Walz pledges to continue protecting democracy as he returns to Minnesota.

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Friday, November 8

New York judge strikes down state’s Voting Rights Act
* A New York court struck down ([link removed]) the New York Voting Rights Act. The judge held that the state-level voting rights act unconstitutionally “provides enhanced rights” to minority groups, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 affirmative action ruling.

Walz pledges to continue protecting democracy
* “As long as I’m governor of Minnesota, we’ll be a state that respects democracy, a place where we’re proud of our civic debate and where we don’t demonize people who disagree with us,” Gov. Tim Walz (D) said ([link removed]) in Minnesota on Friday during his first speech since the election. Since Walz’s term as governor wasn’t up in 2024, he can return to the position.
* He added that “we across this state have fought for everyone’s right to participate fully in our democracy.” Back in May, before he joined Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, he signed ([link removed]) the Minnesota Voting Rights Act into law.

Five takeaways from this year’s state Supreme Court races
* Tuesday's election saw dozens of candidates win seats on state high courts, with Democrats and Republicans securing respective majorities in Michigan and Ohio. Read here ([link removed]) to learn about five takeaways from this year's state Supreme Court races.

GOP Senate candidate fails in attempts to target provisional ballots
* Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate David McCormick's legal attempts to throw out provisional ballots in Philadelphia have failed ([link removed]) . A state judge rejected his first lawsuit and McCormick withdrew his second lawsuit.

Arizona Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake’s seventh bid to overturn 2022 election
* The Arizona Supreme Court rejected ([link removed]) Kari Lake's (R) request for a do-over of the 2022 gubernatorial election — marking the seventh, and final, time that her attempt to overturn her loss has been denied.
* Lake is currently running for U.S. Senate in Arizona and the race against her Democratic challenger Ruben Gallego remains ([link removed]) too early to call.

RNC appeals dismissal of Michigan voter purge lawsuit
* The Republican National Committee appealed ([link removed]) the dismissal of its Michigan voter purge lawsuit to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A couple of weeks ago, a federal judge tossed out the case seeking to purge allegedly “ineligible” voters from Michigan's rolls.

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