Harris County, Texas leaders dismantle election administrator’s office

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Daily Docket — Wednesday, Aug. 30
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These Indictments Are the Beginning, Not the End ([link removed])

By Christina Baal-Owens

Here are some recent updates.
* A redistricting lawsuit alleging that Michigan's state House and Senate districts discriminate against Black voters will head ([link removed]) to trial. The plaintiffs argue that the maps violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment.

* Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate (R) and other officials appealed ([link removed]) a pro-voting decision — which allowed counties to provide election materials in languages other than English — to the Iowa Supreme Court.

* A federal judge rejected ([link removed]) Louisiana Republicans' request to cancel a hearing on Oct. 5 on new congressional districts. Louisiana was previously ordered to redraw its congressional map to contain two majority-Black districts. Litigation will continue.

* A federal judge ruled ([link removed]) that Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, after the 2020 election by falsely accusing them of tampering with ballots.

* The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee began ([link removed]) an allegedly unlawful reappointment process that may lead to the removal of the state's top election official.

* Harris County, Texas leaders have dismantled ([link removed]) the office of election administrator due to Senate Bill 1750, a recently enacted law. Election duties are now in the hands of the county clerk and tax assessor, both of which are elected positions.

* Lawyers representing failed Republican candidates Kari Lake, Abe Hamadeh and Mark Finchem have now all been sanctioned ([link removed]) for their legal efforts to overturn the results of Arizona's 2022 elections for governor, attorney general and secretary of state, respectively.

Tomorrow is the last day of August.
* Look out for our breakdown of what is happening in the courts next month, exclusively in tomorrow's Daily Docket.

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