Idaho judge dismisses one of the challenges against ID requirement targeting students.
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Here are some recent updates.
* A federal court held ([link removed]) a hearing today on the three proposed congressional maps in Alabama that the court-appointed special master submitted. All three contain a second opportunity district for Black voters. A decision on which plan to accept is expected by the end of the week.
* Also today, the U.S. Department of Justice deployed ([link removed]) Civil Rights Division staff to monitor Alaska's election to ensure compliance with the language accessibility requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
* On Monday, an Idaho judge dismissed ([link removed]) a state-level lawsuit ([link removed]) challenging a set of Idaho voter suppression laws that eliminate the use of student IDs as an acceptable form of identification for voter registration and in-person voting. A federal lawsuit ([link removed]) challenging the ID requirement is ongoing.
* Calls for hand counting ballots have continued ([link removed]) in recent weeks in states throughout the country, with conservative activists and elected officials pushing for the complex practice despite its clear problems.
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