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🚨It's our birthday! Democracy Docket is officially 2 years old!🥳

Let's talk about what we accomplished this year. 🧵
This past year, we've published 140 articles.

❓27 Explainers: democracydocket.com/explainers/
📊25 Data Dives: democracydocket.com/news/article-t…
⚖️8 Case Watches: democracydocket.com/news/article-t…
✍️80 From Our Desk: democracydocket.com/news/article-t…
These are the articles you read the most:

1. How the GOP Will Try To Subvert Our Elections by @marceelias: democracydocket.com/news/how-the-g…
2. Legal Challenges to GA's #SB202: democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-…
3. What Happened in the Senate Battle for Voting Rights: democracydocket.com/alerts/what-ha…
We're now tracking over 300 cases, with more than 150 added in the past year.

Find all of them on our website: democracydocket.com/cases/
We've published 63 Spotlights from leaders and activists like @HillaryClinton, @johnlegend, @SenAlexPadilla, Rep. @MondaireJones, Gov. @KateBrownForOR and more.

Read the articles here: democracydocket.com/news/article-t…
And as we grew, so did our followers and supporters! We ❤️ y'all and sharing updates and news with you, like our #DemocracyAlerts: democracydocket.com/alerts/
We've also delivered weekly newsletters, important news and key updates to our email subscribers.

(P.S. If you didn't get us a birthday present, subscribing to our newsletter is at the top of our wishlist and it's free: democracydocket.com/subscribe)
We launched our weekly Twitter Spaces this year and enjoy giving updates and answering questions every Friday.

You can find our latest Spaces episodes here: democracydocket.com/defending-demo…
And we've grown! We're now 8 people strong — a tiny but mighty team dedicated to keeping you informed and updated on the latest in voting rights, democracy and elections.
So, THANK YOU for an incredible second year. We're excited to see what this next year will bring and hope you'll join us.🥰

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More from @DemocracyDocket

Sep 21
It was a busy day for election and voting news in the courts. Here's a recap of what happened that you might have missed today.

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The pro-Trump members of the Georgia State Election Board passed a rule requiring election workers to hand count ballots cast on Election Day despite warnings from GOP state officials that it violates state law. The move could significantly delay results.
democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ge…
Arizona's 2022 voter suppression law was reinstated due to a ruling from the 9th Circuit. Among its provisions, the law requires county recorders to cancel certain voter registrations and makes it a felony to help some mail voters cast their ballots.
democracydocket.com/news-alerts/9t…
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Apr 1
Democracy is on the docket in courtrooms across the country today. Here’s what’s going on in Florida and Minnesota.🧵
A district court in Florida will begin trial in a federal challenge voter suppression law SB 7050 which limits mail-in voting assistance and imposes penalties on voter registration organizations. Trial is expected to last 10 days.
democracydocket.com/news-alerts/fl…
In July 2023, a federal judge blocked certain provisions of the law for violating the U.S. Constitution. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/fe…
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Feb 20
STARTING NOW: A federal appeals court is hearing arguments in a critical lawsuit that could potentially impact thousands of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 election.

Stream here:

Follow along for live updates.🧵

democracydocket.com/news-alerts/3r…
Today's arguments will revolve around whether Pennsylvania's rule of not counting mail-in ballots for simply missing a handwritten date, or containing an “incorrect” date, on the outer envelope violates federal law. More background can be found here.👇
The Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and Republican Party of Pennsylvania are defending the rule.

PA county boards of election and civil rights groups are arguing that the rule violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act.
Read 16 tweets
Feb 20
TODAY: The 3rd Circuit is holding oral argument in a case challenging Pennsylvania's rule of not counting mail-in ballots for simply missing a handwritten date, or containing an “incorrect” date, on the outer envelope.

Here's what you need to know.🧵
democracydocket.com/news-alerts/3r…
Pennsylvania voters must handwrite the date they completed their mail-in ballot on the outer return envelope in order for their ballot to be counted. This handwritten date serves no administrative purpose as mail-in ballots are time-stamped by election offices when received.
Since the time stamp determines if a ballot was received on time, a federal district court ruled that rejecting otherwise valid ballots simply due to a missing or incorrect date violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act.
Read 7 tweets
Feb 8
STARTING AT 10 AM: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument about former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment due to his involvement in Jan. 6.

Follow for live updates.🧵 democracydocket.com/news-alerts/u-…
Listen to the oral argument here: c-span.org/video/?532724-…
Read 47 tweets
Nov 20, 2023
BREAKING: 8th Circuit severely weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in certain states by ruling that there is no private right of action under Section 2. This means that only the DOJ — not individuals and organizations — can sue under Section 2.
democracydocket.com/cases/arkansas…
This is a catastrophic decision that will impact organizations' ability to use Section 2 to protect voters from racial discrimination in voting in all the states under the 8th Circuit's jurisdiction: Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
This decision stems from a lawsuit filed by @NAACP Arkansas and @ARpanel1963 arguing that Arkansas' legislative maps violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Black Arkansans.
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