Smith — The US Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, has confirmed an investigation into former Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith for potential violations of the Hatch Act.
- Federal officials investigate Jack Smith — The U.S.