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march 2024 | WMNF
Florida leaders, advocacy nonprofit take legal step to fight for Black congressional district
A case being heard in the Florida Supreme Court is challenging the Governor’s overhaul of a black North Florida Congressional District. Now, a non-profit advocacy group, along with over 31 current and former elected state leaders, took a legal step against the redistricting.
MARCH 2024 | Vanity fair
Election Workers Are Bracing for Another Barrage of Trump Threats
From frivolous records requests to outright harassment, democracy’s administrators are facing “death by a thousand cuts,” says one voting rights advocate: “The problem is that, in aggregate, it really starts to tear at the fabric of our election system.”
February 2024 | The Guardian
New program to help US local elections officials who face ‘death by 1,000 cuts’
Protection hub will offer legal assistance and technical help as officials report ongoing threats and harassment on their jobs.
February 2024 | Election Law blog
Public Rights Project Launches National Election Protection Hub to Defend 200+ Officials Under Unprecedented Attack in 2024
Public Rights Project (PRP)—the civil rights legal advocacy nonprofit founded by Jill Habig, former special counsel to Kamala Harris in the California Attorney General’s Office—announces the launch of its Election Protection Hub to support and defend 200+ local elections officials in the face of unprecedented challenges and attacks on democracy from both outside actors and state governments ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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