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[quote=Anonymous][b]We’re just 11 days away from Election Day! 
Here's what happened this week:[/b]
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Where We're Winning[/u]

North Carolina: After months of litigation and struggle, we finally won our Four Pillars case in North Carolina. On Monday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals dissolved the Republicans’ temporary stay of our agreement with the State Board, which extended the ballot receipt deadline, allowed ballot drop-off stations at each early voting location and county board, and instituted revised cure guidance. The next day, the Fourth Circuit denied both of the Republicans’ federal emergency injunction motions, and upheld the State Board’s extension of the receipt deadline. Republicans appealed both the decisions to the North Carolina Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. We will continue to defend voting rights in both cases.

Pennsylvania: On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Pennsylvania Republicans’ emergency application for a stay. Their 4-4 decision preserved the win in our complimentary Pennsylvania Four Pillars case, keeping the 3-day extension of the ballot receipt deadline.

New Jersey: Yesterday, a New Jersey court granted our motion to dismiss Trump and the Republicans' lawsuit attacking vote by mail. The lawsuit challenged Governor Murphy’s plan to use a hybrid voting model in November. We intervened as defendants on behalf of the DCCC and won.

[u]Where We're Fighting[/u]

South Carolina: We filed a new lawsuit this week, challenging South Carolina’s failure to inform voters when their ballots are rejected without any opportunity to correct or “cure” the mistake.

Pennsylvania: Yesterday, we intervened in another Republican attack on voting rights in Pennsylvania. Two Republican congressional candidates sued to invoke a non-existent right to poll watch in satellite early voting sites. They also asked for the ability to challenge 28,000 voters even though the challenge process for mail-in and absentee ballots was specifically abolished by the Pennsylvania Legislature earlier this year. We intervened as defendants on behalf of the DCCC and the Democratic incumbent in the district, Representative Lamb.
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ICYMI[/u]
As we get closer to Election Day, Democracy Docket is publishing need-to-know explainers on all things voting. If you plan to vote in person, make sure to read our “Know Your Rights” explainer, which outlines the rights you have at the polls. Some of these rights include the right to stay in line, the right to an accessible polling place and the right to a paper ballot.

Yesterday, we published our latest explainer all about tracking your ballot. Ballot tracking can’t stop when you mail back your ballot. Election laws like signature matching, secrecy envelopes and witness requirements could cause your ballot to be rejected. While many states notify you if your ballot is challenged, you should check the status of your vote, in case you miss a call or email requesting you to fix your ballot. To ensure your vote is counted, you should continually check the status of your ballot. You can find your state’s ballot tracker here.

[u]What Bode’s Barking About[/u]

There is a reason Republicans target their voter suppression efforts toward minority and young voters: they have the power to change the outcome of an election. As Axios wrote this week, “Legal barriers have contributed to limiting voter turnout among people of color. But if people of color voted at the rate of white voters, it would immediately alter who gets elected and what policies they pursue.”

Voting early is one of the best ways to ensure your ballot will count in November. As the Washington Post wrote, “Even if early votes are not additive to totals on Nov. 3, getting Democrats to cast votes now may be the most successful anti-suppression voting effort the party has ever waged.”

Our fight for voting rights must continue past November 3rd. In fact, it is likely that the outcome of the 2020 election could come down to decisions made in the courts. As Time wrote, “The majority of cases grapple with mundane details, like voting deadlines and ballot envelopes, but taken together they carry outsized importance—and not just because they determine how many ballots get tallied and whose votes count.”
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