Since Jan. 1, 2023

RFK Jr.’s ballot dispute in North Carolina delays absentee voting

• North Carolina was supposed to mail out absentee ballots to voters on Friday, but the legal dispute about whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should be on the ballot has delayed this process.

Texas AG sues second county over plan to hire vendor for voter outreach

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued Travis County, home to Austin, to block an effort by local officials to identify and register more eligible voters. This comes after Paxton sued to stop a similar effort in Bexar County earlier this week.

  
  

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear legal challenge to early voting sites

• Wisconsin’s highest court is set to hear arguments next week in a right-wing lawsuit that could impact the availability of early absentee voting sites in the city of Racine. Conservatives argue that these sites unfairly benefit Democrats.

The right is doubling down on election litigation but isn’t winning

• New analysis by Democracy Docket reveals a sharp uptick in the number of anti-voting lawsuits filed so far this election cycle by GOP groups. Despite Republicans doubling down on litigation attacking voting and elections, they aren't winning. Read more here.

Utah voters challenge anti-democratic ballot measure

• Utah voters sued to block an amendment from the ballot that would give the GOP-controlled legislature the power to veto voter-approved ballot measures. If the measure is enacted, lawmakers would likely nullify anti-gerrymandering reforms passed in 2018.

Stay up-to-date on democracy-related ballot initiatives

• From Colorado to Ohio, there are numerous initiatives on the ballot this fall that will directly impact how voters cast their ballots and how elections are run in the future. Check out our state-by-state guide and the common themes these measures share.

Four state Supreme Court races to watch this November

• The 2024 election, which is now only two months away, won’t just decide who runs the country or joins Congress. Candidates across the nation are vying for a seat on their state’s high court – a powerful role that can impact important issues like abortion and gerrymandering. Read here to learn about four races to watch.

Trump’s vilification of mail-in voting is hurting the GOP

• Time and time again, the GOP tries to embrace mail-in voting as former President Donald Trump attacks it – costing Republicans their elections. But the Republican Party is reaping what they sowed and this is their punishment, Marc writes in a new piece.

New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now

• Sarah Longwell, founder of Republican Voters Against Trump, wants you to know that not all Republicans support Trump.

• In a new episode of Defending Democracy, she talks to Marc about fractures in the GOP, how Trump is a threat to democracy and conservative ideals and what Democratic voters need to understand about modern Republican voters. Watch it on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts.