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ADM for Aug 10, 2026: Delaware Enacts State Voting Rights Act; Virginia Strengthens Its VRA, Laying Groundwork for Automatic Voter Registration

Brian Beihl August 11, 2026

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ADM for Aug 11, 2026: The U.S. Senate Will Leave for Summer Recess Without Passing the SAVE America Act, But the Restrictive Voting Bill Will Be Back in the Fall

Brian Beihl August 11, 2026

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ADM for Aug 4, 2026: California Supreme Court Schedules Special Session to Hear Cases Against Riverside County Sheriff Who Seized 600,000 Ballots

Brian Beihl August 3, 2026

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ADM for Aug 3, 2026: Virginia’s Governor Has Restored Rights to Over 66,000 Formerly Incarcerated Citizens. November’s Question 3 Would Make it Automatic.

Brian Beihl August 2, 2026

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ADM for July 31, 2026: Community Poll Workers are Essential to a Safe, Secure and Accessible Election. August 11 is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.

Brian Beihl July 30, 2026

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ADM for July 30, 2026: Making Sense of Latest Conflicting Appeals Court Rulings on Trump’s March Executive Order on Elections. Has Harm Been Done–Yet?

Brian Beihl July 29, 2026

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ADM for July 29, 2026: Largely Blocked by Lower Courts, Administration Asks SCOTUS to Allow Executive Order Directing USPS to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters

Brian Beihl July 28, 2026

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ADM for July 28, 2026: Software Design Error and Slow DOT Response Likely Led to Noncitizen Registrations in New Jersey, Not Intentional Fraud

Brian Beihl July 28, 2026

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ADM for July 24, 2026: U.S. House Passes the Suppressive SAVE America Act and Will Combine It With a Defense Appropriations Bill to Make it Harder to Vote Down in the Senate

Brian Beihl July 28, 2026

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ADM for July 15, 2026: Removal of EAC Commissioners Draws Attention to Hollowed Out Federal Agencies with ‘Election Integrity’ Responsibilities Now Unable to Function

Brian Beihl July 28, 2026

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