Montana will count inactive voter signatures on abortion and democracy reform, and a federal court approves the new Michigan state Senate map.

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Friday, July 26

THE SCOREBOARD
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New York’s highest court to hear GOP challenge to state’s mail-in voting
* The New York Court of Appeals will hear oral argument ([link removed]) on Tuesday in a consequential case filed by the RNC that seeks to strike down the state's new law that expanded mail-in voting.
* The law — which allows all registered voters to vote by mail during the early voting period — already overcame legal hurdles in trial court and appellate court. But the outcome in the state’s highest court will ultimately decide if the law stands.

Montana will count inactive voters’ signatures for abortion, democracy reform ballot measures
* A Montana judge once again affirmed ([link removed]) that Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) must count “inactive” voters’ signatures for abortion rights and democracy reform initiatives, in a win for organizers seeking to place the measures on the November ballot.

Federal court approves new Michigan state Senate map for 2026
* A federal court approved ([link removed]) a new Michigan state Senate map after striking down a previous set of districts for being racially gerrymandered. Michiganders will vote under the new map beginning in 2026.
* Last December, the same three-judge panel concluded the Michigan Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission (MICRC) impermissibly used race as the predominant factor in drawing 13 Detroit area state House and Senate districts and ordered a redraw to bring the maps into compliance with the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

DOJ submits statement supporting voters’s VRA claims in New Hampshire robocall lawsuit
* The Department of Justice submitted ([link removed]) a statement supporting New Hampshire voters' right to use the Voting Rights Act to sue the parties behind an AI-generated robocall scheme that impersonated President Biden and urged Democrats not to vote in the state's primary.
* The statement of interest stems from a federal lawsuit alleging political operative Steve Kramer and three telecom companies sent thousands of robocalls simulating the voice of Biden that urged likely Democratic voters to sit out New Hampshire’s Jan. 23 presidential primary.

A felon can run for president. In Mississippi, he probably can’t vote.
* This month, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ([link removed]) Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people with certain felony convictions. The court determined that “felon disenfranchisement is not a punishment, much less cruel or unusual.”
* But for disenfranchised individuals, the ban — and the onerous process to get voting rights restored – feels like punishment ([link removed]) for a crime they’ve already paid for.

Friday marks the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
* Over three decades after its passing, the ADA is still used to fight for accessible voting nationwide. Check out the lawsuits we're tracking ([link removed]) that feature this crucial law.

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