President Joe Biden has two months until he leaves office and President-elect Donald Trump, a known threat to democracy, takes over. During the lame duck period, Biden and Senate Democrats are able to take action to protect voting rights — by filling judicial vacancies.
In a divided ruling issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court once again reaffirmed that mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect outer envelope dates cast in the November 2024 election cannot be counted.
Wisconsin Republican candidate Eric Hovde has conceded the race to Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D).
The immigration hardliner also has a rich history of trying to disenfranchise voters.
Two Democratic governors launched a state-level coalition on Wednesday to protect democracy ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
Of the 42 down ballot candidates that Contest Every Race endorsed in the election only one still has a chance to win.
This year’s general election saw dozens of candidates win seats on state high courts.
Lake also said she would accept the results of her current U.S. Senate bid, even if she loses.
Though a woman of color will not be heading to the White House this year, history was still made with the election of Angela Alsobrooks (D) in Maryland and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) in Delaware – marking the first time ever that two Black women will serve together in the U.S. Senate.
Any hand count or audit of ballots by a township judge of elections is prohibited by state law.