Too Big to Ignore: Will of the People Weekly — Week of July 27, 2026
What you need to know this week: an appeals court freezes Trump's mail-voting order across 23 states and D.C., Thursday is DHS's deadline for states to use a judge-blocked citizenship database, and Georgia holds a special election Tuesday.
Trump and his cronies are working to rig the game because they can't win a fair fight — but voters pick our leaders, not the other way around. Here's what you need to know this week.
This week, Trump, his administration, and the officials doing his bidding to keep themselves in power are continuing their push to stop voters from picking our leaders. On Saturday, a federal appeals court panel blocked Trump's mail-in voting executive order from taking effect for nearly half the country; the DOJ may try to appeal to the Supreme Court this week. In the states, Georgia is set to hold its special election in the Metro Atlanta-based 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, the same day as South Carolina's filing deadline for the primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Finally, Thursday marks the deadline for states to comply with the Trump administration's demands to run their voter rolls through a judge-blocked federal citizenship database or risk losing millions in federal grant funding or even face possible prosecution. What happens next is up to us, not them. When all of us show up, the will of the people wins. Try and stop us.
In the Administration
Thursday Is the Deadline for States to Run Voter Rolls Through a Judge-Blocked Citizenship Database or Risk Funding and Prison Time
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has given states until Thursday, July 30 to run their voter lists through a federal citizenship database or risk losing millions of dollars in federal election grants — even though use of the database has been blocked by a federal judge for routinely misflagging naturalized citizens. He has threatened possible prison time against four states' election officials as well.
In the Senate
Senate Republicans Weigh Canceling August Recess to Push the SAVE Act
Last week, the House incorporated the SAVE Act into the planned reconciliation budget resolution. This week, the Senate will begin working on the reconciliation 3.0 budget resolution; even though the bill text is due in early September, a group of Senate Republicans is threatening to cancel the August 6 recess period to ensure the SAVE Act gets through.
In the Courts
State of California v. Trump (First Circuit)
A coalition of 23 states and D.C. sued over Trump's March 31 executive order directing the USPS to build “approved mail voter” lists and refuse certain ballots. A lower court blocked those provisions in June, and the First Circuit kept the order frozen across the 23 states and D.C. through November in a Saturday ruling. This week, the DOJ may appeal to the Supreme Court.
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts)
Eight voting rights groups sued over Trump's March 31 executive order directing USPS to build “approved mail voter” lists and refuse certain ballots. Last week, a federal judge allowed the claims to move forward, and a hearing is scheduled for next Friday, August 7.
In the States
North Carolina
A sweeping anti-voter election bill (HB 958), which passed the state House and is opposed by the ACLU of North Carolina, is awaiting action in the state Senate as state lawmakers return this week.
Upcoming Elections & Deadlines
Tuesday, July 28
Georgia's special election for the 13th Congressional District, formerly held by the late Rep. David Scott (D).
Filing deadline for South Carolina's U.S. Senate special GOP primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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