Voter Suppression

Likud Party threatens Central Elections Committee petition over Fly&Vote initiative

Likud is seeking the data and documents underlying the initiative's activities within five days, saying the material is needed to determine whether further legal action is warranted.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026; Illustrative.
 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Driving democracy to the ground: Don't make it harder for Israelis abroad to vote – opinion

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

US federal appeals court rules US President Donald Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

Israel heads to another round of elections on November 1.

The right to vote should not depend on IDF service - opinion


Who are the Biden and Trump lawyers slugging it out? - Opinion

While Trump’s lawyers might not be as famous, they are certainly busy.

Jay Sekulow speaks at anti-BDS conference

Trump takes fighting stance as election swings toward Biden

"He's in a fighting mood right now. He's not melancholy or dejected. But the path is getting harder and harder," said one Trump confidante, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

US presidential nominee Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump

Judge orders USPS to do 2 daily sweeps in states still receiving ballots

US District Judge Emmet Sullivan said the processing centers must perform morning sweeps and then afternoon sweeps "to ensure that any identified local ballots can be delivered that day."

U.S. postal service trucks sit parked at the post office in Del Mar, California

Postal workers accused of interfering with US election mail-in ballots

A Kentucky postal employee was fired after investigators said that more than 100 mail-in ballots were dumped. Collection boxes were ransacked outside of six Virginia post offices.

A resident drops off a mail-in ballot during the special election for Maryland's 7th congressional district seat, Maryland, U.S., April 28, 2020.

In 2020, making votes count is radical

If you’re for counting all votes, you’re by default placing yourself in opposition to President Donald Trump and much of the Republican Party.

US election mail-in voting ballot (illustrative)

What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session

Perhaps the most prominent case that could be overturned if Barrett is confirmed is Roe. V. Wade, the 1973 decision that enshrined the right to abortion.

Protestors demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court after President Donald Trump announced US Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, US, September 26, 2020.

US Justice Dept eases ban on announcing investigations before election

The change in policy is "deeply concerning," said Miriam Aroni Krinsky, executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution, a criminal justice reform group.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr arrives prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement about his acquittal on impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2020.

Trump campaign sues Democratic Montana governor to limit mail-in voting

The Trump campaign has also taken legal action to block mail-in voting procedures in Nevada and New Jersey. Election experts have said there is scant evidence of fraudulent postal voting in the past.

A resident drops off a mail-in ballot during the special election for Maryland's 7th congressional district seat, Maryland, U.S., April 28, 2020.

Jewish groups sound alarm on protecting the right to vote by mail

Here’s a look at what Jewish groups are doing to make sure voting is easy this year.

Prospective voters wait in line outside the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Nev., June 9, 2020.

WWish you were voting: US Jewish orgs. pushing for more voting - opinion

A number of Jewish organizations have allied with African-American groups for years to protect voting rights.

Voters fill in their ballot during a period of early voting at the Board of Elections office in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. March 14, 2020