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originally posted by: putnam6
originally posted by: IndieA
a reply to: putnam6
We didn't have algorithms in 2020? #1 and #2 we are getting huge early voting and mail ins.
Algorithms showing an unexpected and huge margin of victory this election?
Yeah but doesn't a larger margin usually mean it's easier to call an election?
originally posted by: chiefsmom
Well of course not.
At least in MI, we need another 4 am switcharoo.
Why else would they make it illegal to question the election results?
One hundred twelve of the election-related bills passed this year (29%) are in states with Democratic trifectas, 222 (57.5%) are in states with a Republican trifecta, and 52 (13.5%) are in states with a divided government.
On Oct. 17, a U.S. district court judge dismissed a portion of a lawsuit challenging the validity of up to 225,000 North Carolina voters' registration status. The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the state's Republican Party filed the lawsuit on Aug. 23, alleging that the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) unlawfully registered ineligible voters.
On Oct. 17, the RNC and the Georgia Republican Party appealed a Fulton County Superior Court judge's ruling that Georgia’s State Election Board lacked the authority to institute new election rules. Judge Thomas Cox said the board's actions were "unsupported by Georgia’s Election Code and are in fact contrary to the Election Code."
A U.S. district court judge in Texas struck down provisions of a state election law on Oct.11, including provisions requiring people assisting a voter to sign an oath that the voter qualifies for assistance and prohibiting the compensation of those providing assistance. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the bill, SB1, on Sept. 7, 2021.
On Oct. 11, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Virginia, alleging that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) Aug. 7 executive order has led to qualified voters having their registration canceled. Youngkin's order directed the Virginia Department of Elections to remove ineligible voters from the state's voter rolls, including those unable to verify their citizenship.
The previous week
On Oct. 10, officials in two states modified election laws in response to Hurricane Helene. In North Carolina, the state's election board approved new rules allowing counties to change early voting times and locations.
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an executive order allowing officials to combine voting centers or move them to another location.
On Oct. 8, New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) ordered cities and towns in the state to issue affidavit ballots to first-time registrants without identification, conflicting with a newly signed law, HB1569, prohibiting the use of such ballots. Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed the bill on Sept. 17.
The New York Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 8 that a state law moving some local elections to even-numbered years is unconstitutional. Judge Gerard Neri wrote that, "The Even Year Election Law is unconstitutional as specifically prohibited by Article IX of the New York State Constitution."
On Oct. 5,the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to hear two election-related cases. In one case, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the state's ballot dating requirement. The Republican National Committee and Pennsylvania Republican Party filed the other lawsuit that asked the court to end procedures allowing voters in some counties to correct errors on their ballots.
2 weeks ago
The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced on Sept. 26 that local election boards have removed more than 747,000 ineligible voters from the state’s voter rolls during the past year.
The Georgia chapter of the NAACP and another group filed a federal lawsuit challenging provisions of SB 189, which was signed into law earlier this year. The provisions in question allow people to challenge the eligibility of voters registered at nonresidential addresses and require homeless people to receive election-related mail at the county’s election office.
On Sept. 25, Georgia Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes (D) and other Democrats filed a lawsuit against three Republican members of the Georgia State Elections Board. The lawsuit asks Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to begin proceedings to remove the members. Plaintiffs allege the three members voted to approve new election rules that would allow local officials to unilaterally refuse to certify election results and delay certification.
Two Arkansas voters filed a lawsuit against Crittenden County and the Crittenden County Board of Election Commissioners on Sept. 25. The lawsuit alleges that the board's recent decision to move an early voting site resulted in insufficient access to early voting in the area.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed nine election-related bills into law on Sept. 22 and 24, and vetoed two other bills. California has enacted 15 election-related bills so far this year.
Enacted bills
States have enacted 386 bills so far this year, compared to 630 bills in 2023 and 231 in 2022. The chart below shows the number of enacted bills in 2024, 2023, and 2022.
One hundred twelve of the election-related bills passed this year (29%) are in states with Democratic trifectas, 222 (57.5%) are in states with a Republican trifecta, and 52 (13.5%) are in states with a divided government. The chart below shows enacted election-related bills by trifecta status and partisan sponsorship.