North Carolina Democrats, Republicans spar over ballot challenges

 

Friday, December 6 North Carolina Democrats and Republicans spar over ballot challenges Today, North Carolina Supreme Court GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin filed two legal actions in an attempt to expedite a decision from the state election board on the 60,000 ballots he challenged in a tight race against Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. The North Carolina Democratic Party sued to stop tens of thousands of ballot challenges initiated by the state GOP, saying that the challenges violate federal law. Arizona judge dismisses right-wing voter roll challenge to state’s voter rolls A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and others that alleged Arizona is not properly maintaining its voter rolls. The judge found that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. The dismissal comes after a surge of right-wing lawsuits challenging voter rolls and their maintenance procedures this past election, including in Arizona. In September, Stephen Miller’s America First Legal filed a separate lawsuit against all 15 counties in Arizona, challenging their practices for removing noncitizens from voter rolls.  The latest on Virginia felony disenfranchisement case In a lawsuit challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the governor and secretary of state from the case on sovereign immunity grounds yesterday. Litigation will still continue against the remaining defendants, which include numerous county election officials. New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now For the first time, Alabama will have two Black members in the U.S. House at the same time. In a new episode of Defending Democracy, Representative-elect Shomari Figures (D) joins Marc to discuss his district and how he plans to fight for his constituents in Congress. Watch it on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Read here to learn more about how new Black districts were created through court cases in Alabama and Louisiana. Still looking for the perfect holiday gift? We have the ideal merch for every democracy defender. Shop select merch by 12/13 to get it by Dec. 25. SHOP NOW

How MAGA Republicans plan to make Donald Trump’s second term count

They think they know how to banish the chaos and frustrations of his first four years

Jul 13th 2023

The overwhelming memory of Donald Trump’s time in office is of chaos and resentment. It was summed up by the shameful end to his presidency, when his whipped-up supporters sacked the Capitol in a bid to keep him in power. Mr Trump has since lurched from an ignominious post-electoral impeachment to two criminal indictments, with perhaps more in the offing. The former president seems obsessed with relitigating his election loss in 2020: “I am your justice,” he thundered to a crowd of supporters this year. “I am your retribution.”

Mr Trump is likely to win the Republican presidential nomination for 2024. You might think victory in the general election would foreshadow even more chaos—this time without the grown-ups who, it turns out, at first reined in their impulsive new boss. In fact, a professional corps of America First populists are dedicating themselves to ensuring that Trump Two will be disciplined and focused on getting things done. They are preparing the way and you should not dismiss their efforts.

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