Biden drops out of the race and Pennsylvania launches an election threats hotline.

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Biden drops out of the presidential race and endorses Harris
* President Joe Biden dropped out ([link removed]) of the 2024 presidential race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, who has said she intends to win the nomination.
* In a new YouTube video ([link removed]) , Marc breaks down everything you should know about what happens next in this unprecedented situation.

Harris has a strong career record on protecting voting rights
* During her time as vice president, Kamala Harris has led White House efforts to protect voting rights. As Harris becomes the likely Democratic presidential nominee, we've broken down ([link removed]) the efforts she has taken to increase ballot access during her career.

Project 2025 could dismantle American democracy
* In a post on X yesterday, Harris declared ([link removed]) she will “unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”
* Project 2025 would fundamentally alter just about every aspect of American life. In another YouTube video ([link removed]) , Democracy Docket senior staff writer Matt Cohen joins Sophie Feldman to discuss exactly how Project 2025 could dismantle democracy.

Pennsylvania launches election threats hotline
* Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) announced the launch of a new election hotline for voters and election workers to report threats of physical violence. Shapiro is, so far, the only governor to introduce a hotline solely dedicated to reporting election threats.
Judge rejects GOP candidate’s request to block election certification
* A federal judge rejected a request to block Utah’s certification of its primary election results from a GOP congressional candidate who alleged that mail-in ballots were wrongfully rejected due to mail delays.

Fate of Alaska ballot initiative to repeal ranked choice voting uncertain
* An Alaska judge ordered ([link removed]) election officials to disqualify nearly 3,000 signatures in support of a ballot measure seeking to repeal the state’s voter-approved ranked choice voting and open primary systems.

North Carolina voters combat gerrymandering in court
* North Carolina voters appealed ([link removed]) the dismissal of their lawsuit claiming the state's new Republican-drawn congressional and legislative districts unfairly benefit Republicans and violate the state constitution.
* Last month, a three-judge panel ruled ([link removed]) that due to the state Supreme Court’s previous decision ([link removed]) eliminating the ability to bring partisan gerrymandering claims in the state, the voters could not succeed in arguing the new maps violated the right to “fair” elections under the state constitution.

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