Daily Docket — Wednesday, March 22 |
Here are some updates from yesterday. |
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed 12 election bills into law. These bills include Senate Bill 139, which imposes a strict residency requirement to vote, and House Bill 1165, which bans drop boxes in the state.
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Mi Familia Vota (MFV), a Latino civic engagement group, asked to intervene in a lawsuit brought by conservative groups seeking stricter signature matching requirements for mail-in ballots in Arizona. MFV argues that the lawsuit's claims "threaten to deprive election officials of a critical tool to count each citizen’s vote accurately and securely."
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Here are some other updates you may have missed. |
On Monday, North Carolina Republicans introduced House Bill 396, which would repeal the state’s authorization to participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a nonprofit organization that allows states to share information to help maintain accurate voter rolls.
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On Thursday, March 9, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill reducing the size of Nashville’s Metro Council by half and requiring other restructuring. Last week, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County filed a lawsuit alleging that this law violates multiple provisions of the Tennessee Constitution, including Tennessee’s Home Rule Amendment.
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