The US Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in two Republican-backed vote integrity laws in an Arizona case which could affect how the nation s lower courts resolve election disputes over ballot harvesting and casting ballots in the wrong precincts.
The case, for which virtual oral arguments will begin on Tuesday, will be a test of the Voting Rights Act - which the Supreme Court significantly pared back in 2013, according to NBC News.
Two Arizona laws are at issue in the virtual oral arguments before the justices. One requires election officials to reject ballots cast in the wrong precincts. The other concerns voting by mail and provides that only the voter, a family member or a caregiver can collect and deliver a completed ballot. -NBC News
Madison Schulman
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Amid capacity limits and physical distancing requirements, many fitness locations on the North Shore have struggled to stay afloat amid COVID-19.
Janelle Monteiro, owner of Body Ambition Fitness in Middleton, said it’s been a bit of a back and forth with the state in determining how many people were allowed in her facility at a time.
“[It’s] hard for us as business owners because you’re trying to get people back in the door and then you’re telling them wait a minute now I have to limit capacity again,” said Monteiro.
As of Dec. 13, fitness centers were allowed to be at 40 percent capacity (based on the maximum number generally allowed in the building), and could have no more than eight people per 1,000 square feet.