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Updates on Important Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia Voting Rights Decisions and Appeals Just Days Before the Election

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024

We have important updates for three consequential voting rights cases we’ve been following in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia, just a week before the November 2024 election.

Republicans Appeal to Georgia Supreme Court to Restore Fringe Georgia Election Board Rulings Struck Down by Lower Courts

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024

There are developments in a court challenge to questionable Georgia Election Board rules recently struck down by state courts. The rules are widely seen as inviting partisan obstruction to Georgia’s election results.

Suppression of Native American Voters is on the Rise. Three Pieces of Pending Legislation Could Stop It.

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

The ink wasn’t yet dry on the Indian Citizens Act of 1924 when voter suppression of Native Americans began. Natives have been fighting for their right to register and vote, proper representation, and fair voting districts ever since.

PA Supreme Court Refuses to Rehear Mail-In Ballot Missing Date Appeal and Others As Too Close to the Election

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to rehear a challenge to mail-in ballots with missing or inaccurate dates on the merits, after dismissing the case on a technicality in September. But it also denied a GOP challenge of counties which notified mail-in voters of a mistake, and allowed them to ‘cure’ their ballot.

The ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Undated Pennsylvania Mail-in Ballots Case

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

We’ve reported for months now on challenges to undated or misdated mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a state court ruling allowing the counting of those ballots, the ACLU is now taking a parallel case to the U.S. Supreme Court.