With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 998

Last Updated: 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

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Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots.

Common Cause, a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization, announced a “voter protection” campaign Thursday that would place thousands of volunteers at polling sites in 25 states.

The initiative is designed to counter potential administration moves to intimidate voters, such as ordering …

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