Daily Docket — Thursday, March 30 |
Here are some updates from the last few days. |
Today, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the New Mexico Voting Rights Act into law. The omnibus pro-voting law restores voting rights to 11,000 formerly incarcerated individuals, establishes automatic voter registration, bolsters voting access for Native Americans and more. Most of the provisions will take effect on July 1.
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On Tuesday, Davidson County, Tennessee voters filed a lawsuit against a new law that requires Nashville to cut the size of its city council in half. This represents the second lawsuit challenging the law; the first was filed on March 13 by members of the county government.
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On Monday, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) proposed a bill that would require ID to vote, change the mail-in ballot deadline and end automatic mail-in voting. However, the bill is unlikely to move forward in Nevada’s Democratic-led Legislature.
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Our podcast, Defending Democracy, is going on spring break for the next few weeks, so there's no new podcast episode tomorrow. It's the perfect time to catch up on our previous episodes. Listen here. |
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