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Former New Hampshire GOP State Representative Who Consistently Voted for Tighter “Election Integrity” Laws is Charged with Voting Illegally

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

A former New Hampshire GOP State Representative who repeatedly voted for so-called “election integrity” laws, has been arrested for a Class B felony of Wrongful Voting, among other fraud charges.

State Supreme Courts in New Mexico and Ohio Uphold Redistricting Maps. One of these is not Like the Other.

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on Nov. 27th, allowing the state’s Congressional districts to stand. The same day, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld gerrymandered state legislature maps which had been previously struck down by the same court.

Radical Decision by Appeals Court in Arkansas Case Greenlights North Dakota Appeal to Restore Maps Designed to Suppress Native American Voting Power

November 27, 2023November 28, 2023

A radical decision last week in an Arkansas racial gerrymandering case stopped voters and democracy groups from suing under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The State of North Dakota took advantage of the decision to appeal to have their racially discriminating gerrymandered maps restored, struck down after a lower court found they suppressed Native American voting power.

Court Challenges to Trump’s Ballot Eligibility are Pending in 17 States. Losses in Colorado & Michigan are Being Appealed.

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023

A Colorado circuit court judge ruled that President Donald Trump DID “engage in insurrection,” but that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t specifically disqualify U.S. Presidents from holding office under the “insurrection clause.” Cases in other states are pending.

Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023

Brian is out today, and while this is a repeat of Aug. 15, 2023, earlier this month, the language for Independent Redistricting Commission ballot initiative was greenlighted by the Ohio Ballot Board: With 70% of the vote in 2018, Ohio voters passed a constitutional amendment prohibiting partisan gerrymandering. The state’s redistricting commission and legislature ignored it, and gerrymandered the voting district maps anyway. Citizens are now trying to fix what the politicians won’t.