Why is Georgia Hand Counting Ballots and How Will It Affect the 2024 Election?
From today’s The Guardian: On 20 September, the Georgia state election board voted 3-2 to require all counties to perform a hand count of ballots cast on election day to…
Democrats Sue Georgia Election Board, Warning of ‘Chaos’ in 2024 Election
From today’s New York Times: Democrats sued the Georgia state election board on Monday, arguing that measures approved by the board this month seeking to alter the election certification process…
GOP Asks SCOTUS To Block 40,000 Arizonans From Voting In November
From today’s Los Angeles Times: The Republican National Committee is urging the Supreme Court to intervene in an Arizona election dispute this week and block up to 40,000 of the…
Election Reform in Alaska Meets Obstacles
From today’s USA Today: As the clock ticks towards the end of Alaska’s legislative session, a bipartisan elections reform bill that the state Senate State Affairs Committee advanced has run…
New Voting Laws in Swing States Could Shape 2024 Election
From today’s Washington Post: Voting in Michigan will be easier for many people this fall than it was four years ago. There will be nine days of early voting. All…
Voting Rights Groups Ask Kansas Supreme Court To Block Law Impeding Voter Registration
From today’s NPR News: A Kansas law that makes it a crime to impersonate an election official unconstitutionally interferes with voter outreach efforts, voting rights groups told the state Supreme…
Ohio AG Thwarts Voting Rights Amendment
From today’s AP News: Republican Attorney General Dave Yost told the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday that rushing a lawsuit filed against him by a coalition of civil rights organizations…
8th Circuit Court Affirms Ruling That Weakens Voting Rights Act
From today’s NPR News: A federal appeals court has denied a request to revisit a ruling that could undermine a key tool for enforcing the Voting Rights Act’s protections against…
Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
From today’s Newsweek: Nearly 500,000 people in Tennessee will be barred from voting in the upcoming presidential election, with critics claiming new electoral rules will likely disproportionately affect Black and…
Three Legal Arguments By GOP Threaten Voting Rights Act In 2024
From today’s NPR News: The Voting Rights Act had a roller-coaster year in the courts in 2023, and legal challenges to the landmark law are set to continue this year.…