Daily Docket — Tuesday, April 4

“An Unprecedented Disenfranchisement”: How Republicans Are Stripping Nashville of Political Power [link removed]

Here are some updates from today.

This morning, an anti-democratic Tennessee law went to court; the law forces Nashville to cut the size of its city council in half, a move that council members and community leaders claim disenfranchises voters and violates the state constitution. Here's what happened in the hearing. [link removed]

This afternoon, the Florida Senate Ethics and Elections Committee advanced an omnibus elections bill that revises multiple parts of the state’s election code. While much of the bill involves technical revisions to many parts of Florida election law, several aspects of the bill could directly harm voters if enacted. All three of the committee’s Democratic members voted against advancing the bill. Read our analysis of the bill here. [link removed]

North Carolina State Rep. Tricia Cotham plans to switch her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in the North Carolina Legislature. [link removed]

It's Election Day in Wisconsin. Voters will decide control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with the future of abortion rights, gerrymandered maps and the rules governing the 2024 presidential election on the line. We’ll update you with the results tomorrow morning. [link removed]

Here’s what to expect coming up.

Tomorrow on Democracy Docket, we’re publishing Marc’s reaction to former President Donald Trump’s indictment in New York City. Marc argues that it is not a “test” of our democracy, but rather the latest in a long line of insults Trump and his allies have thrown at our democracy.

Can’t get enough news? You can always find more details about these updates on our News Alerts page. [link removed]

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