Court allows UNC digital IDs for 2024 election

 

Thursday, September 19 Recently purchased our merch? We’d love to see how you’re rocking it! Reply to this email with your pictures or selfies, and you could be highlighted on our socials! SHOP NOW! North Carolina judge allows UNC mobile voter IDs and rejects RNC lawsuit In a huge win for voters, a North Carolina judge rejected the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to prohibit University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill affiliates from using their state-approved digital university IDs to vote. In a new YouTube video, Marc and Democracy Docket’s Paige Moskowitz break down the lawsuit, lies about noncitizen voting and how the RNC filing this case was just a move to suppress student voters. Arizona GOP only cares about proof of citizenship for Democrats The voting rights of nearly 100,000 Arizonans, the majority of whom are Republicans, are in question right now. The Arizona GOP is urging the state Supreme Court to do all it can to protect affected voters' ballot access, a complete contradiction of the party's prior legal actions and arguments.  Pennsylvania undated and misdated mail-in ballot case dismissed The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted the RNC's request to dismiss the lawsuit claiming undated and misdated mail-in ballots should be counted, maintaining that the lower court lacked jurisdiction. This concludes this case, and as of now, mail-in ballots missing a correct handwritten date on the outer envelope will not count during the November election. THE SCOREBOARD Since Jan. 1, 2023 House rejects budget bill containing SAVE Act as government shutdown looms The House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R) funding bill last night as the deadline to avert a government shutdown looms. The bill included controversial legislation imposing a national proof of citizenship requirement to vote, something President Joe Biden said he'd veto. Meet the Rep. whose U.S. House race could flip party control Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum (D) is running for reelection in a key race that could flip the U.S. House. We spoke with her about the importance of voter engagement, the threats Project 2025 poses and what voting rights bills she hopes to see Congress pass. Read and watch it now.

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