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Alabama Governor Signs Voting Maps in Open Defiance of Supreme Court Order; Alleged Michigan Fake Electors Stripped of Duties, Face Resignation Calls

July 23, 2023December 30, 2023

We have updates on stories from Alabama & Michigan we brought you last week. Alabama’s governor has signed a new Congressional voting district map in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court, and an alleged Michigan “Fake Elector” has been stripped of his duties as an election official.

Alabama Redistricting Committee Defies SCOTUS Milligan Decision, Again Proposing Only One Majority Black Congressional District

July 18, 2023December 30, 2023

Democracy advocates in Alabama are incredulous after an Alabama state legislative committee passed a new Congressional voting district map on Monday which again proposed only one majority Black district.

Impacts of Recent SCOTUS Decisions on Gerrymandering in Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023

U.S. Supreme decisions in Moore v. Harper and Milligan v. Merrill set in motion changes to gerrymandered maps in Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio & potentially Wisconsin.

Quick Democracy News Updates from Alabama, Ohio, New York, & Connecticut

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023

We have some quick updates on democracy stories we’ve been following in Alabama, Ohio, New York & Connecticut concerning mail-in ballots and constitutional ballot questions.

Manipulated Voting District Maps May Also Fall in Arkansas & Louisiana After Surprise SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023

We reported Monday on the U.S. Supreme Court’s surprise 5-4 decision, upholding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and throwing out Alabama’s racially gerrymandered Congressional voting district maps. More maps could fall.