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Federal Court Releases Redistricting New WA Maps After Striking Down Districts Diluting Latino Voting Power

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

A Washington State fight over Latino voting rights may still not be over, but March 15th, a federal judge approved new state house and senate maps for central Washington State. The previous Washington State Redistricting Commission maps were thrown out as diluting Latino voting power.

NH ‘Election Information Portal’ Funding Passes State Senate. Will the Granite State Finally Enter the 21st Century?

March 18, 2024March 19, 2024

Former New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner famously quipped, “You can’t hack a pencil.” Perhaps, but that mindset has set the Granite State decades behind in its election technology. Now, there’s another proposal for a state “election information portal,” to finally offer online voter registration.

‘Election Integrity’ Gone Bad: Updates on Michigan’s Electronic Ballot Tabulator Tampering Cases

March 17, 2024March 17, 2024

We reported extensively last year on the alleged tampering of electronic vote tabulators in Michigan following the 2020 election. The first of three trials is imminent, but after failing to appear at multiple court hearings, one election-denier defendant faces even more charges.

Never Mind . . . After Trump Shake-Up at RNC, “Bank Your Vote” Mail-In Voting Campaign Dropped, “Election Integrity” Unit Created Instead

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024

We reported last month that the Republican National Committee unveiled its 2024 “Bank the Vote” campaign to encourage Republicans to vote early and by mail to mobilize elderly and disabled GOP voters. Well, never mind.

NC Legislature’s Stripping of Governor’s Appointment Power to Election Boards Overturned; SCOTUS Decision Expected in SC Gerrymandering Case

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

A North Carolina appeals court struck down the state legislature’s new law removing the governor’s appointment power for election boards. And a decision in a South Carolina gerrymandering case from the U.S. Supreme Court may be released shortly.