At issue in the case out of North Carolina is whether rules for federal elections set by state legislatures can be reviewed by state courts. But a decision in the case could have far greater impacts.
- Progressive groups are alarmed at what they see as an effort by the GOP to disenfranchise voters.
- Conservatives say the Constitution mandates that state lawmakers set federal election rules.
- The case arrives at a time when polls show many Americans are losing faith in U.S. elections.
WASHINGTON – Months before voters went to the polls to choose a president in 2020 a handful of state courts stepped in to make it easier to cast an absentee ballot in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More often than not, those decisions were supported by the U.S. Supreme Court.
That could change by the time voters line up again in 2024.