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4 weeks ago | 
statecourtreport.org | Alicia Bannon |Erin Smith |Eric Petry |Andrew Garber
On April 1, Wisconsinites will cast their ballots in a state supreme court election that is already the most expensive judicial election in history. The Brennan Center has documented an estimated $66.9 million in spending to date on the race for an open seat on the court, much of it from national figures and groups — all evidence that judicial elections have entered a new era of politicization.
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1 month ago | 
statecourtreport.org | Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot |Andrew Garber |Michael Milov-Cordoba |Sarah Kessler
Civic organizations and voters allege that Washington’s signature verification process for vote-by-mail ballots disproportionally disenfranchises minority voters, young voters, military personnel, voters with disabilities, and non-native English speakers, in violation of state constitutional voting rights protections. The plaintiffs and the state defendants are appealing their respective denials of summary judgment.
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2 months ago | 
brennancenter.org | Wendy Weiser |Andrew Garber
View the entire Federal Attacks on the Freedom to Vote collection Last month, congressional Republicans pledged to fast-track the SAVE Act, a bill that would require all Americans to provide a birth certificate, passport, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. If enacted, it would devastate voter registration while disenfranchising tens of millions of eligible American citizens.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
statecourtreport.org | Alice Clapman |Erin Smith |Andrew Garber |Michael Milov-Cordoba
Lawmakers asked voters to surrender some of their power to place issues directly on state ballots. Voters refused. Unlike in most democratic countries, United States citizens cannot weigh in on policy questions through a national referendum.
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Nov 19, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | Alice Clapman |Erin Smith |Andrew Garber |Michael Milov-Cordoba
Lawmakers asked voters to surrender some of their power to place issues directly on state ballots. Voters refused. Unlike in most democratic countries, United States citizens cannot weigh in on policy questions through a national referendum.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
angrybearblog.com | Andrew Garber
In addition to what you will hopefully read below. Repubs and Dems went to court and presented their reasoning for and against new laws allowing for a "reasonable inquiry" to be conducted before election certification and gives election workers the ability to "to examine all election related documentation created during the conduct of elections." You can surmise who was for and against this..
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Andrew Garber |Wendy Weiser
This was originally published by Slate. Even before the first vote in the 2024 election is cast, partisan extremists are jockeying for the opportunity to potentially subvert the outcome. Georgia is the eye of the storm. Last week, Georgia’s Republican-controlled State Election Board voted to give county boards the unprecedented authority to second-guess election officials before certifying election results.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Sara Carter |Andrew Garber |Catherine Silvestri |Connie Wu
In nine battleground states in this year’s presidential elections, voting rules will look considerably different than they did four years ago. In the years since the 2020 election, many states have aggressively attempted to restrict voting access. Limiting absentee voting has been the most prevalent tactic, while several of these states have also enacted laws that permit partisan interference in elections or threaten the people and processes that make elections work.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
slate.com | Andrew Garber |Wendy Weiser
Jurisprudence By Even before the first vote in the 2024 election is cast, partisan extremists are jockeying for the opportunity to potentially subvert the outcome. Georgia is the eye of the storm. Last week, Georgia’s Republican-controlled State Election Board voted to give county boards the unprecedented authority to second-guess election officials before certifying election results.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
truthout.org | Andrew Garber
The law allows challenges that will disenfranchise voters and prevent election workers from doing their jobs. ByAndrew Garber, BrennanCenterforJusticePublishedJuly 14, 2024A voter checks in before casting a primary ballot at a polling place in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 12, 2024.ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / AFP via Getty ImagesA new law went into effect in Georgia this month that makes it easier for people to attempt to kick their neighbors off the rolls through voter challenges.
