A federal statute enacted in 1865 during the American Civil War makes it a crime to bring military troops or armed men to any polling place

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United States federal prosecutors explored charges alleging a conspiracy to violate voter rights in the Alaska Senate race

A federal district judge ruled against the Donald Trump presidential administration's effort to separate 20,000 mail-in ballots in California

Alaska conducts an open top-four primary election system where the four candidates with the most votes advance to a ranked-choice voting general election

The U.S. Department of Justice sued to prevent California election officials from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots from voters it alleged were non-citizens

The Pittman-Robertson Act allocates an 11 percent excise tax on sporting firearms and ammunition and a 10 percent tax on handguns to fund state wildlife conservation programs

The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937, commonly known as the Pittman-Robertson Act, imposes an 11 percent federal excise tax on sporting firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment

During the 1950s, Southern states required jurors to be registered voters, which resulted in all-white juries in civil rights prosecutions

Texas blue laws prohibiting the Sunday sale of 42 specific consumer goods, including electronics, clothing, and kitchen utensils, were repealed in 1985

Southern state laws required jurors in federal trials to be registered voters, excluding African American citizens from southern jury panels

The Justice Department cited 18 U.S.C. Section 611, the federal statute prohibiting non-citizens from voting, in its lawsuit against California election officials

Texas law prohibits motor vehicle dealerships from selling vehicles on both Saturday and Sunday of the same weekend

The U.S. Department of Justice Justice Manual historically included provisions stating that 18 U.S.C. Section 592 bars deputy U.S. Marshals from conducting polling-place investigations on Election Day

The Justice Department based its legal claim in the Alaska Senate race certification lawsuit on the purpose preamble of the National Voter Registration Act

Guidance on 18 U.S.C. Section 592 in the Department of Justice manual on federal prosecution of election offenses was removed from the Department of Justice website in 2026

Texas law permits restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages starting at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays if the alcohol is accompanied by food service

Three lawsuits seeking to enjoin the deployment of federal personnel to polling places were assigned to Judge Loren AliKhan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Arizona Proposition 144 proposed granting voters the legal right to have ballots tabulated directly at the voter's voting location

Under 18 U.S.C. Section 592, individual military service members or armed agents who appear at a polling site are not the parties criminally liable under the statute

Arizona Proposition 144 proposed requiring voters to present government-issued identification in order to cast a ballot in Arizona

Package stores selling distilled spirits in Texas are legally required to remain closed on Sundays