Arizona is done waiting for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) to swear in the representative voters elected one month ago. 

The state filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to allow Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D) to take her seat in Congress.

After Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D) died earlier this year, voters elected his daughter to replace him in a special election. But Johnson is refusing to administer the oath of office until the government shutdown ends.

“Speaker Johnson wishes to delay seating Ms. Grijalva to prevent her from signing a discharge petition that would force a vote on the release of the Epstein files and/or to strengthen his hand in the ongoing budget and appropriations negotiations,” the state’s complaint said. 

Unfortunately, voters are bearing the brunt of Johnson’s political game: The delay is depriving hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation in Congress. Read more about the Arizona lawsuit here.

A new lawsuit this week is taking aim at two Indiana anti-voting laws that voting advocates say unfairly target naturalized citizens and threaten to remove eligible voters from the rolls. 

The outcome could have consequences beyond Indiana, since other GOP-controlled states have rolled out similar legislation. 

Under the first law, voters flagged as having once held a temporary driver’s license or ID are required to show new “documentary proof of citizenship” (DPOC) within 30 days or risk being removed from the voter rolls. The second law bars registration for anyone using a temporary-credential number unless they also provide citizenship papers.

Indiana GOP lawmakers passed the measures under the guise of “election security” – even though Secretary of State Diego Morales (R), who championed the laws, has himself admitted Indiana doesn’t have a problem with non-citizens on the voter rolls. Read more about the Indiana lawsuit here.

OPINION

North Carolina’s New Gerrymander Silences a Region With a Long History of Fighting for Civil Rights

As we told you above, North Carolina Republicans have enacted a new gerrymandered congressional map that blatantly targets Black voters. State Rep. Rodney D. Pierce wrote a powerful opinion piece this week for Democracy Docket explaining what that means for Black North Carolinians “who have fought for generations to have a seat at the table” – and are continuing to fight today because “that legacy is once again under threat.” 

Read Pierce’s piece here.

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