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February 13, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Ohio Republicans look to create an election integrity division

Judges dismisses another Arizona lawsuit.  Daily Docket — Monday, Feb. 13 Here are some updates from the last few days. Today, an Arizona judge dismissed a Republican lawsuit brought against the Maricopa County recorder and other election officials. The lawsuit alleged that the county, home to Pho…

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February 10, 2023 at 11:00 PM

Florida expands election crimes oversight

Texas’ voter suppression law contains a costly provision.  Daily Docket — Friday, Feb. 10 Here are some updates from today. The Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 4B, a proposal that would expand the jurisdiction of the Office of Statewide Prosecution so it can more successfully prosecute crimes inv…

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February 10, 2023 at 1:01 PM

“Display of raw partisanship:” The North Carolina Supreme Court’s unprecedented move

The move potentially impacts a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.  02/10/2023 “Two years ago, our democracy faced its greatest threat since the Civil War. Today, though bruised, our democracy remains unbowed and unbroken,” President Joe Biden noted in a well-received State of the Union address on Tues…

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February 9, 2023 at 11:01 PM

U.S. House meddles with Washington, D.C.’s government

Finally, some movement for Biden’s judicial nominees.  Daily Docket — Thursday, Feb. 9Here are some updates from the last few days. Today, the U.S. House passed Republican-led resolutions to overturn two Washington, D.C. city council bills. The bills would allow noncitizens to vote in local election…

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February 8, 2023 at 11:16 PM

Democrats win the Pennsylvania state House

South Dakota moves to ban drop boxes.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, Feb. 8 Last year, Democrats had a better-than-expected year, retaining control of the U.S. Senate and winning newfound power in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota. Today, Marc wrote about the five voting laws Democrats sh…

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February 7, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Every year is an election year: crucial 2023 races kick off

U.S. House tees up vote to overturn two Washington, D.C. bills.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, Feb. 7 Here are some updates from today. It's Election Day in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for the 32nd, 34th and 35th state House districts. The outcome of the special elections for these three vacant seats w…

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February 6, 2023 at 11:01 PM

UNPRECEDENTED: NC Supreme Court will rehear voting rights decisions

Now that the court flipped red, it will weigh in on two previously decided cases.  Daily Docket — Monday, Feb. 6 Here are some updates from today. In an unprecedented move on Friday evening, the Republican-led North Carolina Supreme Court, which flipped from 4-3 Democratic to 5-2 Republican in the …

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February 3, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Trump flip flops on drop boxes

Amid mail-in voting changes, Florida recommends against requesting IDs on mail-in ballots.  Daily Docket — Friday, Feb. 3 Here are some updates from today. Last night, former President Donald Trump, who has a long history of disparaging mail-in voting and spreading conspiracy theories about the co…

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February 3, 2023 at 1:02 PM

In the courts: Georgia voter intimidation and North Carolina felony disenfranchisement

Idaho lawmakers target student voters.  02/03/2023 Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but it won’t be a quiet or calm season. This week, courtroom activity picked up across the country. In addition to two major cases on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket this term, did you k…

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February 2, 2023 at 11:01 PM

North Carolina Supreme Court hears felony disenfranchisement case

Oral argument took place in a case filed in 2019.  Daily Docket — Thursday, Feb. 2 Here are some updates from the last few days. This morning, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard a major case challenging the state's felony disenfranchisement law. The outcome of the lawsuit will determine the vot…

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February 1, 2023 at 11:02 PM

A busy day in the courts

Florida elections officials object to mail-in voting ID requirements.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, Feb. 1 Here are some updates from today in court. The Kansas Supreme Court held oral argument in a lawsuit challenging a voter suppression law. At issue are the law’s false representation provisions, wh…

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January 31, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Idaho’s blatant attempt to disenfranchise student voters

Court activity heats up tomorrow, Feb. 1.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 31 “Given the political implications of redistricting, it is no surprise that there is a high volume of litigation that ensues over how district lines are drawn,” Marc writes in his latest. “A recent report from Democracy Docket…

