Friday, Aug. 16

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THE SCOREBOARD

Ohio board delivers blow to pro-voting ballot initiative

• The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board approved controversial language for an anti-gerrymandering amendment. The initiative’s organizers said they will challenge the language in court for being deceptive and unconstitutional.

Georgia secretary of state slams proposed election rule changes

• Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) slammed the "misguided efforts" of the State Election Board that would delay election results, such as hand counting ballots, saying the changes would "undermine voter confidence."

The latest on RNC cases undermining democracy

• The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Trump campaign appealed their lawsuit challenging the mail-in ballot receipt deadline in Nevada to the 9th Circuit. A lower court rejected their case.

  
  

• The DNC, Arizona Democratic Party, DOJ and others filed briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the RNC's emergency request and keep Arizona's strict proof of citizenship law blocked. The Court can now issue its ruling at any time.

9th Circuit delivers victory for California voters

• In a win for voters, the 9th Circuit rejected a right-wing lawsuit from an “election integrity” group trying to strike down California's mail-in voting system, upholding a lower court ruling that dismissed the case.

New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now

• Nearly 50 million Americans lack an active ID that has their current name and address. And if they’re in a state with strict voter ID laws, it likely means they can’t vote. But who in America lacks photo ID and who gets squeezed out of the electorate because of it?

  
  

• In a new episode of Defending Democracy, Lauren Kunis of VoteRiders joins Marc to break down these stats, myths behind noncitizens voting and more. Watch the episode now on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts.