The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Louisiana can dissolve a 1992 consent decree for the state Supreme Court.

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Thursday, Aug. 29

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Right-wing actors target voter rolls in multiple swing states
* Two right-wing activists — who have challenged the status of thousands of voters in Georgia — sued ([link removed]) Fulton County election officials, claiming they are not properly maintaining the county’s voter rolls and are failing to respond to voter challenges.
* Right-wing group United Sovereign Americans sued ([link removed]) Michigan and North Carolina, alleging the states have failed to remove ineligible voters from their voter rolls. The group ([link removed]) has now sued six states this year, targeting millions of voters.

Why has Texas removed over 1 million voters from its rolls?
* Texas announced that 1 million voter registrations have been canceled since 2021 — is it a purge or just regular list maintenance? In a new YouTube video, Marc explains ([link removed]) what's going on in the state and what it says about the GOP.

Louisiana to dissolve 1992 consent decree for state Supreme Court
* The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ended ([link removed]) a decades-old consent decree that was established to ensure fair representation on the Louisiana Supreme Court after a new map, with two majority-Black districts, was enacted this year due to a separate lawsuit.

DOJ steps in to defend voting rights in Wisconsin lawsuit
* The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed ([link removed]) a motion to intervene in a right-wing lawsuit seeking access to Wisconsin voters' information, including date of birth. The DOJ defended the part of the National Voter Registration Act that allows Wisconsin to protect that information.

Meet Trisha Calvarese — the Democrat running against Rep. Lauren Boebert
* Trisha Calvarese is running for Congress in Colorado against Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R). In this week's candidate Q&A interview, we asked her about why she decided to run for office, how she would protect democracy and what's at stake in her race. You can watch ([link removed]) and read ([link removed]) the full interview now.
* "We need to pass legislation that guarantees protection for poll workers. It's a job. People should be compensated and protected. That is one of the most sacred things you can do,” Calvarese said in the interview. “And I think more young people should be encouraged to be poll watchers to help them understand the way democracy works."
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