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Voting rights groups seek to rally public opinion on potentially momentous NC gerrymandering case

Republican lawmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to end state court oversight of federal elections and pro-democracy advocates are pushing back.

Experts Warn Supreme Court Supporting ‘Dangerous’ GOP Legal Theory Could Destroy US Democracy

Independent state legislative theory—a formerly fringe right-wing notion that state lawmakers alone can regulate federal elections—will be tested in the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming months.

Top state judges across US oppose NC lawmakers in Supreme Court

A group representing the chief justices in all 50 states filed a brief this week opposing the legal arguments made by Republican state lawmakers in an upcoming US Supreme Court case.

Voting & Elections 08.19.2022

Unaffiliated voter fighting for representation on a state level

Earlier this year, for the first time, more voters chose to be unaffiliated than register as a Democrat or Republican. One of those unaffiliated voters is Tyler Daye.

Voting & Elections 08.4.2022

Unaffiliated voters sue North Carolina lawmakers for seat on Board of Elections

Several unaffiliated voters filed a lawsuit looking to change who is allowed on the NC State Board of Elections.

Voting & Elections 08.2.2022

North Carolina unaffiliated voters sue over elections board appointment requirements

The voters say people who aren't registered as a Democrat or Republican should be allowed to serve on the state board that administers elections in the state.

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