Wednesday, September 25

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The latest on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s voting cases

• Voting rights groups filed a lawsuit today asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to protect voters from disenfranchisement and count mail-in ballots that are submitted on time but lack a correct handwritten date on the return envelope during the November election.

  
  

• In a victory for voters, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a Republican lawsuit that sought to upend state election law and restrict where voters can return their completed absentee ballots.

U.S. House passes budget bill without SAVE Act

• The House passed a bill to avert a government shutdown before the election. The passed legislation does not contain the SAVE Act, included in a previous version of the bill by Speaker Mike Johnson (R), which would require proof of citizenship to vote.

Arkansas voters sue county board over early voting access

• Two Arkansas voters filed a lawsuit alleging Crittenden County election officials are violating state law by refusing to open an early voting site in West Memphis, despite operating a location during previous elections.

Georgia Dems ask Gov. Kemp to hold State Election Board accountable

• Georgia Democrats sued Gov. Brian Kemp (R) over his failure to take up their ethics charges against three MAGA members of the Georgia State Election Board who passed likely illegal rules upending the state's elections.

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Tennessee civil rights groups withdraw racial gerrymandering case

• A coalition of civil rights groups voluntarily withdrew their lawsuit alleging that Tennessee's congressional and state Senate districts are racial gerrymanders and intentionally discriminate against Black and Brown voters. The case is now over.

Meet the attorney general candidates in crucial races    

• This November, candidates across the country are vying to be attorney general — a position that has complete control of its state's litigation and can set a statewide agenda. Read here to learn about the top state attorney general races to watch.

U.S. Supreme Court’s legitimacy is at stake

• Our rights are in the hands of a Supreme Court who cares more about their benefactors than the Constitution, Tiffany Muller — the president of End Citizens United / Let America Vote — argues in a new piece. She also states that until there is reform, justices will continue to get rich by selling out the American people.

Deep dive into the GOP’s attempts to cancel voter registrations

• Through voter purges, mass voter challenges and litigation, Republicans are trying to cancel the voter registrations of millions of voters ahead of the November election. Marc and Democracy Docket’s Sophie Feldman discuss how the right wing is targeting voter rolls.