LDF ED Publishes Op-ed on Act 77-Induced Pennsylvania Primary Troubles
LDF Executive Director Lisa Dixon published an op-ed titled “Mail-in-Voting-for-All Act 77 to blame for Pennsylvania’s primary woes“ in the Pennsylvania Record detailing Pennsylvania’s recent primary election blunders caused by Act 77, Pennsylvania’s no-excuse mail voting law. Nearly 16,000 mail ballots––two-thirds of all mail ballots returned [in Lancaster County]––had to…
LDF Publishes Memo on Montana’s Repeal of Election Day Registration
In passing H.B. 176 (2021), Montana became the first and only state to ever repeal Election Day Registration after implementing it. In doing so, the legislature sought to ease the administrative burden on election officials, reduce long lines at polling locations, and strengthen election integrity, all while still allowing…
LDF Calls for Clear Redistricting Standards at the U.S. Supreme Court
On Monday, May 2, 2022, Lawyers Democracy Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief at United States Supreme Court to advocate for clear legal standards for redistricting maps in Merrill v. Milligan, consolidated with Merrill v. Caster. The issue before the United States Supreme Court is whether the State of Alabama’s 2021…