A federal judge declined to dismiss multiple lawsuits GEORGIA‘s new voting restrictions.

PENNSYLVANIA Republicans suggested a starting point for the redistribution process: a citizen-drawn map created by a former plaintiff in a lawsuit against the last Republican-drawn map.

the NEW YORK CITY The local council has decided to allow non-citizens with legal residence to participate in local elections.

In the Big Apple, too, the deputy executive director of the often contested electoral body is being replaced by the chairman of the Republican Party of Staten Island.

CALIFORNIA becomes more competitive thanks to a non-partisan redistribution commission.

the NORTH CAROLINA The Supreme Court postponed the main date on the calendar to allow more time to reassign claims.

the OHIO The Supreme Court has heard arguments in several lawsuits that new House and Senate cards violated the rules of partisan gerrymandering. Regardless, the state is facing a federal lawsuit over its US Congress cards.

A suggested VIRGINIA Congress card would leave the MP Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) clearly outside of her district. Otherwise the state would have fewer districts, but would maintain roughly the partisan equilibrium it has now in its congressional delegation.

MICHIGAN News agencies sued the state’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for access to public records.

A federal appeals court in ARIZONA determined that it is legal to discard ballot papers that have not been signed by election day.

will SENATE DEMOCRATS Finally find a way to pass a voting law despite the filibuster rules and Republican intransigence? Don’t hold your breath. Politico reports: “It is not clear how it will work and the interest groups are silent.” Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is to “discuss small changes to the Senate rules with the Republicans”. So there is.

Before a “DEMOCRACY SUMMIT“In the White House, the Biden administration published a data sheet on the steps it has taken to“ restore and strengthen American democracy ”. It’s a little disappointing.