Wisconsin GOP asks a court to determine when state electors should meet.

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Monday, December 9

The latest on North Carolina’s controversial bill and Supreme Court race
* After the general election, North Carolina’s government finds itself in a partisan power struggle that may not bode well for the future of voting rights in the battleground state. Read here ([link removed]) to learn more.
* The race for the North Carolina Supreme Court isn't over, more than a month after Election Day. Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D), a former voting rights lawyer ([link removed]) and one of two liberal justices on the court, defeated her opponent Judge Jefferson Griffin (R) by just over 700 voters.
* Still, Griffin requested ([link removed]) two recounts and challenged ([link removed]) the validity of over 60,000 ballots cast in the race — including the votes of Riggs' own parents. Today, the Wake County Superior Court denied ([link removed]) Griffin's request to expedite his ballot challenges.
* In a new YouTube video, Riggs sits down ([link removed]) with Marc to discuss the race, the status of the ballot challenges and why she still believes the judiciary is a powerful tool to protect democracy.

Wisconsin GOP asks court to determine when state electors should meet
* The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit on Friday seeking clarity over when the state's presidential electors must meet. The GOP argued that state law conflicts with the federal 2022 Electoral Count Reform Act which changed Electoral College deadlines.

New York’s highest court to hear challenge to local noncitizen voting law
* New York's highest court is set ([link removed]) to review a New York City law that permits some noncitizens, like green card holders and DREAMers, to vote in local elections. Lower courts struck down the law for violating the state constitution. Oral argument has been scheduled for Feb. 11.

Senators propose amendment to add term limits for SCOTUS
* Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) proposed ([link removed]) an amendment to the U.S. Constitution today to create non-renewable 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices.
* “The current lifetime Supreme Court appointment structure is broken and fuels polarizing confirmation battles and political posturing that has eroded public confidence in the highest court in our land,” Manchin said ([link removed]) in a post on X.
* Read here ([link removed]) to learn more about the arguments for Supreme Court term limits.

Oral argument coming up tomorrow
* An Arizona appeals court is set ([link removed]) to hear a Republican National Committee lawsuit alleging the state's 2023 Election Procedures Manual violates state law. A lower court previously dismissed the case.

Now is the time for courage
* Leading up to Election Day, citizens, leaders and politicians called out the dangers of a second Trump presidency. “What has surprised me, depressed me and ultimately angered me are the voices that have gone silent,”[link removed] wrote ([link removed]) in a new piece.

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