An Arizona judge dismisses a right-wing voter roll challenge.
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Friday, December 6
North Carolina Democrats and Republicans spar over ballot challenges
* Today, North Carolina Supreme Court GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin filed ([link removed]) two legal actions in an attempt to expedite a decision from the state election board on the 60,000 ballots he challenged in a tight race against Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs.
* The North Carolina Democratic Party sued ([link removed]) to stop tens of thousands of ballot challenges initiated by the state GOP, saying that the challenges violate federal law.
Arizona judge dismisses right-wing voter roll challenge to state’s voter rolls
* A federal judge dismissed ([link removed]) a lawsuit filed by the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and others that alleged Arizona is not properly maintaining its voter rolls. The judge found that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
* The dismissal comes after a surge of right-wing lawsuits challenging voter rolls and their maintenance procedures this past election, including in Arizona. In September, Stephen Miller’s America First Legal ([link removed]) filed ([link removed]) a separate lawsuit against all 15 counties in Arizona, challenging their practices for removing noncitizens from voter rolls.
The latest on Virginia felony disenfranchisement case
* In a lawsuit challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed ([link removed]) the governor and secretary of state from the case on sovereign immunity grounds yesterday. Litigation will still continue against the remaining defendants, which include numerous county election officials.
New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now
* For the first time, Alabama will have two Black members in the U.S. House at the same time. In a new episode of Defending Democracy, Representative-electhttps://x.com/ShomariFiguresShomari Figures ([link removed]) (D) joinshttps://x.com/marceeliasMarc to discuss his district and how he plans to fight for his constituents in Congress. Watch ([link removed]) it on YouTube and listen ([link removed]) wherever you get your podcasts.
* Read here ([link removed]) to learn more about how new Black districts were created through court cases in Alabama and Louisiana.
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