Thursday, January 2

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New Congress takes office tomorrow — what this means for voting rights

• Republicans take control of the House and Senate tomorrow with the swearing in of the 119th Congress. Read here to learn what the GOP majorities may mean for the future of voting rights.

  
  

Republicans still trying to toss ballots in North Carolina Supreme Court race

• North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin (R) brought new legal complaints late last month to challenge 60,000 ballots. All of Griffin's challenges have been moved to federal court where litigation is ongoing.

  
  

• The Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP filed a lawsuit alleging that 60,000 voters who cast a ballot in November were not properly registered to vote. Republicans said they want election officials to contact these voters to verify their identities or reject the ballots.

Biden vetoes bill that would add 63 new federal judges over next decade

• On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden vetoed the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan bill to create 63 new federal judges. Biden said in his veto message that the bill "fails to resolve key questions" about the allocation of judges and senior status judges.

Most viewed Democracy Docket articles and videos of 2024

• These Democracy Docket stories highlighted the issues that defined democracy in 2024, covering everything from major Supreme Court decisions to important state-level voting reforms.

  
  

• From our interview with former Sec. Hillary Clinton to our updates on Georgia Republicans' antics, we spent a lot of time talking about the fight for democracy on our YouTube channel. Check out our 10 most-watched videos of 2024.