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Here are some updates from today.
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A third lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new congressional and legislative maps was filed. The plaintiffs allege that the maps are racially gerrymandered and violate the Voting Rights Act.
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A federal court in Mississippi heard a legal challenge to an anti-democratic law that creates a new, unelected court system in the state capital of Jackson. Plaintiffs argue that law discriminates against the county's majority-Black population.
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Also in Mississippi, election officials in Hinds County said they sent the wrong voter form to the printers, resulting in several polling places running out of ballots last month. “It was a complete human error,” District 2 Commissioner RaToya Gilmer McGee said.
- Arizona's federal-only voters — those who haven't provided proof of citizenship to vote in local elections under state law — are concentrated on college campuses, meaning young voters are disproportionately impacted by these laws, Votebeat reports.
Here are some Trumpdates.
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North Carolina election officials dismissed a complaint seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the 14th Amendment. The decision does not prevent a later challenge to Trump's placement on the general ballot.
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Later today, the Colorado Supreme Court is expected to release a decision in a 14th Amendment lawsuit seeking to disqualify Trump from the state’s primary ballot.
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Need help sorting through the 20+ lawsuits trying to kick Trump off the ballot? In the latest — and last — podcast of the year, Marc and Paige explain what these lawsuits are doing, the issues they face and when decisions might come down. Watch on YouTube here.
Here’s what to expect coming up tomorrow.
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