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Ruling blocks big changes to Utah citizen initiatives but lawmakers vow appeal
Utah voters won’t decide this November on a proposal to amend the state constitution that would let state lawmakers rewrite voter-approved ballot measures but the question will remain on ballots with just weeks to go until the election, a judge ruled Thursday. Legislative leaders...
Utah citizen initiatives at stake as judge weighs keeping major changes off ballots
A Utah judge promises to rule Thursday on striking from the November ballot a state constitutional amendment that would empower the state Legislature to override citizen initiatives. The League of Women Voters of Utah and others have sued over the ballot measure endorsed by lawmakers...
Watchdogs ask judge to remove from Utah ballots a measure that would boost lawmakers' power
Government watchdog groups in Utah are asking a judge to remove from November's ballot a measure that would bolster lawmakers' power. The question would amend the state constitution to allow lawmakers to change citizen-initiated ballot measures after they have passed. It would also...
Judge limits scope of lawsuit challenging Alabama restrictions on help absentee ballot applications
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has sided with the state of Alabama in narrowing the scope of a lawsuit challenging a new law that criminalizes some ways of helping other people to apply for an absentee ballot. Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor ruled Wednesday that...
Alabama, civic groups spar over law restricting assistance with absentee ballot applications
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office on Wednesday described a new ban on providing voters with absentee ballot application assistance as “commonsense ballot integrity,” while lawyers challenging the restrictions said they have halted important civic work in the...
Voting group asks S. Carolina court to order redraw of US House districts that lean too Republican
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group that works to protect and expand voting rights is asking South Carolina's highest court to order lawmakers to redraw the state's U.S. House districts because they lean too far Republican. South Carolina’s congressional map was upheld two months ago...
Justice Department defends group's right to sue over AI robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Jane Young...
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots. Voting advocates argued that the Republican-backed law went too far by...
Utah Supreme Court sides with opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning area
Utah's Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County among four congressional districts that have since all elected Republicans by wide margins. The 5-0 ruling won’t affect elections this year. The Supreme...
GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in battleground state Wisconsin on Friday appealed a ruling that allows disabled people to download absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election. Disability Rights Wisconsin the League of Women Voters and four disabled...
