Election 2024
This year, Americans will vote not just for President and members of Congress, but for state and local officials who will affect their day-to-day lives, including state judges and supreme court justices. What’s more, voters will have the opportunity to amend their state constitutions by voting on ballot measures touching on issues including abortion, taxes, and criminal justice.
State courts and constitutions play an important role in elections at all levels. They will settle questions related to ballot access, voting processes, election challenges, and more. State Court Report will cover the role of state courts and constitutions in the 2024 elections, drawing attention to key state supreme court races, highlighting state constitutional provisions that impact election administration, demystifying state-specific election processes — and much more.
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States Grapple with Problematic Rule from Federal Voting Cases
The Purcell principle, which holds that federal courts should not change voting rules too close to an election, is increasingly being raised in state litigation.
Florida High Court to Hear Case Alleging Congressional Map Is Racially Discriminatory
Voting rights groups say Gov. Ron DeSantis designed a map that purposely harmed Black voters.
A Conversation with Former Florida Chief Justice Barbara Pariente
Pariente spoke about abortion rights and the importance of respecting precedent.
How Candidates Get on the Presidential Ballot
For third parties and independent candidates, ballot qualification is often a difficult journey.
An Eventful Summer for State Constitutional Abortion Rights Litigation
State supreme courts addressed abortion rights head on, even as the U.S. Supreme Court punted on similar questions.
Florida Supreme Court Allows DeSantis to Undermine Prosecutorial Independence
Lawmakers and other officials in multiple states seek to limit the power of or remove elected prosecutors whose policy choices they disagree with.
Minnesota Supreme Court Considering Voting Rights Restoration Law
The court appears poised to leave in place the law, which returns the right to vote to as many as 60,000 people.
State Constitutional Conventions, Explained
The last state to hold a conventional convention was in Rhode Island in 1986.