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January 30, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Read our latest report on redistricting litigation

Meanwhile, South Carolina Republicans go to SCOTUS.  Daily Docket — Monday, Jan. 30 Today, Democracy Docket published a report that summarizes and analyzes all of the redistricting litigation we’ve seen since the release of 2020 census data. We highlight the trends that emerged in these lawsuits, i…

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January 27, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Pennsylvania board proposes updates to mail-in voting

Arizona Republicans support an election contest in the attorney general race.  Daily Docket — Friday, Jan. 27 Here are some updates from today. The Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board released an interim report recommending updates to Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law. The changes include exp…

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January 27, 2023 at 1:01 PM

North Carolina GOP wants to re-do partisan gerrymandering and photo ID cases

State lawmakers believe that can happen after party control of the North Carolina Supreme Court flipped.  01/27/2023 Even in the midst of winter, courtroom activity is starting to heat up as we head into February. Today, we preview what’s to come in the next busy week and discuss blatantly partisan …

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January 26, 2023 at 11:01 PM

DOJ will participate in Texas voter registration case

New podcast drops tomorrow.  Daily Docket — Thursday, Jan. 26 “North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature has never been shy about abusing its power to undermine free and fair elections. Yet, even by historical standards, its actions in two recent cases before the state Supreme Court stand …

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January 25, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Arizona elections director resigns, citing threats

Most Arizona counties will not enforce new voter purge laws.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, Jan. 25 Here are some updates from today. The elections director of Cochise County, Arizona announced her resignation, citing the “outrageous and physically and emotionally threatening” working atmosphere. Cochi…

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January 24, 2023 at 11:01 PM

New York to redraw state Assembly map by April 28

Right-wing vigilantes lose defamation suit.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 24 Here are some updates from today and yesterday. Today, a New York appellate court affirmed a lower court's decision ordering New York’s independent redistricting commission to draw a new state Assembly map by April 28. The …

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January 23, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Vermont Supreme Court okays noncitizen voting in local elections

Don’t miss Marc’s latest piece about voter suppression in Wisconsin.  Daily Docket — Monday, Jan. 23 On Saturday, Marc wrote about a Wisconsin election official who openly bragged about voter suppression. Not only did he tout a “multi-facetted plan” to suppress minority voters, he remains in office…

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January 20, 2023 at 11:01 PM

NC Republicans want a gerrymandering redo

Maricopa County, Arizona has a plan to speed up election results.  Daily Docket — Friday, Jan. 20 Here are some updates from today. North Carolina Republican legislators asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to rehear a case over the state’s congressional and legislative maps, a blatantly partisa…

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January 20, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Arizona GOP fails in court, but continues fight against mail-in voting

Rep. George Santos embodies what’s broken within the Republican Party.  01/20/2023 “The hallmark of the modern Republican Party is its shamelessness. You can be many things and still be a Republican — in favor of free trade or opposed; pro-Ukraine or pro-Putin; even in favor of climate change legisl…

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January 19, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Santos, McCarthy and the shameless Republican Party

More anti-voting proposals in Arizona.  Daily Docket — Thursday, Jan. 19 In Marc’s latest, he describes the core values required by all politicians for a functioning democracy — and how the modern Republican Party lacks them. Here are some updates. On Jan. 9, a Florida state representative introd…

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January 18, 2023 at 11:01 PM

DOJ weighs in on the VRA’s constitutionality

A right-wing group is trying to get away with alleged voter intimidation.  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 fo…

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January 17, 2023 at 11:00 PM

Court rejects Arizona Republican Party’s hypocrisy

The state’s popular mail-in voting law survived a legal challenge.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 17 Here are some updates from today. Today, an Arizona appellate court rejected the Arizona Republican Party’s second attempt to end the state’s no-excuse mail-in voting policy. The unanimous decision …

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January 13, 2023 at 11:02 PM

PA court gives special elections the green light

Republicans want to meddle with Washington, D.C. voting laws.  Daily Docket — Friday, Jan. 13 Here are some updates from today. A Pennsylvania court denied state Rep. Bryan Cutler’s (R) request to block the Allegheny County Board of Elections and Pennsylvania Department of State from holding specia…

