Federal judge dismisses Michigan GOP lawsuit trying to decertify 2020 presidential election
Daily Docket — Friday, Aug. 4
Here are some updates.
* In a triumphant win for voters, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ([link removed]) that Mississippi's Jim Crow-era provision banning individuals convicted of certain felonies from voting for life violates the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
* A federal judge dismissed ([link removed]) a lawsuit from Michigan Republicans seeking to decertify and "rerun" the 2020 presidential election in the state.
* According to data ([link removed]) from the Ohio secretary of state, 23 of Ohio’s 50 counties do not have enough poll workers to run Tuesday’s special election. Voters will be deciding Issue 1, a measure that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution.
* Abe Hamadeh asked ([link removed]) the Arizona Supreme Court for a second trial in his lawsuit contesting his loss in the 2022 attorney general race. In December, the trial court rejected Hamadeh's contest after a trial and denied his request for a new trial in July.
* A Florida state court hearing ([link removed]) scheduled for today in a lawsuit challenging the state's congressional map was postponed. The trial is still scheduled to begin on Aug. 21.
Here’s what to expect coming up.
* On Monday, trial will begin in a consolidated federal lawsuit ([link removed]) challenging the districts for Galveston County, Texas’ Commissioners Court, the county’s legislative body. The plaintiffs allege that the redistricting plan violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by denying Black and Latino voters the opportunity to elect their candidates of choice.
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