North Carolina Redistricting Public Hearings To Be Held Next Week
On Monday, Sept. 25, the first of three public hearings will be held as lawmakers begin another round of redistricting in North Carolina.
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Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Part of Anti-Democratic Law Targeting Jackson
On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Mississippi Supreme Court struck down a portion of House Bill 1020, a recently enacted Mississippi law that targets Jackson’s majority-Black population.
In Wisconsin, Five Election Denier Assembly Members Circulate Impeachment Resolution Against WEC’s Meagan Wolfe
On Thursday, Sept. 21, five Republican members of the Wisconsin Assembly circulated a resolution with 15 articles of impeachment for the state’s top election official, Meagan Wolfe.
Judge Orders Pennsylvania County To Count Three Voters’ Ballots From May Primary
On Thursday, Sept. 21 a Delaware County, Pennsylvania judge ruled that three voters’ provisional ballots must be included in the vote tally for Pennsylvania’s May 16, 2023 municipal primary election.
Ignoring 62% of Voters, North Carolina Republicans Overhaul Elections Board With Senate Bill 749
On Friday, Sept. 22, North Carolina Republicans sent Senate Bill 749 to Gov. Roy Cooper (D), who recently vowed to veto the bill.
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 be subject to public review.
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 York Early Mail Voter Act.
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.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs Package of Voting Rights Laws
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a package of 10 bills into law that expand voting rights and promote democracy in the state.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Reintroduces the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) introduced H.R. 14, commonly called the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023, a landmark piece of pro-voting legislation that would strengthen core provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.