Internal #DOJ policy has long said that law enforcement should refrain from taking any public investigatory steps against a political candidate in the 60 days before an #election, to prevent even the appearance of the department using its power to sway the #vote.

…The #California gubernatorial primary is June 2.

#Trump #KashPatel #EricSwalwell #ElectionInterference #law #LegalEthics #EnemiesList #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment

This Louisiana prosecutor...
• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork
• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases
• Compared a Black teen to a dog and told the jury to “get rid of it”

Now he’s running for judge.
https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Louisiana #Law #Legal #Courts #Election #NewOrleans #Shreveport

A #Florida #Democrat secured a stunning #election victory in Trump’s backyard.

Democrat #EmilyGregory won a Florida special election Tuesday, flipping a #state #legislative district that is home to #MarALago, the Palm Beach estate that #Trump counts as his residence.

Trump had endorsed Gregory’s rival, Jon Maples. In a social media post Monday, he urged voters to turn out, saying Maples was backed “by so many of my Palm Beach County friends.”

#USpol #resist
https://apnews.com/article/democrat-emily-gregory-florida-legislative-seat-maralago-899016be8e87645f7776fa0cca94e1bc

A #Florida #Democrat secured a stunning #election victory in Trump’s backyard.

Democrat #EmilyGregory won a Florida special election Tuesday, flipping a #state #legislative district that is home to #MarALago, the Palm Beach estate that #Trump counts as his residence.

Trump had endorsed Gregory’s rival, Jon Maples. In a social media post Monday, he urged voters to turn out, saying Maples was backed “by so many of my Palm Beach County friends.”

#USpol #resist
https://apnews.com/article/democrat-emily-gregory-florida-legislative-seat-maralago-899016be8e87645f7776fa0cca94e1bc

#Hypocrisy

#Trump has cast another #mail #ballot in #Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of “fraud” & push #Congress to curtail the practice.

Palm Beach County voter records show Trump voted by mail in a Tuesday special #election for state legislative seats & his ballot has been counted. Early in-person voting in the contest ran through Sunday, when Trump was still at his south Florida estate.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

@ProPublica @LibraryJRP
Disgusting! He should be barred from holding any public office... but 'Murica🙄

#News #Louisiana #Law #Legal #Courts #Election #NewOrleans #Shreveport

This Louisiana prosecutor...
• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork
• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases
• Compared a Black teen to a dog and told the jury to “get rid of it”

Now he’s running for judge.
https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Louisiana #Law #Legal #Courts #Election #NewOrleans #Shreveport

#Hypocrisy

#Trump has cast another #mail #ballot in #Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of “fraud” & push #Congress to curtail the practice.

Palm Beach County voter records show Trump voted by mail in a Tuesday special #election for state legislative seats & his ballot has been counted. Early in-person voting in the contest ran through Sunday, when Trump was still at his south Florida estate.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

All 50 states require #ballots to be cast or postmarked on or before #Election Day, but 14 states have grace periods for receiving & counting regular mailed ballots, ranging from a day to several weeks after the #election.

A final ruling will almost certainly come by late June, early enough to govern the counting of ballots in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.

#SCOTUS #Trump #law #ElectionLaw #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students