Pennsylvania courts rule to block some ballots, count others in three counties.

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Wednesday, November 20

North Carolina Supreme Court GOP candidate challenges 60K ballots
* As the recount in North Carolina’s state Supreme Court race begins, Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin has challenged ([link removed]) the validity of tens of thousands of ballots statewide.
* One of two Democrats on the seven-member high court, Associate Justice Allison Riggs is locked into a tight race with Griffin, who’s currently an appeals court judge.

* In a new YouTube video, Marc and Democracy Docket’s Paige Moskowitz discuss ([link removed]) the recount, the voter challenges, the politicization of the courts and what to expect next.

Pennsylvania courts rule to block some ballots, count others in three counties
* A Pennsylvania court denied ([link removed]) a petition in Philadelphia County from Democrats to get 2,073 provisional ballots counted in the general election.
* A state court rejected ([link removed]) a GOP attempt to get 58 provisional ballots in Chester County thrown out, and another court granted ([link removed]) the GOP's request to disqualify 65 mail-in and provisional ballots in Monroe County.
* As the U.S. Senate recount gets underway in Pennsylvania, Democrats and Republicans have filed over a dozen lawsuits to count or reject certain ballots, respectively. In a new piece, we break down ([link removed]) the cases and where they stand.

Biden and Senate Democrats rush to fill judicial vacancies
* During the lame duck period, Senate Democrats are working to confirm more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees and fill vacancies in courts across the country. Read here ([link removed]) to learn how Biden-appointed judges have already delivered wins for democracy and voting rights.

GOP congressman asks SCOTUS to revive Illinois mail-in voting lawsuit
* Illinois Congressman Michael Bost (R) asked ([link removed]) the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his twice-dismissed legal challenge to a state law that allows officials to count timely postmarked or certified mail-in ballots received up to two weeks after an election.

How Trump’s new DOJ could shape the future of voting rights
* With President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House, one of the most important federal election institutions is at stake — the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Read here ([link removed]) to learn how a second Trump DOJ could impact voting rights.

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