DOJ’s new voting lawyer has web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists
- GOP lawyer Eric Neff, a new Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney trying to obtain state voter records, previously represented a top conspiracy theorist involved in President Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion — a tie underscoring the alarming shift in the DOJ from defending to attacking voting rights.
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300,000 Missouri voters sign petition to put GOP gerrymander to statewide vote
- More than 300,000 Missourians signed a petition demanding that Trump’s gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum. Only about 106,000 signatures were required to trigger a vote.
- The Missouri Constitution gives voters the right to hold a so-called citizen’s veto referendum to block legislation passed by state lawmakers. Voters decided to use that mechanism to fight back against the gerrymander, which would likely eliminate a congressional district currently held by a Democrat.
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And on top of that in Missouri…
- Last night a federal judge dismissed Republicans’ attempt to stop voters from pursuing the referendum. Though the judge — a Trump appointee — concluded that the referendum’s opponents don’t need a court to block it because Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, an elected Republican, has the authority to reject the petition as unconstitutional himself after the signatures are turned in.
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Trump’s ‘repeated, blatant’ Hatch Act violations must be investigated
- Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) called for an investigation into the Trump administration’s “repeated, blatant” abuse of power to achieve partisan redistricting goals, alleging it violates federal law. This renewed demand comes after his first request in July received no response.
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