Arizona officials knew about voter data error for years.

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Wednesday, December 18

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North Carolina GOP candidate asks court he’s running for to weigh in on race
* North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin (R) asked ([link removed]) the state Supreme Court to toss out 60,000 ballots and pause the certification of his race by Dec. 23. Griffin lost to incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) by 734 votes.

Arizona officials knew about voter data error for years
* An administrative error in Arizona’s elections system that affected the voting eligibility of 218,000 voters in the weeks before the 2024 election was a known problem ([link removed]) for seven years, according to new reporting from the Washington Post.

Trump’s presidency will unleash right-wing sheriffs across America
* From mass deportation to mass incarceration, President-elect Donald Trump is planning to execute his dangerous agenda by transforming right-wing sheriffs into his personal vigilantes, Jessica Pishko argued ([link removed]) in a new piece.

New analysis shows impact of Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement
* Arizona requires voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to vote in state and local elections, and this disproportionately impacts voters living on Native land, on college campuses and at the state’s main homeless campus, according to a new analysis ([link removed]) [link removed] Votebeat.

Court hearing coming up tomorrow
* An Alabama court will hear ([link removed]) a lawsuit challenging the commission districts of Jefferson County. Civil rights organizations argued that the districts are racially gerrymandered and violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

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