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June 6, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Connecticut moves closer to enacting a Voting Rights Act

New York takes steps to join ERIC.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, June 6 Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) said the quiet part out loud and told supporters that the Legislature’s effort to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution is "100% about keeping a radical pro-abortion amend…

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June 5, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Pence takes steps toward presidential run

California looks to prevent election chaos.  Daily Docket — Monday, June 5 Here are some updates you may have missed. Today, former Vice President Mike Pence (R) filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president. An official announcement is expected Wednesday in Iowa. The Ca…

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June 2, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Arizona Supreme Court rejects AZ GOP’s attempt to end mail-in voting

Nebraska enacts photo ID for voting.  Daily Docket — Friday, June 2 Over 50,000 Minnesotans just regained their right to vote. A new law went into effect yesterday that restores voting rights to individuals with a felony conviction immediately upon release from incarceration. This law was just one …

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June 2, 2023 at 12:02 PM

Texas Republicans directly target Houston

Expect many SCOTUS opinions this June.  06/02/2023 Welcome to June! For those (like us) who follow the U.S. Supreme Court closely, June is a nerve wracking and busy month. The Supreme Court must issue all its rulings before the Court recesses for the summer, usually by the end of June or into the fi…

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June 1, 2023 at 10:02 PM

NC GOP introduces restrictive election bill

Kari Lake appealed her election contest, again.  Daily Docket — Thursday, June 1 Here are some updates you may have missed. Today, North Carolina Republicans introduced an election bill reportedly influenced by an organization led by Cleta Mitchell, a former Trump attorney. The bill shortens the dea…

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May 31, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Here’s what to expect in courtrooms next month

June litigation preview delivered right to your inbox.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, May 31 Here's what to expect in the courts next month.To prepare you for the month ahead, we’ve outlined what courtroom activity and fillings we anticipate as well as what outstanding decisions we are watching for.Her…

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May 30, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Three more anti-democratic bills sent to the Texas governor

City councils approve new maps after lawsuits.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 30 Here are some recent court updates. Today, there were hearings in two lawsuits challenging Georgia's congressional and legislative maps. The lawsuits argue that the maps are racially gerrymandered and dilute the voting s…

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May 26, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Texas moves to impeach election denier AG Ken Paxton

The Texas Legislature also passed a bill to help voters with disabilities.  Daily Docket — Friday, May 26 Yesterday, the New Jersey Assembly approved a bill that would allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they turn 18 before the next general election. The Democratic-controlled chamber…

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May 26, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Ron DeSantis signs new law, gets sued and runs for president

Statewide officials in Arizona spar with “Big Lie” lawmakers.  05/26/2023 “As long as the court thought it was a good time to breathe life into the major questions doctrine or the independent state legislature theory, we have considered the questions of that theory seriously, despite its manifest un…

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May 25, 2023 at 10:03 PM

DeSantis’ busy day: three lawsuits and a glitchy presidential launch

SCOTUS to decide whether to hear Mississippi case.  Daily Docket — Thursday, May 25 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a busy day yesterday. Here’s what happened. Last night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced his run for president. From dismantling a Black-opportunity congressional district for …

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May 24, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis inches closer to presidential run

Meanwhile, Florida is sued over a law he signed.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, May 24 Here are some updates you may have missed. Today, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to run for president. He’s expected to announce his candidacy on Twitter this eveni…

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May 23, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Texas House passes three anti-democratic bills

Kari Lake’s election contest dismissed, again.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 23 Here are some courtroom updates from today and yesterday. An Arizona judge rejected Kari Lake's claim that Maricopa County failed to properly signature match mail-in ballots, ruling that no "clear and convincing evidenc…

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May 22, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Texas House to vote on three dangerous election bills

Voting machine drama in Arizona.  Daily Docket — Monday, May 22 Today, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) officially launched his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Catch up on his stance on voting rights here.Here are some updates from the last few days. After canceling its Saturday se…

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May 19, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Texas House to consider three anti-voting bills tomorrow

