What happens to ballots destroyed in drop box fires?

Tuesday, October 29

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Courts deliver victories for Pennsylvania voters

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit from six GOP Pennsylvania congressmen challenging the ability of military and overseas voters to have their ballots counted in the critical swing state this November.
As expected, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided not to pause its ruling permitting voters to cast a provisional ballot if their mail-in ballot is rejected for technical reasons. The Republican National Committee has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue.

What happens to the hundreds of ballots affected by drop box fires

Hundreds of ballots in Washington and a few in Oregon were destroyed after drop boxes were set on fire yesterday — nearly a week before Election Day. Read here to learn how officials are responding and what happens to the affected voters.

New right-wing case filed in Wisconsin

A right-wing group filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming that Wisconsin is unlawfully sharing voters' personal information with ERIC, a multistate database that helps maintain accurate voter rolls.

The latest on Nevada voting lawsuits

Nye County, Nevada settled a lawsuit filed by the ACLU over the county's refusal to allow a nonpartisan staff member access to observe the election during the primary. Nye County agreed to not restrict election observers based on political affiliation.
In a new YouTube video, Marc and Democracy Docket’s Paige Moskowitz break down the Nevada Supreme Court ruling yesterday and how it will impact voters, if the GOP can appeal and what to know about recent litigation over mail-in ballot receipt deadlines.

THE SCOREBOARD

Since Jan. 1, 2023

SCOTUS rules RFK Jr. will remain on swing states’ ballots

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will remain on the ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The justices did not detail their reason for rejecting the emergency appeal. Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented in the Michigan case.

Updates on Virginia voting case before SCOTUS

A total of 26 Republican attorneys general submitted a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to restore Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) voter purge program before Election Day. The program is currently blocked by lower courts for violating federal law.
Former GOP members of Congress urged the Supreme Court to keep Youngkin's voter purge program blocked through the election. The Republicans agreed with lower courts that the program violates federal law.

Judge dismisses part of right-wing lawsuit seeking to purge Illinois voters

A federal judge partially dismissed a lawsuit led by the right-wing group Judicial Watch seeking to gain access to Illinois voter registration records and remove allegedly ineligible individuals from the rolls.

Kate Barr won’t win her state Senate race — she’s running anyway

Kate Barr is running for state senate in one of the most gerrymandered districts in North Carolina — and she knows she won't win. In a new candidate Q&A interview, we spoke with Barr about how her campaign goal is simply to raise awareness of the negative impacts of gerrymandering. Read or watch the interview now.

Deep dive into the lawsuits that could decide the 2024 election

There have been an unprecedented number of election lawsuits filed during this presidential race. In a new YouTube video, Democracy Docket’s Sophie Feldman discusses the consequential cases expected to be decided in the final week before Election Day and how they could impact the race.

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