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UpdateNationalFriday, October 16, 2026

Democracy Docket tracking record 204 active voting and election cases

A report on the number of voting and election cases being tracked in this election cycle.

Reporting by
Marc Elias on Bluesky
“Marc Elias on Bluesky: The number of voting and election cases Democracy Docket is tracking has hit a record high for the cycle: Tota”, Friday, October 16, 2026
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What happened

The number of voting and election cases tracked by Democracy Docket has hit a record high for the cycle. Democracy Docket is tracking 204 total active cases. The cases include 167 voting rights cases and 37 redistricting cases.1

The cases also include 77 anti-voting cases, 90 pro-voting cases, and 30 active DOJ lawsuits.1

204
total active cases tracked1
167
voting rights cases1
90
pro-voting cases1
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Sources

  1. Marc Elias on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mxypiiplwc2k · Friday, October 16, 2026

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