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Pro-Voter Pushback in Wisconsin on Drop Boxes and Electronic Voting for Disabled Citizens

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

We’re in Wisconsin today, where Governor Tony Evers signed on to a state supreme case to restore drop boxes, and disability and democracy groups are pushing to allow electronic ballots for disabled citizens.

Maine Becomes the 17th State to Join the National Popular Vote Compact

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

Maine became the 17th state to join the National Popular Vote Compact April 15th, pledging the state’s Presidential electoral votes to the candidate with the most overall votes nationally. It won’t impact the 2024 election, but brings the national effort within 61 votes of having the candidate with the most votes be the winner.

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Washington State Case Challenging the Washington Voting Rights Act

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Washington state voters can breathe easier, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the Washington Voting Rights Act, passed in response to the stripping Voting Rights Act protections by the same court in Shelby v. Holder.

Doesn’t U.S. Law Already Prohibit Non-Citizens from Voting in Federal Elections? Yes, it Does.

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

In an announcement April 11th heralded as a major “election integrity” policy proposal, former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson announced their intention to require proof of citizenship to vote. Spoiler alert: It’s already required.

Michigan Case Which Used the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ to Challenge Voting Rights Ballot Questions is Thrown Out

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

We reported last October that 11 Michigan GOP legislators used the “Independent State Legislature” theory to challenge two Michigan ballot questions expanding voting rights. A federal judge dismissed their case April 10th.