Daily Docket — Friday, March 10 |
Here are some updates from the last few days. |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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