US Supreme Court Upholds South Carolina Congressional Map, Dismantles Racial Gerrymandering Precedent (www.democracydocket.com)
Republicans are suing for the right to harass election workers (www.democracydocket.com)
In Arizona’s Most Populous County, There’s a New Sheriff in Town (www.democracydocket.com)
In November of 2023, Paul Penzone announced that he was stepping down as Maricopa County sheriff, which became effective in January of this year. (He took a job at Blue Cross Blue Shield.)...
We Cannot Out-Organize Voter Suppression (www.democracydocket.com)
Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania To Count Mail-in Ballots With Missing or Incorrect Date (www.democracydocket.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a major victory for Pennsylvania voters, a federal court ruled that Pennsylvania counties must count mail-in ballots that are missing or have an incorrect date on the outer envelope....
🚨 New Lawsuit Filed in Wisconsin | Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Witness Requirement Challenge (Federal Court) (www.democracydocket.com)
The Future of Partisan Gerrymandering in North Carolina (www.democracydocket.com)
It’s not just that the congressional plan replaces a politically balanced map (7-7 in the current Congress) with one that will produce a Republican advantage of at least 10-4 in 2024, and likely 11-3 within a few years. It’s also the ruthless efficiency with which the plan achieves this feat....
A “Big Lie” Ring Leader Becomes Speaker of the House - Democracy Docket (www.democracydocket.com)
New Hampshire Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Voter Suppression Photo ID Law (www.democracydocket.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, a New Hampshire judge dismissed a consolidated lawsuit brought on behalf of voting rights groups and individual voters challenging a 2022 voter suppression law that imposed new burdens on voters who register on Election Day....
Missouri Republicans Continue To Face Setbacks in Efforts To Block Abortion Rights Amendment (www.democracydocket.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, a state appeals court in Missouri unanimously ruled against titles for six reproductive rights ballot proposals written by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft ®, determining they were “replete with politically partisan language.”...
Missouri Republicans Continue To Face Setbacks in Efforts To Block Abortion Rights Amendment (www.democracydocket.com)
North Carolina Republicans Enact Highly Gerrymandered New Maps (www.democracydocket.com)
Michigan Republicans Resurrect Right-Wing Legal Theory Rejected by Supreme Court Last Summer (www.democracydocket.com)
VA Attorney General Warns Right-Wing Group To Stop Sending False Info to Voters (www.democracydocket.com)
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) sent a letter to Virginia Voter Assistance, which is a project of the right-wing organization Look Ahead America, warning it to “immediately cease and desist” from sending false and misleading information to voters in Virginia.
Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Part of Anti-Democratic Law Targeting Jackson (www.democracydocket.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Mississippi Supreme Court struck down a portion of House Bill 1020, a recently enacted Mississippi law that targets Jackson’s majority-Black population....
🚨New Filing in Allen v. Milligan. (www.democracydocket.com)
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, a federal court blocked the implementation of Alabama’s new congressional map — enacted by the state’s Republican governor and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature — that does not have a second majority-Black district. A court-appointed special master will now draw Alabama’s...
Over Two Million People Stand to Regain the Right to Vote in Five States (www.democracydocket.com)
I’m not entirely against disenfranchising felons, however if’n you’re going to do that, you shouldn’t be counting them as part of the voting age population.
Ohio AG Twice Rejects Ballot Language for Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission (www.democracydocket.com)
Federal Court Rejects Alabama’s Bid To Pause Ruling On Congressional Map (www.democracydocket.com)
Where the 2024 GOP Presidential Candidates Stand on Voting Rights and Democracy (www.democracydocket.com)
Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of Texas Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1 (www.democracydocket.com)
Pro-Voting Groups Challenge Michigan’s Voter Transportation Ban in New Lawsuit (www.democracydocket.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, Aug. 11, pro-voting groups filed a lawsuit challenging a Michigan statute that makes it a misdemeanor to “hire a motor vehicle” to transport voters to the polls unless they are “physically unable to walk.” According to the lawsuit, which was filed in state court, “no other state has an...
Pro-Voting Groups Challenge Michigan’s Voter Transportation Ban in New Lawsuit (www.democracydocket.com)
On Friday, Aug. 11, pro-voting groups filed a lawsuit challenging a Michigan statute that makes it a misdemeanor to “hire a motor vehicle” to transport voters to the polls unless they are “physically unable to walk.” According to the lawsuit, which was filed in state court, “no other state has an equivalent...
5th Circuit Strikes Down Mississippi’s Jim Crow Era Felony Disenfranchisement Provision (www.democracydocket.com)
On Friday, Aug. 4, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Jim Crow-era provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently disenfranchised Mississippians with certain felony convictions. The opinion held that the provision violates the 8th Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The...
5th Circuit Strikes Down Mississippi’s Jim Crow Era Felony Disenfranchisement Provision (www.democracydocket.com)
On Friday, Aug. 4, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Jim Crow-era provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently disenfranchised Mississippians with certain felony convictions. The opinion held that the provision violates the 8th Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The...