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\u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \u00ad \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday, September 24\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nBy Sally Holtgrieve \u00b7 Senior Editor, News and Operations\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hi, filling in for Andrew! We saw a win in California today \u2013 the state Supreme Court said no sir to a GOP sheriff who seized ballots from last year\u2019s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive vote count discrepancy. The ruling affirms the state attorney general\u2019s power over local law enforcement and will help head off any similar efforts this fall.\n\u00a0\nAlso, Missouri Republicans dragged out the battle over their gerrymander, and now they\u2019re trying to blame the state Supreme Court. We\u2019re keeping up with all the details as we await a ruling on the map from the U.S. Supreme Court.\n\u00a0\nThis and more is below. Thanks for reading!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots\nThe California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) violated state law when he seized approximately 650,000 ballots from last year's redistricting referendum.\nThe ruling marks the end of a battle spurred by Bianco's pursuit of debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy.\nCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Bianco will face \u201clegal consequences.\u201d\nAnd the ruling shut down the roadmap for rogue law enforcement to create midterms chaos in California.\n\u27a4 More on the win for voters\n\u00a0\nMissouri Republicans try to make state Supreme Court the villain of gerrymander fracas \nWhile the near-yearlong battle was deliberately dragged out by GOP officials, the party is now collectively shifting blame to the same scapegoat: the Missouri Supreme Court.\n\u27a4Why they\u2019re trying to blame the state\u2019s top court\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our new bulletin board is live. Find ways you can volunteer, attend rallies,\u00a0write petitions and much more.\n \n \n \n \n EXPLORE THE BULLETIN BOARD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Groups mobilize to stop Trump from sending federal agents to polls \u2013 or anywhere near them \nDemocrats and voting advocates are going on the offensive against the Trump administration\u2019s threats to send armed federal agents to the polls as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections.\nFederal law bans armed civil or military officers from voting locations, but administration officials have repeatedly suggested they could still be deployed.\nThe Trump administration\u2019s \"Polling Place Policy\" could cause vulnerable voters \u2014 particularly naturalized citizens \u2014 to avoid the ballot box out of fear.\n\u27a4 Read the full story\n\u00a0\nDemocrats sued to stop what Trump has planned for Election Day\nMarc breaks down the lawsuit filed by Democratic leaders and explains why the threat matters even if Trump loses in court.\n\u27a4 Watch the video\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pennsylvania starts voting under federal scrutiny\nPennsylvania has been a target of Trump's since before he claimed \"bad things happen in Philadelphia\" during a 2020 presidential debate.\nNow, voters in the swing state have begun casting ballots \u2014 but they're doing so under a federal microscope with pivotal contests on the November ticket.\n\u27a4 Here\u2019s what we\u2019re watching\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here we share noteworthy briefs on all things voting rights and democracy. Have a footnote for us? Send it\u00a0to newsletters@democracydocket.com.\nA total of 12 Texas swing voters weighed in on the James Talarico\/Ken Paxton race. They were asked, \u201cWhen you hear the name Ken Paxton, what comes to mind?\u201d Spoiler, these are not nice words. \nIn more positive Texas news, a Black mother of three facing five years in prison for submitting a provisional ballot should be free for good now after a state court rejected Tarrant County\u2019s request to review her case. \nThis morning the White House denied access to three media outlets even though a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore it. Later Thursday, Politico, CNN and MS Now were allowed into the White House. Good.\nWe liked this spicy footnote out of today\u2019s California ruling: In his preliminary briefing, Bianco challenged petitioners\u2019 standing based on misquoted passages from, and an incorrect recitation of our holding in [a case]. The law firm responsible for the error apologized and withdrew Bianco\u2019s standing argument. We disapprove of the improper use of artificial intelligence tools, which apparently contributed to the significant error that occurred here and remind counsel of attorneys\u2019 professional duties of competence and candor to the court. We also refer the matter to the State Bar of California to determine whether discipline is warranted.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Today's newsletter was edited by Andrew Childers and Dave O\u2019Brien, and produced by Leila Fusenig. Learn more about our staff here.",
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