The Montana Supreme Court affirms a victory for voters, and Harris is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

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Wednesday, July 24

THE SCOREBOARD
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Since Jan. 1, 2023
It’s official: Newbern, Alabama will hold its first election since 1965
* A federal judge signed ([link removed]) a legal agreement allowing the Black mayor of a small Alabama town to lead his community after being blocked from taking office by his white predecessors. In 2025, the town will hold its first mayoral election in six decades.
* “After decades, we will finally be able to act as citizens to cast our ballots and actively participate in the democratic process,” Newbern Mayor Patrick Braxton said. “I look forward to working together with the city council and town residents to move forward and shape our collective future.”

Montana Supreme Court affirms victory for voters
* The Montana Supreme Court kept ([link removed]) in place a ruling that requires the Republican secretary of state to count signatures from so-called "inactive" voters in support of abortion rights and democracy ballot initiatives.
* A couple of weeks ago, advocacy groups filed a lawsuit ([link removed]) to support the ballot initiatives, arguing that Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) was attempting to disenfranchise thousands of Montana voters from the constitutional initiative process by rejecting “inactive” voters’ signatures.

Kamala Harris is now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president
* In a new YouTube video ([link removed]) , Democracy Docket’s Sophie Feldman explains how Harris has fought to protect voting rights during her tenure in the White House and in her career as a senator. You can also read more about her record on voting rights here. ([link removed])
* “We who believe in the sacred freedom to vote will make sure every American has the ability to cast their ballot and have it counted,” Harris declared in a Wisconsin rally on Tuesday.
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