Gaetz won’t serve as AG, says his confirmation would be ‘distraction.’

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Thursday, November 21

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The last chance to confirm Biden’s fair and qualified judges
* With the election of President-elect Donald Trump, the next few weeks are the last chance to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees to lower courts. And with democracy at stake, Democrats should leave no vacancy behind, Keith Thirion of Alliance for Justice argued ([link removed]) in a new piece.
* Read here ([link removed]) to learn more about how Biden and Senate Democrats are prioritizing filling judicial vacancies during the lame-duck period.

Gaetz won’t serve as AG, says his confirmation would be a ‘distraction’
* Today, Matt Gaetz withdrew ([link removed]) himself from consideration as U.S. attorney general under Trump’s administration. Trump announced Gaetz as his pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice last Wednesday.

* In a new YouTube video, Marc and Democracy Docket’s Paige Moskowitz discuss ([link removed]) the factors behind Gaetz’s decision and who Trump may nominate for attorney general instead.

Legal battles continue in Pennsylvania
* In Pennsylvania's Senate race, judges ruled ([link removed]) that provisional ballots without secrecy envelopes or voters' signatures will not be counted. However, provisional ballots that lack signatures from election officials will be counted.
* Also, there are hearings scheduled for tomorrow in three Montgomery County cases — two filed by Republicans attempting to reject undated and misdated mail-in ballots ([link removed]) and provisional ballots missing signatures ([link removed]) and one filed by Democrats challenging the decision not to counthttps://www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsylvania-montgomery-county-provisional-ballot-envelope-error-challenge/provisional ballots without secrecy envelopes ([link removed]) .

Alaska voters reject ballot measure to ban ranked-choice voting
* In the 2024 election, Alaska voters rejected ([link removed]) a ballot measure to repeal open primaries and ranked-choice voting in the state.
* This is a win for voters because the state’s ranked-choice voting system gives more power to individual voters and makes them feel like their votes really matter, as well as allowing independent voters to have more of a voice.

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