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January 13, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Democrats prioritize voting rights in new legislative sessions

Meanwhile, the GOP wants to curtail ballot measures.  01/13/2023 All eyes were on the U.S. House of Representatives last week as Republicans struggled to elect a speaker. It likely won’t be the last time we see similar dysfunction in such a closely divided legislative chamber. Even though the House …

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January 12, 2023 at 11:02 PM

The far-fetched lower court ruling that would undermine the Voting Rights Act

Read our courtroom summary.  Daily Docket — Thursday, Jan. 12 Here are some updates from today. Yesterday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in an appeal stemming from an Arkansas redistricting lawsuit. At issue is whether private individuals and organizations can sue under…

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January 11, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Pro-voting measures in Minnesota move forward

A PA court heard oral argument in a special elections lawsuit.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, Jan. 11 Here are some updates from today. Minnesota lawmakers held a hearing on two bills included in an omnibus pro-voting reform package that would permit 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote and rest…

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January 10, 2023 at 11:04 PM

New York moves to get rid of a bad voting law

Missouri Republicans are on an anti-democratic streak.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 10 Here are some updates from today. On Monday, the New York Senate approved a bill that would effectively rescind an archaic ban on giving food and water to voters waiting at the polls, also known as a line-warmi…

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January 9, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Ohio sued over its new voter suppression bill

Minnesota introduces a pro-voting bill and lawmakers move to end felony disenfranchisement.  Daily Docket — Friday, Jan. 6 Today, Democracy Docket published a report that summarizes and analyzes all of the democracy-related litigation filed in 2022. We highlight the trends that emerged in tracking …

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January 6, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Two years since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

A voting rights win in South Carolina.  Daily Docket — Friday, Jan. 6 Two years ago on Jan. 6, 2021, American democracy was violently assaulted. Our democracy is sacred, but fragile. We must continue the hard work to strengthen voting rights, hold our leaders accountable and elect candidates who be…

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January 6, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Two years after the Jan. 6 attack on our democracy

We preview what to expect in the courts in 2023.  01/06/2023 Happy New Year! We closed out 2022 with contentious (and sometimes bizarre) courtroom activity in Arizona before judges shut down the election contests brought by defeated far-right candidates, one after another. And after a year of dishea…

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January 5, 2023 at 11:01 PM

READ: Newly sworn in Sen. John Fetterman on his win

Oddities at the start of Massachusetts’ new legislative session.  Daily Docket — Thursday, Jan. 5 "At the end of the day, I just tried to be the kind of guy that I would want to vote for," Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) writes today in an op-ed for Democracy Docket. Read here. Here are some updates f…

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January 4, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Election denier drama in the U.S. House

Abe Hamadeh wants a new trial in Arizona.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, Jan. 4 Here are some updates from today. The U.S. House of Representatives is still struggling to elect a speaker. Today, the Republican rebels rallied behind Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) — a Florida representative who voted …

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January 3, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Welcome back to Daily Docket!

Biden signs a new federal law and we give Arizona election contest updates.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 3 Welcome back! Team Democracy Docket wishes you a happy and healthy 2023. As we enter a new year, we are bringing back Daily Docket, our brief summary of the most important election and voting…

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December 23, 2022 at 1:01 PM

A brief goodbye to 2022

We made it to the end of 2022! It’s been a whirlwind year for voting rights and redistricting litigation.   12/23/2022  We made it to the end of 2022! It’s been a whirlwind year for voting rights and redistricting litigation. And, let’s not forget the midterm elections were already over six weeks ag…

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December 16, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Arizona Republicans’ last-ditch legal efforts

Ohio Legislature passes new voting restrictions.  12/16/2022 Welcome to our final newsletter of 2022! Thanks so much for sticking with us through this rollercoaster of a year. After a busy election season, Democracy Docket is taking the week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day. We’ll be back in…

