Another Republican lawsuit targeting voter rolls pops up in Pennsylvania.
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Voting rights victory in Nevada
* A federal court dismissed ([link removed]) the Republican National Committee's (RNC) lawsuit that tried to purge voters from Nevada's rolls. There are 16 other active right-wing lawsuits targeting voter rolls across the country.
* The Democratic National Committee — along with pro-voting groups — asked for the case to be dismissed, arguing that the RNC is “challenging voter registration list maintenance programs based on flawed interpretations of the National Voter Registration Act… and obviously erroneous data.”
Two new election lawsuits in Pennsylvania
* Right-wing legal group United Sovereign Americans sued ([link removed]) Pennsylvania officials, alleging that the state's ballot tabulation system is inaccurate and voter rolls are not properly maintained. Read more ([link removed]) about how the group is trying to disrupt voter rolls across the country.
* A candidate for Pennsylvania's Delaware County Council sued ([link removed]) to ban the use of electronic voting machines in the county and instead hand count ballots for the 2024 election, alleging that the machines enable "election fraud."
Court delivers loss for North Carolina voters
* The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided ([link removed]) that it won't reconsider a decision that left North Carolina's new Republican-drawn state Senate districts in place for the 2024 elections. A federal lawsuit alleges that the map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting power.
* Meanwhile, three other lawsuits ([link removed]) that collectively challenge North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional and legislative remain ongoing in federal and state courts.
DOJ finds that Alaska discriminates against voters with disabilities
* After an investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice found ([link removed]) that Alaska does not provide accessible voting for people with disabilities, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The department says Alaska must implement an accessible voting system or it may pursue litigation.
* Read more ([link removed]) about accessibility for voters with disabilities here.
What the aftermath of the 2024 election could look like
* The 2024 election is a few months away, but we’re already worried about what issues we could face after. In a new YouTube video ([link removed]) , Marc Elias breaks down the potential post-election problems from certification to contests and more.
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