Daily Docket — Wednesday, April 26

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Here are some updates from today.

The Florida Senate passed an omnibus elections bill by a party-line vote of 28-12. The bill involves revisions to many disparate parts of Florida election law, and as amended by the state Senate would also change Florida’s resign-to-run law to aid an expected presidential campaign by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit challenging Florida’s voter registration application. The plaintiffs argue that the form’s lack of information regarding eligibility, especially as it pertains to returning citizens (those with past felony convictions), violates the National Voter Registration Act.

A federal court allowed Arizona Speaker of the House Ben Toma (R) and Senate President Warren Petersen (R) to join a lawsuit to defend Arizona voter suppression laws that create strict proof of citizenship requirements to vote.

In a turn of events eerily reminiscent of what happened in Tennessee earlier this month, the Montana House voted to bar an openly transgender representative from the floor for the rest of the legislative session.

Here's an update you may have missed.

In a win for voters, a federal judge ruled that a case challenging Dodge City, Kansas' at-large system for city commissioner elections will move forward, and that there is a private right of action under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Here’s what to expect coming up.

A Pennsylvania court will hold a hearing about dismissing a lawsuit in Lycoming County brought by a right-wing group challenging the results of the November 2020 general election (that year is not a typo).

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