Arizona AG investigating two Republican supervisors for not certifying election results on time.
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A "Big Lie" Ring Leader Becomes Speaker of the House ([link removed])
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Here are some recent updates.
* A Wisconsin judge ruled ([link removed]) that Republicans cannot oust the state's top elections official, Meagan Wolfe, while litigation continues. The judge reiterated that the state Senate's party-line vote to remove Wolfe had no legal effect and she remains head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Learn more about the Republican effort to remove Wolfe here. ([link removed])
* Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) is investigating two Republican supervisors in Cochise County who refused to certify ([link removed]) the county's 2022 election results on time, according ([link removed]) to VoteBeat. The officials were subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury.
* Judge Tanya Chutkan reinstated ([link removed]) former President Donald Trump's gag order in the Washington, D.C. election subversion case ([link removed]) , which was placed on a temporary pause earlier this month. The judge rejected Trump's claims that the order violates his First Amendment rights.
* Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) administration said that 3,400 voter registrations were improperly purged ([link removed]) from the voter rolls. Officials claimed that most of the registrations have been reinstated.
* In Colorado, trial began in a lawsuit that will determine if the 14th Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from being on the state's ballot for the 2024 presidential election. A decision is expected before Nov. 23.
+ Learn more about how the 14th Amendment could possibly knock Trump off the ballot here ([link removed]) .
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Why the Sheriff's Office Is an All-White Boys Club ([link removed])
By Jessica Pishko
Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow.
* Oral argument will be held ([link removed]) in the Florida Appeals Court in the Florida congressional redistricting case. A lower court struck down the map for violating the state constitution by diminishing the voting power of Black voters in North Florida.
* A hearing will be held ([link removed]) in a Wisconsin lawsuit challenging the state’s absentee voting rules.
ICYMI, listen to our latest episode of Defending Democracy ([link removed]) . In the podcast episode that dropped last Friday, Marc and Paige discuss election vigilantism, how it’s happening and why it should worry us going into 2024. Listen on Apple ([link removed]) , Spotify
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