DIThe Distraction Index

#voting rights

27 events across 15 weeks

16Damage
4Hype
7Noise
45.1Avg Dmg
33.1Avg Hype
WEEK 86Aug 16 – 22
DMG2026-08-16
Trump Administration Voting Access Restrictions
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
53.6
Hype
25.3
DMG2026-08-16
DOJ Threatens Supreme Court Action on Voter Roll Purges
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
44.0
Hype
32.0
DMG2026-08-16
Court Blocks Trump Executive Order on Voter Rights
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
40.3
Hype
24.5
NOISE2026-08-12
Court Blocks Trump Administration Mail Voting Restriction Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
18.6
Hype
15.3
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
DMG2026-08-02
DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Approval for Mail-In Voting Executive Order
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
63.5
Hype
34.8
NOISE2026-08-02
Maryland Governor Expresses Concern About Trump Election Interference
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
4.5
Hype
22.5
NOISE2026-08-01
Illinois Court Blocks Federal Voter Roll Seizure
Election Admin Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
20.5
Hype
19.0
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
DMG2026-07-27
Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting - Supreme Court Appeal
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
100.0
Hype
42.0
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-25
Appeals Court Rules Trump Cannot Implement Mail-in Voting Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
7.6
Hype
18.4
NOISE2026-07-25
US Appeals Court Rules Trump Cannot Implement Mail-In Voting Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
21.4
Hype
18.5
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-09
DOJ Threatens Prosecution of Illinois Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
10.9
Hype
13.5
WEEK 79Jun 28 – Jul 4
NOISE2026-06-28
Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump's Mail-In Voting Executive Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
23.5
HYPE2026-06-28
Postmaster General's Remarks on Mail Ballots Stoke Voting Rights Concerns
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
36.6
Hype
61.8
HYPE2026-06-28
DOJ Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Voter Data Collection Dismissed
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
10.7
Hype
25.3
HYPE2026-06-25
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Mail-In Voting Restrictions
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
27.3
DMG2026-06-25
Federal Judges Block Trump's Voter Roll and Mail-In Ballot Executive Order
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
32.9
Hype
20.3
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
HYPE2026-06-21
Supreme Court Rulings on Birthright Citizenship
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
65.5
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
DMG2026-06-13
Trump Executive Order on Mail-In Voting Faces Legal Challenge
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
87.4
Hype
43.0
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
DMG2026-05-31
Trump Executive Order on Mail-in Voting
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
92.4
Hype
45.8
DMG2026-05-31
Trump Administration Pressing Demands for State Voter Information
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
55.1
Hype
32.0
DMG2026-05-30
Trump Executive Order on Mail-in Voting — Federal Judge Declines to Block
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
100.0
Hype
39.0
WEEK 73May 17 – 23
DMG2026-05-14
NAACP and Civil Rights Groups Challenge Trump Mail-in Ballot Restriction Order
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
84.7
Hype
59.5
WEEK 71May 3 – 9
DMG2026-05-03
Voting Rights Ruling Promotes Corrupt Electoral Maps
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
71.1
Hype
20.3
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
DMG2026-04-25
New Mexico Sues to Block Trump Mail-in Voting Restriction Order
Election Admin Changesingle state · broad
Damage
54.1
Hype
29.5
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
DMG2026-04-15
Trump Administration Restricts Mail-In Voting via Executive Order
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
75.1
Hype
41.5
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
DMG2026-02-26
Trump Administration Drafts Emergency Executive Order to Seize Control of Elections
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
100.0
Hype
68.3
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
DMG2026-02-19
Trump Administration Proposes Citizenship Question on Census
Election Admin Changefederal · broad
Damage
31.8
Hype
26.4