Justin Lam is a counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice.
The court blocked restrictions on voter registration efforts as violating free speech rights.
The court approved a law to strip the governor’s election board powers, risking creating a precedent for partisan power-grabbing.
The decision allows for rewriting election rules after votes have already been counted, moving the losing candidate closer to his goal of having more than 60,000 ballots thrown out.
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Missouri High Court Decision Offers Lessons About Advancing Voting Rights
The court blocked restrictions on voter registration efforts as violating free speech rights.
North Carolina Court Enables a Partisan Shift on State Elections Board
The court approved a law to strip the governor’s election board powers, risking creating a precedent for partisan power-grabbing.
A North Carolina Court Decision Could Overturn a 2024 State Supreme Court Election
The decision allows for rewriting election rules after votes have already been counted, moving the losing candidate closer to his goal of having more than 60,000 ballots thrown out.