On Saturday, we published our latest candidate Q&A with Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen (D), who’s running for secretary of state against incumbent Brad Raffensperger (R) — be sure to check it out to read her thoughts about Georgia’s Senate Bill 202 and why the “Big Lie” has become rampant among Georgia Republicans. [link removed]
Plus, here are some updates from the last few days you may have missed.
Virginia Attorney General Announces New Election Crimes Unit
On Friday, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) announced his office will create an Election Integrity Unit to investigate and prosecute election law violations — even though there’s no evidence of any widespread issues with Virginia elections.
Virginia is just the latest state where Republican officials are dedicating time and resources to hunt down nonexistent fraud. Earlier this year, both Georgia and Florida created new bodies or empowered existing ones to investigate election crimes. Read more here. [link removed]
Judge Upholds Laws Disenfranchising Hawaiian Voters Who Move to U.S. Territories
Last Tuesday, Sept. 6, a federal judge ruled that U.S. citizens who formerly lived in Hawaii are not permitted to vote absentee in federal elections if they move to certain U.S. territories. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed on behalf of former Hawaii residents that now live in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The plaintiffs argued that two federal laws — which prevent former state residents from voting absentee for president in their previous state if they are currently living in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa or Puerto Rico — violate the U.S. Constitution. The judge disagreed, holding that the laws do not infringe upon the right to vote. Learn more about the decision here. [link removed]
Two Interventions in Pennsylvania
On Friday, several groups filed motions to intervene in two lawsuits in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans moved to intervene in a lawsuit over Lehigh County’s drop boxes. The lawsuit was filed by a conservative group that wants the county to implement strict limitations on drop boxes. The Alliance wants to participate in the lawsuit to defend the county’s current rules. Read more about the Alliance’s motion here. [link removed]
Similarly, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) filed a motion to intervene in a Republican lawsuit challenging the ability of Pennsylvania county boards of elections to implement cure procedures for mail-in ballots. These procedures allow voters to fix common and inadvertent mistakes on their ballots to ensure they’re still counted. Find out more about the DSCC and DCCC’s motion here. [link removed]
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