The latest on voting rights and democracy in North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin (R) asked for a hand recount after a machine recount confirmed Allison Riggs (D) won. Plus, the GOP is pushing a power-grab bill to cut the ballot cure deadline, limit the governor's appointment power and more.
A couple of weeks ago, when Griffin requested the machine recount, he challenged the validity of over 60,000 ballots, including ones from voters with prior felony convictions, people whose voter registrations may be incomplete and military and overseas voters.
Iowa sues Biden administration over noncitizen voting data
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) and Secretary of State Paul Pate (R) sued President Joe Biden’s administration, alleging that it is refusing to hand over the citizenship status information of over 2,000 registered voters on the state’s voter rolls.
Party control of Minnesota’s state House hangs in the balance
On Friday, Minnesota state House candidate Aaron Paul (R) challenged his loss to state Rep. Brad Tabke (D) in District 54A. With Tabke's win, the Minnesota House is tied 67-67 between Dems and the GOP. If Paul's contest is successful, it will flip the chamber.
California lawsuit for voters with print disabilities moves forward
A lawsuit seeking to allow Californians with print disabilities to return absentee ballots electronically will move forward after a federal judge denied California Secretary of State Shirley Weber's (D) motion to dismiss the case on Monday.
Read here to learn more about this California case and other lawsuits fighting for accessibility for voters with disabilities.
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