Here are some recent updates.

• A federal court held 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 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 a state-level lawsuit 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 challenging the ID requirements is ongoing. 

• Calls for hand counting ballots have continued 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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