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Month: December 2023

Ripple Effects After Radical Federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Restricting Who Can Bring Voting Rights Act Suits; Red State AGs Pile On

December 14, 2023December 17, 2023
We reported in November on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision restricting lawsuits based on the 1965 Voting Rights Act to be filed ONLY by the U.S. Attorney General, seen by most court watchers as radical and ignoring precedent. But it’s already having ripple effects across the nation.
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Plot Twist in New York’s Ongoing Redistricting Drama, as Appeals Court Throws Out Competitive Maps Drawn by a Lower Court’s Special Master

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
There was another plot twist in New York’s redistricting drama, as New York’s highest court threw out a special master’s Congressional maps, and directed the state’s redistricting commission to try again.
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Montana Group Readies Ballot Initiatives for “Top 4” Open Primaries, and Winning by a Majority, Not Just a Plurality

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023
A bipartisan group in Montana passed a critical court test last month for a Nov. 2024 ballot measure reforming the state’s election system, implementing a “top 4” open primary system.
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Tennessee Supreme Court Stays Order for New State Senate Maps, Likely Keeping Gerrymandered Maps for 2024 and Protecting GOP Supermajority

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023
Just a week after a lower court upheld state House maps and ordered new state Senate voting district maps, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled – for the second time – that it would temporarily keep both partisan gerrymandered maps in place.
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Developments in GOP Fake Presidential Elector Plots in Nevada & Wisconsin; Investigations Continue in Arizona, New Mexico & Georgia

December 9, 2023December 9, 2023
There were developments the week of December 4th in the GOP fake Presidential elector plots in Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona. Investigations continue in New Mexico and Georgia, with one of the indicted lawyers in the Georgia case cooperating with prosecutors.
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