Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 14

Republicans filed numerous election lawsuits in Arizona this year.

• In a win for voters, an Arizona judge dismissed the Republican National Committee's lawsuit that tried to block part of the state's 2023 Election Procedures Manual relating to proof of citizenship, mail-in voting and more.  

  
  

• May is a busy month for election-related litigation in Arizona, with several lawsuits set to have pivotal hearings — especially if they make it to the controversial Arizona Supreme Court. Here's what you should know.

• The outcome of the presidential election in November will likely come down to what happens in Arizona, starting with lawsuits like these.

  
  

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar has introduced three bills protecting against election threats amid the prevalence of AI technology.

• Klobuchar’s bipartisan bills will be debated tomorrow morning in committee.

  
  

There were new developments in redistricting cases in Florida and Texas.

• In a win for voters, a federal court rejected Florida's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its state Senate districts are racially gerrymandered and violate the 14th Amendment. The lawsuit will continue.

  
  

• Today, the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reheard a case challenging the commissioner districts of Galveston County, Texas for diluting Black and Latino voting power. In doing so, it will reconsider the court’s precedent allowing for minority-coalition VRA claims.