Regional & State News
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North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Concedes Race After 6 Months
A candidate seeking the vacant North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded following a protracted, months-long court battle over thousands of votes in the state that were cast in the 2024 […]
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Federal Judge Orders North Carolina to Certify Democrat Winner of Supreme Court Election
A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on May 5 to certify the results of the state’s 2024 Supreme Court election and confirm the victory of Democratic […]
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Recount of Wisconsin Judge Race Prompts Ballot Challenges
A widely watched recount is underway of the results of an election for circuit judge in Racine County, Wisconsin. The incumbent Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson lost to challenger Jamie […]
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Judge Rejects California’s Attempt to Block City’s Voter ID Law
A California judge rejected the state’s attempts to shut down a conservative coastal city’s voter ID law April 7, ruling the city did not violate state elections law when voters […]
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Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Misdated or Undated Ballot Envelopes, Court Rules
A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania’s requirement for voters to date the outer envelope of their mail-in ballots is unconstitutional. In a March 31 decision, Judge Susan Paradise Baxter […]
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Michigan Lawmakers Take Their Fight for Right to Regulate Elections to Supreme Court
A group of 11 Michigan lawmakers is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to keep fighting in court to affirm their constitutionally specified powers to prescribe the conduct […]
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Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Voting Rights Act Case
The Supreme Court on March 24 grappled with a much-litigated racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana involving two consolidated cases: Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais. Gerrymandering refers to the […]
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Judge Rules Shasta County Voter ID Initiative Must Move Forward
Shasta County Supervisors held a special closed session meeting Friday morning to discuss a new plan after a judge denied their request for a preliminary injunction against a group of […]
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NYC’s Noncitizen Voting Law Nullified by State’s High Court
Noncitizen voting is unconstitutional in New York, the state’s high court ruled on March 20, striking down a New York City law that permitted noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. […]
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California Elected Officials Support Voter ID Initiative
A group of Californians is organizing to collect 1 million signatures in the 2026 election to qualify for a statewide constitutional amendment to pass an initiative to require voters to […]