Daily Docket — Thursday, Jan. 5

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"At the end of the day, I just tried to be the kind of guy that I would want to vote for," Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) writes today in an op-ed for Democracy Docket. Read here.

Here are some updates from today.

Yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court denied Kari Lake’s petition to transfer her appeal of her election contest case directly to the state’s highest court. Lake’s lawsuit challenging her loss for Arizona governor will continue in the state’s intermediate appellate court.

In an odd and unprecedented decision, Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano (D) paused the inauguration of two Democratic representatives-elect who narrowly won their races. In both instances, recounts confirmed the Democrats’ wins, which have been certified by the state. Now, defeated state Rep. Lenny Mirra (R) remains in office even though an automatic recount revealed that he lost by one vote. Mirra’s lawsuit has also already been tossed by a court.

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro (D) announced his plan to nominate Al Schmidt, a Republican election official who formerly served as one of Philadelphia’s three city commissioners, to be the secretary of state. Schmidt is known for facing intense threats after overseeing the 2020 presidential election.

Here’s what to expect coming up.

New year, new podcast! Listen to Defending Democracy, where Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz cover the biggest news in voting rights, elections and democracy wherever you get your podcasts. New episode dropping tomorrow afternoon!

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