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NEW EPISODE: Republicans are trying to kick eligible voters off the rolls. Marc E. Elias explains everything you need to know about voter purges and what to do.

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Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could impact the outcome of the 2024 election. Marc E. Elias explains what the case is about and why you should be watching it.

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A New York law that aims to simplify the absentee ballot counting process will largely stand after a Republican challenge to the law was mostly rejected.
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This week, the entire 5th Circuit will rehear redistricting cases in Texas and Louisiana. And it could have a major impact on Black and Latino voters in both states.

Here's everything you should know: democracydocket.com/analysis/5th-c…

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From Democrats slamming the RNC's anti-voting lawsuits to Louisiana's congressional map saga, there was a lot of voting rights news this week. To stay up to date on democracy, sign up for our free newsletters: democracydocket.com/dd-subscribe/

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At the request of Trump, a Georgia Appeals Court will reconsider a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain the prosecutor in the Georgia election subversion investigation.
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A Montana court struck down a voter suppression law that the state’s lawyer admitted was passed to please conspiracy theorists, not to solve an election problem.

Marc E. Elias explains how this could impact 2024 elections. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Tzxgxh…

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Black Louisiana voters and civil rights organizations asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to use a congressional map with two majority-Black districts for elections this year. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/bl…

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NEW: Pro-voting groups representing veterans and retirees ask to defend Nevada’s voting rules from an RNC and Trump campaign lawsuit that is seeking to reject certain mail-in ballots. democracydocket.com/cases/nevada-b…

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.The Democrats are pushing back against anti-voting claims in at least four lawsuits brought by the Republican National Committee that aim to impede the elections process ahead of 2024.
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NEW: The 5th Circuit is rehearing two redistricting cases next week in Texas and Louisiana where the future of fair maps hangs in the balance for Black and Latino voters.
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.Senator Dick Durbin reintroduced a proposed amendment that enshrines the right to vote in the U.S. Constitution and requires any efforts to limit the right to vote to be subject to the strictest level of court review.
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NEW: Donald Trump — after years of peddling baseless conspiracy theories that mail-in voting causes election fraud — praises absentee voting and encourages Republicans to vote by mail.
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NEW: Louisiana asks the U.S. Supreme Court to use its congressional map with two majority-Black districts for the 2024 elections after a lower court struck down the map for racial gerrymandering. The state says it needs a ruling by May 15 to avoid chaos.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/lo…

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NEW: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Mike Lee introduce a bill to require proof of citizenship to vote in order to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections — something that is already illegal and extraordinarily rare.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/co…

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BREAKING: Nevada Supreme Court blocks a measure to establish an independent redistricting commission from appearing on the 2024 ballot.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ne…

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On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is reconsidering the legality of drop boxes in a case that will have major implications for the battleground state. Marc E. Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain everything you should know.

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Since March 2023, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club has filed three high-profile lawsuits seeking to hinder how voting and elections are run in Arizona, specifically targeting the state's election procedure manual.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed three voter suppression bills into law that will drastically change how elections are run in the Peach State ahead of this November. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ge…

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