Democracy was on the ballot this past Election Day — and it won. Marc and Paige discuss major takeaways from this year’s election and what it means for 2024.

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Ohio:

-Article: Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Abortion Rights Amendment

-Article: Ohio Secretary of State Quietly Removes 26,000+ Ohioans From Voter Rolls

-Article: Ohio Voters Defeat Attempt to Raise Ballot Measure Threshold

-Article: LaRose Rewrites Abortions Rights Amendment Summary With Misleading Language

-Lawsuit: HB 458 Challenge

-Lawsuit: Ohio Reproductive Freedom Language Challenge

Virginia:

-Article: Virginia Groups Condemn Youngkin Administration for Illegal Voter Purge

Kentucky:

-Article: Lawsuit Challenging Kentucky’s Rights Restoration Process Dismissed

Pennsylvania:

-Article: Democrat Dan McCaffery Wins Pennsylvania Supreme Court Seat

-Article: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Blocks Counting of Wrongly Dated & Undated Ballots

-Article: What’s at Stake in Pennsylvania’s State Supreme Court Race?

-Hinds County, Mississippi:

-Article: Hinds County Experiences Election Day Meltdown

Spanish-Language Ballot Access:

-Lawsuit: Union County, New Jersey Spanish Voting Materials

-Lawsuit: York County, Pennsylvania Spanish Voting Materials

Marc Elias answers the top questions from Defending Democracy listeners about democracy, voting rights, and litigation. Plus, Marc shares what gives him hope for the 2024 election.

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Recently, labor unions have exercised power in ways not seen in decades. Former political director of the AFL-CIO Mike Podhorzer joins the podcast to discuss the surge of activity in the labor movement, how the fight for democracy and labor rights are connected and what you should look out for as we get closer to the 2024 election.

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Across the country, there are growing reports of small groups and individuals harassing voters, challenging people’s rights to vote and spreading election disinformation. This movement of election vigilantism is poised to become one of the biggest threats to the 2024 elections. Marc and Paige break down exactly what these groups are doing, the new technologies supporting their work and how to stop them.

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The redistricting cycle is far from over. Litigation over congressional maps continues in 12 states, but in 5 key southern states, there is a path for fair maps in 2024. Marc and Paige break down these states — Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida — where they’re at in the litigation process and why every American should care. 

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When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision, it was allegedly returning the question of abortion to the states and voters. However, the same forces that work to reduce abortion access also aim to suppress voters. Skye Perryman, CEO of Democracy Forward, joins the podcast to discuss how the fight for abortion access is connected to the fight for democracy and you can’t have one without the other.

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Republicans in North Carolina are taking voter suppression and election subversion to a new level. Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, joins to discuss anti-democratic acts from the GOP, redistricting, how she plans to engage young and rural voters, plus, who exactly is the interim speaker of the U.S. House?

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Article: ⁠The North Carolina Supreme Court Attacked Democracy in Broad Daylight⁠ by Anderson Clayton

Article: ⁠How North Carolina Democrats’ Youngest Party Chair Plans To Protect Voting⁠ by Mac Brower

America is facing a judicial crisis. From lower courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, it’s clear that reform is needed to protect democracy and secure our rights. And as the Supreme Court is about to start a new term, change is needed more than ever. Rakim Brooks, Democracy Docket contributor and president of the Alliance for Justice, joins to discuss the issues plaguing the judiciary and what reforms are needed. 

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In a Major Victory, the Supreme Court Didn’t Break Democracy by Marc Elias

Here Are the Leading Reforms to the Federal Judiciary by Devon Hesano

The Wisconsin GOP has a new scheme: remove the state’s top elections official and impeach newly-elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Why? So they can cling to majority rule with minority support and avoid accountability. Democratic Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Greta Neubauer explains what’s going on, why Republicans are doing this and what she thinks will happen.

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In August, the 5th Circuit struck down a Jim Crow-era provision of the Mississippi Constitution that permanently disenfranchised Mississippians with certain felony convictions. The 2-1 opinion held that the provision violates the 8th Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

Paloma Wu of the Mississippi Center for Justice and Hannah Williams of Mississippi Votes join Marc Elias to discuss Mississippi's harsh felony disenfranchisement law, how it affects people on the ground and the innovative lawsuit fighting for these communities.

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Alert: 5th Circuit Strikes Down Mississippi’s Jim Crow Era Felony Disenfranchisement Provision

Mississippi Votes' Rights Restoration page

Hopkins v. Horsemann Case Page

"The Supreme Court Allows a Relic of White Supremacy To Remain in Mississippi’s Constitution" by Rob McDuff

Felony Disenfranchisement, Explained

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