Episode 610: Pennsylvania Won’t Count Undated Mail Ballots After All; Alaska Natives Organizing to Retain Ranked Choice Voting

American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 17, 2024

Pennsylvania Won’t Count Undated Mail Ballots After All; Alaska Natives Organizing to Retain Ranked Choice Voting

Two updates on stories we’ve covered recently in Pennsylvania, where its high court invalidated ballots with missing or inaccurate dates, and Alaska, where the Alaska Native population is organizing against a repeal of open primaries and ranked choice voting.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute - Earlier Commonwealth Court Decision
Supreme Court of PA - Decision on Missing and Inaccurate Dates

Spotlight PA/Votebeat - High court voids ruling on mail ballots missing handwritten dates
American Democracy Minute - Will Alaska Keep Its Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting? An Upcoming Anti-RCV Ballot Initiative is a Critical Test
Bolts Magazine - Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting System

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU PA, PA Conference of the NAACP, Common Cause PA, Black Political Empowerment Project, , League of Women Voters PA, Alaska Federation of Natives

Check Your Voter Registration:

• Vote.Org – Check Your Registration to Vote
  
  

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