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December 9, 2022 at 1:02 PM

SCOTUS heard the “independent state legislature” case this week

‘Tis the season for U.S. Supreme Court arguments  12/09/2022 Happy December! This week, we’re celebrating the re-election of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and reviewing a crucial U.S. Supreme Court case. And, as always, we’re checking in with the ongoing shenanigans in Arizona.  Democracy Docket’s go…

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December 7, 2022 at 9:14 PM

A recap and Marc’s thoughts on today’s U.S. Supreme Court argument

The nine justices heard the potentially catastrophic case.   Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a landmark case out of North Carolina that gives the Court the opportunity to review the fringe independent state legislature (ISL) theory. Since the U.S. Constitution’…

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December 6, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Where things stand a month after Election Day

Recounts, certification and election contests  Tuesday, Dec. 6 Happy Georgia runoff Tuesday! Today, we’re rooting for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in his re-election to the U.S. Senate to build upon the Democrats’ majority in the upper chamber and ensure the Peach State is represented by a pro-vot…

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December 2, 2022 at 1:02 PM

The consequential elections case before the U.S. Supreme Court next week

Counties finally certify after lawsuits ensured compliance.  12/02/2022 Reports of the death of the “Big Lie” seem premature. After most, but not all, statewide candidates who denied the outcome of the 2020 election were defeated in 2022, many people celebrated that election denialism was on the w…

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November 30, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Next week: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Moore v. Harper

The fringe ISL theory could upturn almost every aspect of federal elections.   On Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. EST, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a landmark case out of North Carolina that gives the Court the opportunity to review the fringe independent state l…

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November 29, 2022 at 1:07 PM

My Latest: What Georgia teaches us about voter suppression

Not every act of voter suppression comes from a new law.   This past Saturday, Georgia election officials, with the support of Republicans, tried to prevent over 70,000 people from voting. But unlike when former President Donald Trump asked Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” 11,780 votes or wh…

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November 25, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Holiday cheer because Black Friday is here

Beat the holiday rush and shop the Democracy Docket store now!   The weather outside is getting frightful, which is why it’s so delightful that Democracy Docket’s Black Friday sale starts today! Between now and Monday, use the code DD15 to get 15% off on our latest voting rights sweatshirts, socks…

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November 23, 2022 at 1:04 PM

The voting rights victories we are grateful for this Thanksgiving

We made it through the 2022 midterm elections.  11/23/2022  Surprise! The Brief is in your inbox a few days early this month. We wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to review the latest voting rights, redistricting and democracy developments from November before December kicks off with even …

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November 22, 2022 at 1:01 PM

My Latest: In Arizona, election deniers suddenly decry voter suppression

She’s using the problems in our voting system to undermine the 2022 election.   Before her loss in this year’s gubernatorial election, Kari Lake spent her time spreading lies about elections, bringing litigation to undermine voting rights and encouraging states to restrict access to voting. But no…

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November 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Republicans reckon with party’s voter suppression efforts

Early voting in Georgia runoff spurs lawsuit.  11/18/2022 Democracy Docket’s goal is to keep you informed on the latest voting rights, elections and democracy news and litigation across platforms. We’ll continue to be on Twitter, but you can also get the same information and posts from us on Facebo…

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November 16, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Election deniers lost, but will the GOP change?

My initial thoughts on why so many election deniers lost.   This year’s election saw a wave of candidates that echoed former president Trump’s false claim about stolen elections. As Election Day approached, many of us who care about democracy and its norms worried how these candidates would perfor…

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November 12, 2022 at 12:30 AM

Still waiting for results

Find out how to cure your ballot to ensure it’s counted.  Daily Docket — Friday, Nov. 11 Like yesterday, we’re waiting for more results to come in. Voters in many states can still fix minor errors on their mail-in ballots so they can be counted. This is called the cure process; you can learn more …

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November 11, 2022 at 1:01 PM

What we’re watching after Election Day

All eyes on Arizona and Nevada.  11/11/2022 We made it through Election Day. As anticipated, there were some Election Day glitches, but no widespread problems. So far, many election deniers lost in swing states and Americans repeatedly chose reproductive rights and voting rights via ballot measures…

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