Recount begins in North Carolina Supreme Court race

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 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 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 a petition in Philadelphia County from Democrats to get 2,073 provisional ballots counted in the general election.
A state court rejected a GOP attempt to get 58 provisional ballots in Chester County thrown out, and another court granted 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 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 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 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 to learn how a second Trump DOJ could impact voting rights.