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New data shows that the new rules for counting absentee ballots are leading to much higher rejection rates than in the past.
The DOJ’s argument comes in response to a claim from Common Cause, which previously sued to stop the administration’s broad effort to build a national voter database.
The group argued that if the Supreme Court were to once again change New Hampshire’s rules around student IDs, it would create confusion about voting and disenfranchise voters.
Eastman was permanently barred from practicing law in California over his direct involvement in Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
The notice of appeal to the nation’s highest court comes just a day after the 1st Circuit upheld a lower court ruling allowing election officials discretion to consider student IDs to vote.
The verdict was a win for election integrity in the Hawkeye State.
But the 1st Circuit’s order also did not overturn the lower court’s decision to uphold the broader ban on student IDs for voting.
Observers will be on the ground to document voter interference efforts, along with threats against election workers, disinformation tactics and any other attempts to meddle with voting.
The board’s lawyer argued that it did not violate state law when it refused to appoint noted election deniers Jason Frazier and Julie Adams.
The Granite State’s strict voting laws can have a disproportionate impact on students, who are often less experienced with voting and may have recently relocated from out of state.
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