Caddo Parish, Louisiana elects first Black sheriff in history.

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Daily Docket — Monday, March 25

Here are some recent updates.
* The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear ([link removed]) oral argument on Thursday in a Republican lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots to be received and counted for up to two weeks after an election as long as the ballot is as long as they are postmarked or dated on or before Election Day.
* After Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed ([link removed]) a law last week criminalizing ballot collection and some voter assistance, Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) said the new law will be in effect for the 2024 election.
* Henry Whitehorn has officially been elected ([link removed]) as Caddo Parish, Louisiana's first Black sheriff. A new election was ordered after the losing white opponent filed a lawsuit arguing "irregularities" in the first election, which Whitehorn won by one vote.
+ While both an automatic recount and a second election confirmed Whitehorn's victory, as Democracy Docket contributor Jessica Pishko wrote ([link removed]) , "the proper way to see this case is as part of a concerted strategy by the GOP to use all available means at their disposal to remain in power."
* The South Carolina NAACP filed ([link removed]) its response in the U.S. Supreme Court to the state's request, arguing that if the Court allows elections to be held under the current congressional map "voters will be forced to vote for a second time in a district that violates the U.S. Constitution."
* Michigan advocacy groups moved ([link removed]) to defend voters in the state from a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee. National Republicans seek to purge ineligible voters from the rolls, but the nonprofit groups argue the program will put eligible voters at risk.

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