North Carolina voters rally at protest to fight GOP election challenge
To draw attention to Jefferson Griffin's (R) attempt to disenfranchise 60,000 North Carolinians and overturn his loss in the state Supreme Court race, volunteers gathered at a rally today and read aloud the list of the affected voters.
“This is a national tragedy because these are legal votes from legal voters, and they’re being challenged because someone doesn’t like the results of the election,” said Kate Barr (D), who ran for the state Senate in 2024 and lost.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) also challenged 60,000 ballots in the state’s 2024 election. In a new YouTube video, Marc explains the latest ruling in the case, the RNC's goal and the connection to ongoing litigation regarding the state Supreme Court race.
Judge denies Minnesota GOP candidate’s challenge to election results
A Minnesota judge confirmed Democrat Brad Tabke as the winner of the State House District 54A election, denying the Republican candidate's contest.
With Tabke's confirmed victory, the Minnesota House now has 67 Republicans and 66 Democrats. A special election will be held Jan. 28 in a different state House district, and that race will impact control of the chamber.
California Democrats appeal dismissal of challenge to local voter ID law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) appealed the dismissal of their legal challenge to Huntington Beach’s voter ID requirement to a state appeals court. They argued that the initiative, approved by voters during the March 2024 primary election, violates existing state law.
Jack Smith’s report exposes Trump’s election subversion efforts
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election has been released. Read the report here.
"Substantial evidence demonstrates that Mr. Trump then engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power,” Smith wrote.
The resistance we need from Senate Democrats under Trump 2.0
Of the harms Trump will do over his next four years in office, the judges he appoints will have the most lasting effect. Democrats should use every tool they can to resist these judicial confirmations, Democracy Docket contributor Keith Thirion of Alliance for Justice argued in a new piece.
Read here to learn more about how Trump-appointed judges have harmed voting rights.
