Notices by Democracy Docket (democracydocket@mas.to)

NEW: Ohio organizations file an amended complaint challenging Ohio's omnibus voter suppression law #HB458, adding claims against the law's restrictions on drop boxes and prohibition of in-person voting the day before Election Day.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/ohio-h-b-458-challenge/

Election deniers lost most high-profile races across the country. But that does not mean the threats against our democracy are gone. Voter suppression, gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement are all alive and well.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/democracy-is-still-under-threat-after-the-midterms/

BREAKING: Arizona appellate court REJECTS lawsuit from the Arizona Republican Party that tried to strike down the state's 1991 no-excuse mail-in voting law. The court affirmed a decision to dismiss the case, protecting mail-in voting. More to come. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizona-mail-in-voting-challenge-ii/

ICYMI: Republican lawmakers in Florida, Missouri and Ohio have introduced bills to restrict citizen-led ballot initiatives. Voters in these states have used ballot initiatives to ban partisan gerrymandering, expand Medicaid, raise the minimum wage and more.https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/lawmakers-look-to-restrict-ballot-initiative-process-in-florida-missouri-and-ohio/

"The last time a Democrat won a governor’s race in our state during a Democratic presidency was 60 years ago in 1962....Observers predicted that this pattern would hold in 2022. Instead, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) won."
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-wisconsin-win-investing-in-long-term-infrastructure/

Nearly 100 lawsuits were filed in 2022 seeking to suppress the right to vote.

This is what we mean when we say democracy is on the docket.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/2022-litigation-report-how-republicans-lost-and-voters-won-in-court/

“Heading into 2024, it is more important than ever to recognize the full power of the youth vote and the potential they have to save our democracy.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/young-voters-won-the-midterms/