A historic judge joins the 11th Circuit.  Daily Docket — Friday, May 19 Here are some updates from today and yesterday. Today, the district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia indicated that charges may come starting at the end of …

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May 19, 2023 at 12:01 PM

U.S. Supreme Court will hear South Carolina racial gerrymandering case

Kari Lake’s finale (hopefully).  05/19/2023 “Probable jurisdiction is noted.” With those four words on a Monday morning order list, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated that it will accept written briefing and hear oral argument in a racial gerrymandering case out of South Carolina.    Remember, a state…

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May 18, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Busy day in Arizona, Georgia and Texas courts

5th Circuit rules to protect GOP lawmakers.  Daily Docket — Thursday, May 18 Here are some updates from today.It was a busy day in Arizona, Georgia and Texas courts!  Today was the second day of a trial on the remaining claim in Kari Lake's lawsuit contesting her loss in the 2022 Arizona governor'…

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May 17, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Day one of Kari Lake’s trial

The trial is scheduled to last until Friday.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, May 17 Here’s what happened today in court. Today was the first day of the trial on the one remaining claim in failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s  election contest. The trial is scheduled to last until Friday. Catch up o…

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May 16, 2023 at 10:03 PM

Democrats introduce bill to expand SCOTUS

Kari Lake’s final claim back in court tomorrow.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 16 Here are the updates you don’t want to miss. It’s Election Day in Pennsylvania. After today’s state Supreme Court primary, we’ll find out which Democrat will make it to the next round — and if they’ll have to face off …

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May 15, 2023 at 10:03 PM

SCOTUS to hear South Carolina racial gerrymandering challenge

Two Arizona cases head to court tomorrow.  Daily Docket — Monday, May 15 Here are some updates from the last few days. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review a case regarding South Carolina’s congressional map, which was struck down earlier this year for being racially gerrymand…

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May 12, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Ohio voters sue over August special election

Kari Lake’s election contest was back in court.  Daily Docket — Friday, May 12 Here’s what’s happened in court today and yesterday. Today, a trial court in Arizona held oral argument on whether the one remaining claim in 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s election contest will go to trial…

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May 12, 2023 at 12:02 PM

The Ohio GOP votes to undermine direct democracy

Kari Lake is back in court today.  05/12/2023 It’s been a busy week in court for the Washington Voting Rights Act, city council redistricting, New Hampshire’s legislative maps, Mississippi’s power grab over Jackson and Kari Lake’s election contest in Arizona. Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court is …

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May 11, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Parties in Moore v. Harper submit more briefing

Should SCOTUS still rule on the case?  Daily Docket — Thursday, May 11 Here are some court updates from today. The parties in Moore v. Harper submitted briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing whether or not the Court still has jurisdiction to review the case and rule on the fringe independent sta…

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May 10, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Ohio House sends amendment restricting ballot measures to voters

Expect SCOTUS opinions tomorrow.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, May 10 Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. ET, the Washington Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the state's Voting Rights Act. For more about how this case made it all the way to Washington's highest court, read our latest below. Here are some upda…

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May 9, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Ohio and Missouri advance efforts to restrict ballot measures

Ohio House to vote on final passage tomorrow.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 9 Here are some court updates from today and yesterday. The U.S. Department of Justice entered into a consent decree with Union County, New Jersey over the county’s failure to provide adequate assistance and election materia…

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May 8, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Expect SCOTUS opinions on Thursday

A Colorado signature matching lawsuit moves forward.  Daily Docket — Monday, May 8 Here are some updates you may have missed. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would release opinions on Thursday, May 11. The Court may release decisions in any of the cases already argued this term, inc…

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May 5, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Minnesota governor signs the Democracy for the People Act into law

Judge strikes down portions of Kansas voter suppression law.  Daily Docket — Friday, May 5 Here are some updates from the last few days. Today, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed House File 3, the “Democracy for the People Act,” into law. The new omnibus elections bill is one of several pro-voting…

