Daily Docket — Wednesday, Jan. 18

Yesterday, the Franklin County, Ohio recorder announced that under Ohio’s new voter suppression law, free veteran ID cards issued by Ohio counties appear to no longer be valid forms of ID for voting. For more about how this law will harm Ohio voters, make sure to read our latest piece unpacking the law’s provisions. The law is already the subject of a lawsuit, which argues it violates the U.S. Constitution.

Here are some updates from today.

• The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a brief in a lawsuit challenging True the Vote, a right-wing “election integrity” organization, for its alleged voter intimidation in Georgia leading up to the 2021 Senate runoffs. The DOJ was invited by the court to respond to the defendants’ argument that Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voter intimidation, is unconstitutional.

• Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen (R), in his first official act, withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information Center, a nonprofit organization that shares voter registration data between 33 states.

Here’s what to expect coming up.

• Tomorrow on Democracy Docket, Marc shares his thoughts on the saga of U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) — and what it says about the modern-day Republican Party.

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