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The chief justice wrote that House business was able to be restored via the Texas Constitution's remedies — none of which involve the judicial branch. The ruling marks the end of the road for GOP attempts to mete out political retribution to Democrats who left Texas to block redistricting. Full story: democracydocket.com/news-alerts/te…

BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court rejected Gov. Greg Abbott's request to remove certain state Democrats from office. The governor's lawsuit came after Democratic lawmakers fled the state last year during a special session to stop the GOP's redistricting effort. Full story to come.

Georgia just made certain races in the Atlanta metropolitan area nonpartisan. A newly enacted bill strips party labels from ballots, likely making it easier to elect non-Democrats. Now, these counties plan to sue: bit.ly/3PIkxMo

NEW: Cleta Mitchell's election denial group released a new handbook providing election officials with a roadmap to make voting harder and election administration more vulnerable to partisan interference. And its proposals are rooted in distrust of elections and conspiracy-laden claims. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/cl…

HAPPENING NOW: A Florida court is hearing a pro-voting request to temporarily pause the GOP's newly enacted congressional map. The map could hand Republicans up to four more House seats if used in the 2026 midterms. 📺 Watch the hearing below: thefloridachannel.org

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NEW: A federal judge appeared reluctant to swiftly block Trump’s latest executive order targeting mail voting. During oral arguments in a Democratic challenge to the measure, the judge suggested that there’s no legal harm for the courts to remedy until the measure is actually implemented.

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BREAKING: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) called for lawmakers to reconvene tomorrow to take up redistricting for the 2026 midterms. The effort is aimed at dismantling the state's only Democratic district.

🔍 Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:

 Active Voting Rights Cases: 159 Active Redistricting Cases: 49 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 79 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 77 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 Find real-time updates here: democracydocket.com/cases/

🗳️The nationwide redistricting battle will shape your vote this November. 📫 Subscribe to our FREE newsletters to be the first to get the news: newsletters.democracydocket.com/anchor-twitter

🗺️ A.M. REDISTRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍SC: Lawmakers to convene at 11 AM to eliminate the state's only majority-Black district. 📍LA: Senate passed GOP map. House to vote next week. 📍GA: Lawmakers will convene in June to redistrict for 2028. 📍MS: Will not redistrict for 2026. 📍FL, AL, TN: GOP map in effect. democracydocket.com/analysis/live-…

The Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday sent a clear message: Republicans have the green light to deny voters a chance to weigh in on a GOP gerrymander. Here’s why the map could still be used in the 2026 midterms: bit.ly/42CrnpC

⚠️ Scott Petersen, a businessman who has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election, has won the Republican nomination to be Nebraska’s next secretary of state. His win was based on a platform that supported a number of anti-voting policies, including strict voter ID laws and restricting vote-by-mail. bit.ly/4wuveTs

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is calling for lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps in time for 2028. While the maps would not affect this year’s midterm elections, here’s how the decision could impact Black political power ahead of the next presidential cycle: bit.ly/4fkVc5y

For a more in-depth, state-by-state breakdown of where redistricting stands across the country, here’s Jim Saksa’s full reporting: democracydocket.com/analysis/dont-…

🦫 OREGON: Democrats have the votes to draw out Rep. Cliff Bentz’s (R) seat. But the Oregon state legislature allows the minority party to effectively shut down any proceeding by running away. They would need a supermajority to get past that hurdle, and that seems unlikely.

🧵 Democrats could potentially emerge from this scorched-earth redistricting battle with anywhere between a six- and thirteen-seat advantage over Republicans, according to a Democracy Docket analysis. But it won’t be easy. Here’s what you need to know👇