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The Electoral College was established in 1787 by Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution for two reason...
08/09/2026

The Electoral College was established in 1787 by Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution for two reasons:
1. As a way to mitigate the dominance of the larger states
2. Because the framers did not trust voters to make an educated decision when voting for the President.

Some lawmakers even wanted Congress to elect the President, rather than by popular vote. The Electoral College process was a compromise based on the idea of an “electoral middle-man."

The Constitution says little about who can serve as an elector, but it does set two clear limits: sitting Senators, Representatives, and anyone holding an “office of trust or profit” under the United States cannot serve. Separately, the 14th Amendment bars anyone who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from serving as an elector. Beyond those restrictions, states set their own rules. Prior to the general election, each state’s political parties nominate a slate of electors. Typically these are party leaders or others with a close affiliation to that party’s Presidential candidate, chosen largely for their loyalty to the party and its nominee.

Many different proposals to change the Presidential election process have been put forth over the last two hundred and fifty years, but none have been passed by Congress and sent to the states to be ratified as an amendment to the Constitution. More than 700 proposals have been brought to Congress to reform or eliminate the Electoral College. That’s more Constitutional amendments than any other subject! Public opinion polling indicates that the average American is in favor of eliminating the process, while political scientists continue to support it.

05/09/2026

A federal District Court yesterday issued a preliminary injunction blocking USPS from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized President Trump’s 3/31 EO restricting mail voting. Under the rule, the Postal Service would have refused to deliver mail ballots to certain voters.
The court found that the rule was likely unconstitutional and unlawful — and that enforcing it would make voter disenfranchisement “practically inevitable.”

The preliminary injunction blocks USPS from refusing to deliver ballots that do not comply with the many requirements in the rule, although it allows states to voluntarily comply with certain parts of it. The USPS rule requires states to follow specific guidelines for designing their mail ballot envelopes, create unique bar codes for every ballot, and upload an advance list of all mail voters to a new and untested federal portal, which is not yet operational. Dozens of state and local officials explained to the court in detail how it would be impossible to comply with the rule for the November elections, while only one state submitted a declaration that claimed it would “likely” be able to comply.

In issuing the preliminary injunction, the court dissolved a temporary restraining order that the Trump administration had asked the US Supreme Court to stay. The administration’s motion to stay the temporary restraining order is now moot.

In the ruling, the court recognized that plaintiffs and our members would suffer immediate and irreparable harm if the USPS rule were to be enforced: “Members are threatened with grave harm, namely disenfranchisement, if they do not receive a mail ballot from their local election official. This threat, moreover, is imminent.” The court noted that there is no evidence on record of fraud in mail ballots.

The preliminary injunction is in place thru the 11/3 election.

Michael Ramos, head of our Vote in Honor of a Veteran program, will be at the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum in th...
04/09/2026

Michael Ramos, head of our Vote in Honor of a Veteran program, will be at the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum in the coming days. Here are some of his favorite tributes from US Vote’s honor wall. He reads each dedication. Will you dedicate your vote to a veteran this year? Tell us your story.

03/09/2026

A federal District Court today heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging a new rule issued by USPS to implement President Trump’s March 31 executive order restricting mail voting. 
The plaintiffs, a coalition of nonpartisan voter service and civic organizations, argue that USPS lacks congressional authorization to issue the rule, and that the rule violates the Constitution’s separation of powers by interfering with state election administration. States and Congress, not the President or the USPS, have the authority to regulate elections. 
USPS’ currently blocked rule requires all states to use the same envelope design for mail ballots, create unique bar codes for every ballot, and upload an advance list of all mail voters to a new and untested federal online portal. Under the rule, USPS will not deliver ballots unless the envelopes comply with its new design mandates, each mail voter’s personal information is submitted to the federal portal, and the information in the portal and on the envelope match. According to a recent whistleblower disclosure, the new ballot-verification process will reject batches of ballots in their entirety if even a single barcode fails to scan properly, threatening to delay thousands of ballots at a time. Together with co-plaintiffs and counsel, we jointly issued this statement after the hearing.

03/09/2026

U.S. Vote Foundation grieves Gloria Steinem today and counts itself amongst those fortunate enough to have experienced her charisma in person.

New Hampshire and Rhode Island are at bat for primaries next week. Here are the Voter ID options for voters casting ball...
02/09/2026

New Hampshire and Rhode Island are at bat for primaries next week. Here are the Voter ID options for voters casting ballots in both states.

