Daily Docket — Tuesday, Feb. 14 |
In 2016, Arizona passed a law that targeted Latino voters. In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld it. In 2022, as a result, a 66-year-old woman was jailed. Read Marc’s latest where he writes how we must pass legislation to improve voting rather than criminalize it. |
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Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's 100th judicial nominee. Biden and Senate Democrats have confirmed 69 district court judges, 30 appellate court judges and one U.S. Supreme Court justice, building a more racially and professionally diverse federal judiciary.
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Last week, North Carolina Republicans introduced the Election Day Integrity Act, which would require all mail-in ballots to arrive by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Currently, ballots that are postmarked by Election Day and arrive by 5 p.m. three days after are counted. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed an identical bill in 2021, but the North Carolina Legislature might have the votes to override a veto.
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Here’s what to expect coming up. |
Last week, the Mississippi State House approved a bill that would create a new, unelected court system in the state capital of Jackson. Tomorrow on Democracy Docket, we chronicle how the proposed court system is just the tip of the iceberg in a state with decades-long efforts to undermine minority representation.
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