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May 5, 2023 at 12:01 PM

On a single day, the NC Supreme Court wreaked havoc on voting rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has an ethics problem.  05/05/2023 Everywhere you turn these days, free and fair elections are under attack. In today’s newsletter, we discuss how on a single day, last Friday, the new Republican majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed two of its own recently iss…

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May 4, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Kansas court blocks voter suppression law

AZ Supreme Court sanctions Kari Lake and lawyers.  Daily Docket — Thursday, May 4 Here are some legal updates from today. A federal court blocked a Kansas voter suppression law that prohibited organizations from sending personalized mail-in ballot applications to voters. Voting rights groups argued …

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May 3, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Georgia and Montana restrict election administration funding

Moore v. Harper parties offer to provide additional briefing.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, May 3 Here are some updates from the last few days. Today, voting advocates and GOP lawmakers in Moore v. Harper offered to submit additional briefing to the U.S. Supreme Court about whether the Court has jurisd…

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May 2, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Texas Senate passes bill to rerun elections in Houston

Voting rights groups sue Louisiana.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 2 Here are some updates from today and yesterday. The Texas Senate passed a bill that would give the secretary of state the authority to order a new election under certain circumstances in counties with at least 2.7 million people. …

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May 1, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Here’s what to expect in courtrooms this month

May litigation preview delivered right to your inbox.  Daily Docket — Monday, May 1 Here are some updates from today. Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D), the state’s first openly transgender lawmaker, and four of her constituents filed a lawsuit challenging Zephyr’s censure last week by the Republican-c…

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April 28, 2023 at 10:01 PM

In three separate decisions, NC Supreme Court rules against democracy

Florida elections bill heads to DeSantis.  Daily Docket — Friday, April 28 Here are some updates from today. The GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court dropped three major voting rights decisions today, all harmful outcomes for voters and democracy. The court’s new Republican majority reversed…

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April 28, 2023 at 12:02 PM

New Florida bill advances as the state's 2021 voter suppression law is largely upheld

Alaska outlaws partisan gerrymandering.  04/28/2023 This week, President Joe Biden announced his campaign for reelection. In his launch video, democracy and voting rights were front and center. “The question we’re facing is whether in the years ahead, [will] we have more freedom or less freedom?” Bi…

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April 27, 2023 at 10:02 PM

BREAKING: 11th Circuit upholds Florida’s 2021 voter suppression law

Line-warming ban, drop box limitations and more remain in effect.  Daily Docket — Thursday, April 27 Here are two major court updates from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Today, the 11th Circuit upheld most of Florida’s 2021 voter suppression law Senate Bill 90, reversing a lower court's …

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April 26, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Florida Senate passes omnibus elections bill

The bill could pave the way for DeSantis’ presidential run.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, April 26 Here are some updates from today.The Florida Senate passed an omnibus elections bill by a party-line vote of 28-12. The bill involves revisions to many disparate parts of Florida election law, and as amen…

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April 25, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Maryland improves mail-in voting laws

A second lawsuit against Mississippi’s anti-democratic actions.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, April 25 Here are some updates from today and yesterday. Today, the Board of Supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona appointed a new Elections Director after a tumultuous change of election authority. The new d…

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April 24, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Alaska court rules against partisan gerrymandering

Mississippi sued over new law creating unelected court system.  Daily Docket — Monday, April 24 Here are some updates from the last few days. Today, Bill Barr and Karl Rove's right-wing legal group asked to file an amicus brief in lawsuits challenging Pennsylvania's policy to not count undated or wr…

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April 21, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Texas Senate passes more problematic election bills

At least nine additional election bills head to the Texas House.  Daily Docket — Friday, April 21 Here are some updates from the past few days. This week, the Texas Senate passed at least nine bills that interfere with election administration or make it harder to vote or register to vote. All of th…