A judge just ruled that Student IDs issued by schools may NOT be used as proof of identity to vote in the primary on 9/8. This law is being challenged in court, but on 9/1 the judge denied a motion for a temporary injunction allowing Student IDs to be used for the election next week. If you need a photo ID to prove your identity at the polls, you can get one free of charge from the NH DMV.

All you voters in the Ocean State, don’t forget your primary will be held on WEDNESDAY, not the usual Tuesday. In addition to voting for candidates, you have an opportunity to weigh in on bond questions for economic, environmental, construction, cultural, & housing infrastructure development projects.

A Marquette Law School national survey published last month revealed that inflation & the cost of living are tops for 35...
01/09/2026

A Marquette Law School national survey published last month revealed that inflation & the cost of living are tops for 35% of those polled, with the national economy next highest with 15% saying it is the most important issue. But do voters know how to cast ballots that best promote their economic interests?

Our new 4 part special series “Economic Literacy for Citizens That Vote” unpacks economic variables voters need to understand in order to make informed decisions about how to vote. In each installment, Wall Street expert Daniel Hoffman has a way of making economic concepts both relatable and compelling.

Written for adults or students alike, US Vote has packaged this instructive series as engaging lesson plans just as school begins, available at sharemylesson.com. Pass it on to teachers you know who are dedicated to preparing students to become savvy citizen voters. Or use it at the dinner table to start thoughtful conversations with your own family.

You have likely heard the terms redistricting or gerrymandering over the last year and may have wondered what it is and ...
30/08/2026

You have likely heard the terms redistricting or gerrymandering over the last year and may have wondered what it is and why it is being done.

There are few federal laws politicians must follow in order to prevent gerrymandering. These include making a good-faith effort to create districts with equal numbers of constituents, forming districts that don’t harm voters based on race or ethnicity, drawing district boundaries to give those discriminated against equal electoral opportunity, and satisfying the principles of the Voting Rights Act. In 2019, the United States Supreme Court case Rucho v Common Cause determined that even though partisan gerrymandering may be incompatible with democratic principles, federal courts cannot review these allegations as they are outside the jurisdiction of these courts. Instead, it would be up to the states and Congress to enact laws to restrict partisan gerrymandering.

As technology has become increasingly more prevalent, it has impacted redistricting in both positive and negative ways. When used improperly, technology allows a political party to exploit voter demographic data and micro-target specific areas. This weakens select groups while consolidating others.

On the other hand, technology has been used to combat gerrymandering by providing communities with enhanced mapping tools, virtual forums, and community engagement methods. New software options are able to draw thousands of fair district options, all the way down to the street-level, in seconds. Up until now it has been deemed necessary for humans to remain a part of the redistricting process, but will future boundaries be drawn without any human assistance at all?

In 2019, a study found that unfairly drawn congressional districts shifted on average, 59 seats in the US House of Representatives in each the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections. 59 seats! That number of seats represents nearly 40 million people. This goes to show that gerrymandering is alive and well and significantly affects the makeup of our Congress.

Read more about the history of gerrymandering, its effects, and what you can do about it in our blog https://www.usvotefoundation.org/post/gerrymandering-

This evening, a federal court granted voting rights organizations’ emergency request to block USPS from implementing the...
28/08/2026

This evening, a federal court granted voting rights organizations’ emergency request to block USPS from implementing the newly-finalized mail ballot rule for the November midterm elections. That rule would assign USPS an unprecedented and illegal gatekeeping role in the administration of mail voting, and jeopardize the delivery of mail-in ballots to many voters.

The plaintiffs in this case, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump, are the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, U.S. Vote Foundation, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. We are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Massachusetts, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Legal Defense Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF.

On Aug. 11, 2026, the court issued an order in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump, blocking USPS from implementing Section 3 of the executive order, regulating mail voting, for the upcoming Nov. 3 midterm elections. On Aug. 24, 2026, the Supreme Court stayed a different court order issued in the separate Trump v. California case blocking the implementation of the executive order, reasoning that it was premature for the California plaintiffs to bring that case before USPS issued a final rule implementing the order.

On Aug. 26, 2026, the district court vacated the injunction in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts based on the Supreme Court’s stay decision, but allowed plaintiff organizations to amend our complaint to reflect the fact that USPS has now issued the final mail ballot rule. Plaintiff organizations then supplemented our original complaint to do exactly that, adding challenges to the newly finalized mail ballot rule and seeking immediate emergency relief on those claims.

26/08/2026

Voting rights organizations today supplemented the complaint in our lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting to add claims against the USPS newly-finalized mail ballot rule. We simultaneously asked a federal court to immediately block USPS from implementing that rule for the November midterm elections.

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