Congressional Democrats propose amendment to abolish Electoral College

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Monday, December 16

Kansas will stop enforcing law criminalizing voter engagement
* In a victory for voters, the state of Kansas agreed ([link removed]) to permanently stop enforcing a voter suppression law that undermined civic groups and made it harder for them to register voters.

Congressional Democrats propose amendment to abolish Electoral College
* Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen (D) introduced ([link removed]) a joint resolution in Congress last week to amend the U.S. Constitution to abolish the Electoral College ([link removed]) and mandate that the president be elected by the popular vote.
* “Americans expect and deserve to see the winner of the national popular vote for any elected office assume the office as its legitimate winner,” Cohen said. “The Electoral College is a vestige of the 18th Century when voters didn’t know the candidates.”
* Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), who sponsored the Senate version of the bill, said ([link removed]) , “No one’s vote should count for more based on where they live. The Electoral College is outdated and it’s undemocratic.”

State Supreme Court races to follow in 2025
* In states where Supreme Court justices are elected, voters play a direct role in shaping the judiciary. Next year, state Supreme Court elections will be held in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Read here ([link removed]) to learn what you should know about these races.

Trial and oral argument coming up tomorrow
* A trial starts ([link removed]) in a lawsuit challenging the legislative map of Nassau County, New York. County officials and voters argued that the map's districts decreased the voting power of minority residents, violating the New York Voting Rights Act.
* The Iowa Supreme Court will review ([link removed]) a challenge to a state law that requires most political documents from the state to be printed in English. A lower court ruled that the law does not apply to voting materials, and the state appealed this order.

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