Election News Update: New NC Litigation, LA Zuckerbucks Ban, and More
It may be an “off” election year, but there is still a lot going on in the election world. In North Carolina, several lawsuits have been filed relating to S.B. 747 which strengthens the state’s election laws. The law, which covers a variety of issues, was enacted after the…
LDF Publishes Paper on Voter Confidence
The Lawyers Democracy Fund has published a new paper on voter confidence which discusses its recent decline since the 2020 presidential election and ways to combat this decline. The paper explains: Reasons for a lack of confidence vary, but experts generally agree that voters tend to distrust the…
LDF Files Brief at Kansas Supreme Court in Support of Common Sense Election Laws
In September, LDF filed an amicus brief in League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab which is currently before the Kansas Supreme Court. The brief argues in support of Kansas’ signature verification and ballot collection regulations. LDF’s brief makes the following points: The Court should consider other states’ election practices when…
LDF Files Brief in New York Redistricting Case
Lawyers Democracy Fund recently filed an amicus brief in Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission at the Court of Appeals of the State of New York. In Hoffman, New York voters are challenging the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission’s congressional and legislative maps from the 2020 Census…