Daily Docket — Friday, March 10

Here are some updates from the last few days.

Today, a federal judge ordered the Harris County Republican Party to produce documents and sanctioned the Texas attorney general’s office for not complying with the court's previous rulings on the matter in a lawsuit challenging Texas’ voter suppression law. [link removed]

Also today, the Texas Department of State announced that it would develop a new program to update the state's voter rolls. Although Texas already participates in the Electronic Registration Information Center to share information with other states, multiple bills fueled by election conspiracy theories seek to end the state's involvement. [link removed]

Yesterday, Texas Rep. Carrie Isaac (R) introduced a bill that would ban polling locations on public K-12 school campuses. Last month, Isaac introduced a bill that would ban polling locations on university campuses, which was recently referred to the Texas House’s elections committee. [link removed]

Also yesterday, the Idaho Senate passed House Bill 124, a bill that would remove student ID cards from the list of acceptable identification to vote. The bill already cleared the Idaho House, so it now heads to the desk of Gov. Brad Little (R) for his signature. [link removed]

And in another update from yesterday, the Republican National Committee, the Vermont Republican Party and Vermont voters filed a lawsuit challenging a statute that authorizes noncitizens in Winooski, Vermont, to vote in local elections. [link removed]

On Wednesday, the Oklahoma House passed House Bill 1415, a bill that would bifurcate the election administration of state and federal elections if Oklahoma officials and lawmakers dislike federal election law. The bill would allow officials to hold state and federal elections under different rules, which could be nearly impossible to implement. H.B. 1415 now heads to the Republican-controlled Senate. [link removed]

Here’s what to expect coming up.
Next week, the newly elected Republican North Carolina Supreme Court will rehear the redistricting case Harper v. Hall. On Monday, we’ll break down what’s at stake in the case and how it could affect the U.S. Supreme Court case Moore v. Harper. On Tuesday, we’ll cover oral argument live. [link removed]

The North Carolina Supreme Court will also rehear Holmes v. Moore, a case that blocked a photo ID law, next week. We’ll cover oral argument live on Wednesday. [link removed]

A new episode of Defending Democracy dropped today! Marc and Paige discuss the surge of private right of action lawsuits and what could potentially happen. Listen now. [link removed]

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