U.S. Supreme Court Passes on Texas Access to Mail-In Voting Case
April 22nd, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a 2020 Texas case testing whether the state’s no-excuse mail-in voting law for seniors discriminated against younger voters.
Montana Supreme Court Throws Out Four Anti-Voter Laws Targeting Native American, Younger, Elderly, and Disabled Voters
In a victory for voters, Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision March 27th, striking down four anti-voter laws which disproportionately impacted younger, disabled and Native American voters.
In Seven Super Tuesday Primary States There’s Still Time to Register to Vote, Thanks to Election Day Registration
The 17-state Super Tuesday Presidential Primary is March 5th. In 10 of those states, if you haven’t already registered to vote, you’re out of luck. But thanks to same-day registration rules in seven of those states, you can still register and vote on Election day.
Mixed News for North Carolina Voters, as Federal Courts Temporarily Block Voter Suppression Bill but Uphold Racially Gerrymandered Maps
Opinions in two North Carolina cases offer both good democracy news and bad. A sweeping voter suppression bill was temporarily blocked, but a gerrymandered state senate map diluting Black voting power was upheld.
Younger Voters Turned Out and Were Critical to Outcomes in Battleground States
In September, we reported on expectations of a high turnout of younger voters in the 2022 midterms. Did that turnout materialize, and what were the consequences?