Courtney is a staff writer who writes about voting rights, redistricting and election litigation and produces the Daily Docket. She received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously, she covered local news at MoCo360.
Over 1,200 absentee and mail-in ballots in Philadelphia have been rejected as of Tuesday because they are misdated or undated, lack a signature or are missing an inner secrecy envelope, according to data from the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ website.
On Oct. 18, the Georgia Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Georgia Republican Party challenging a ruling earlier that week declaring seven last-minute election rules invalid and unconstitutional.
The Arkansas Supreme Court mandated Thursday that there must be two early voting sites in West Memphis, a majority-Black city, after the town previously offered zero for the November election.
With early voting underway in many states for the 2024 election, a lot of voters are already heading to the polls. In 21 states, the outfit they wear there matters.
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that people who have completed sentences for felony convictions can register to vote under state law, enfranchising thousands of eligible voters.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a hurricane relief bill into law last week, which allocated $5 million to the State Board of Elections to make accommodations for voters after Hurricane Helene.
As six of the Georgia State Election Board’s (SEB) controversial rules take effect next week, the board is facing seven different lawsuits from Democrats, Republicans and county officials.
Congressional Democrats sent letters to President Joe Biden’s administration and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Thursday asking for federal funding, resources and support to ensure elections remain accessible amid Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
A federal judge denied a request from voting rights groups on Wednesday to reopen Florida’s voter registration due to the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The deadline to register was Monday.
A Fulton County judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday from Georgia Democrats asking Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to hold ethics hearings on the conduct of the MAGA members of the State Election Board.