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April 21, 2023 at 12:01 PM

Ohio and Florida want to make it harder for citizens to enact change

Citizen-led constitutional amendments are under attack.  04/21/2023 “If Republican leaders have had a change of heart about voting by mail, no one has told their lawyers or Republican-controlled legislatures. And a post-mortem review conducted by party elites is unlikely to sway their voters,” Marc …

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April 20, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Kansas governor vetoes bill shortening ballot receipt deadline

Republican strategists look to curtail youth voting.  Daily Docket — Thursday, April 20 Here’s the news story of the day you don’t want to miss. The Washington Post reported that last weekend, Cleta Mitchell, a top Republican legal strategist, told a room of GOP donors that they must limit voting o…

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April 19, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Ohio Senate moves to restrict citizen-led constitutional amendments

Florida committee advances omnibus bill.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, April 19 Here are some updates from the past few days. Today, the Ohio Senate passed a resolution to raise the threshold to approve constitutional amendments from 50% to 60% of the vote. The Senate also passed a bill allowing the s…

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April 18, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Lawsuit updates in Idaho, Tennessee and Ohio

Amended complaint, no appeal and an intervention.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, April 18 Here are some updates from the past few days. Pro-voting groups filed an amended complaint contesting a new Idaho law that tightens identification and residency requirements for voter registration. This is part of an…

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April 17, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Tennessee redistricting trial begins

More opinions from SCOTUS tomorrow.  Daily Docket — Monday, April 17 In just a fraction of now-U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-Va.) time in the Virginia Legislature, the state went from the second-hardest state to vote in to the 12th easiest state. In our latest, Democracy Docket spoke with McCle…

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April 14, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Texas advances elections power grab bill

In contrast, Minnesota advances a pro-voting bill.  Daily Docket — Friday, April 14 Here are some court updates from today. In this morning’s opinion drop, the U.S. Supreme Court did not release decisions in Merrill v. Milligan or Moore v. Harper. However, the Court scheduled more opinion release d…

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April 14, 2023 at 12:02 PM

The depth of the Tennessee GOP’s disdain for democracy

Election denier state rep. expelled in Arizona.  04/14/2023 “We are deeply concerned that without immediate action by the U.S. Department of Justice, antidemocratic actors will only be emboldened, and we will see more troubling and more frequent incidents meant to unravel our democratic fabric,” a h…

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April 13, 2023 at 10:02 PM

U.S. Supreme Court opinion day tomorrow

SCOTUS is set to consider taking a Texas voting case.  Daily Docket — Thursday, April 13 Here are some legal updates we learned today. In conference on April 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether or not it will review a lawsuit challenging Texas voter suppression law Senate Bill 1111. T…

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April 12, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Second expelled Tennessee rep. reinstated to General Assembly

AZ House expels Republican election denying lawmaker for ethics violation.  Daily Docket — Wednesday, April 12 Here are some updates from today.The Shelby County Board of Commissioners, which is home to Memphis, Tennessee, voted to send recently expelled state Rep. Justin Pearson (D) back to the Te…

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April 11, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Right-wing sheriffs first criminalize elections, then they run for Senate

The Texas Senate advanced numerous bills.  Daily Docket — Tuesday, April 11 Here are some updates from the last few days. Last week, the Texas Senate advanced numerous anti-voting bills. The bills would give the secretary of state the power to order a rerun of an election in Houston’s Harris County…

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April 10, 2023 at 10:04 PM

Nashville council sends Rep. Justin Jones back to General Assembly

A Tennessee court blocks a law that target's the city too.  Daily Docket — Monday, April 10 Here are some updates from today. The Nashville Metro Council voted to send recently expelled state Rep. Justin Jones (D) back to the Tennessee General Assembly. Last week, Tennessee Republicans ousted two y…

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April 7, 2023 at 10:01 PM

TN Republicans expel two Black lawmakers in latest attack on democracy

A recent history of anti-democratic policies in Tennessee.  Daily Docket — Friday, April 7 Here are some updates from yesterday. Tennessee Republicans expelled two young, Black Democratic lawmakers who protested for gun safety legislation after a mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school. The L…

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