Wednesday, Aug. 7

THE SCOREBOARD

Minnesota Supreme Court upholds voting rights law signed by Gov. Tim Walz

• The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a right-wing lawsuit and unanimously upheld a law signed by Gov. Tim Walz (D) in 2023 that restores voting rights to over 55,000 Minnesotans with a previous felony conviction.

  
  

• Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Walz as her running mate yesterday. During the Philadelphia rally last night, Harris praised him for defending the right to vote — specifically referencing the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. “As governor, he signed the most significant expansion of voting rights in Minnesota in over 50 years,” Harris said.

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Georgia Election Board passes rule that could delay election certification

• The Georgia State Election Board voted 3-2 yesterday to pass a rule to make it easier for officials to delay the certification of results. Former President Donald Trump praised the three GOP members who passed this rule by name this week for their efforts to change certification rules.

  
  

• In a new piece, Marc breaks down the board’s passage of this rule and explains how this situation connects to Trump and his allies’ larger mission to subvert the 2024 election.

What happens when election officials refuse to certify results?

• What was once seen as nothing more than a procedural part of the elections process has, in the past two election cycles, evolved into something of a battlefield in the election denial movement. Here are the facts.

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How term limits for SCOTUS justices could strengthen democracy

• At a time when public confidence in the Supreme Court is plummeting, some Democrats are calling for an end to lifetime appointments for the Court. Read here to learn what term limits for the Court could look like.

  
  

• Last week, President Joe Biden expressed his support for SCOTUS reforms, including limiting terms for justices to 18 years.