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In Party-Line Vote, Ohio Redistricting Commission Approves GOP Legislative Maps as Working Draft
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, during the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s (ORC) first meeting since it was reconstituted, the ORC voted 4-2 along party-lines to use legislative maps proposed by Republicans as the ORC’s working draft, which will…
Hours After New York Governor Enacts Expansive Mail-in Voting Law, Republicans File Lawsuit
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), Republican members of New York’s congressional delegation, other GOP officials and voters filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s recently enacted New…
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Small Tweak to GOP Rewrite of Abortion Amendment Ballot Language
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Ohio Ballot Board to partially rewrite the ballot language for the citizen-led abortion rights amendment.
How a Santa Monica Neighborhood Is Putting the California Voting Rights Act To Work
A case from 2016, Pico Neighborhood Association v. Santa Monica, is putting the California Voting Rights Act to work.
How a Santa Monica Neighborhood Is Putting the California Voting Rights Act To Work
A case from 2016, Pico Neighborhood Association v. Santa Monica, is putting the California Voting Rights Act to work.
Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Absentee Voting Procedures Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…