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Opinion: The Really Big Fight on Voting Rights Is Just Around the Corner

June 23, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: With the For the People Act on indefinite hold after a filibuster by Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday, the Voting Rights Act is about…

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Texas Democrats’ walkout sets up epic battle over voting rights

June 2, 2021 Editor

From today’s The Hill Online: Texas legislators are gearing up for a titanic battle over a Republican effort to overhaul voting procedures after Democrats conspired to block its passage late…

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Minnesota Appeals Court Turns Back Push to Restore Felon Voting Rights

May 27, 2021 Editor

From today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week became the second court in two years to reject a lawsuit seeking to restore voting rights to Minnesotans who…

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The Democrats Are Walking Right into a Trap on Voting Rights Bills

May 24, 2021 Editor

From today’s Slate Online: The battle over voting rights in Congress has entered a critical stage. The Greeks have now rolled a large wooden horse up to the gates of…

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Voting rights bill “For the People Act” advances in Senate over GOP objections

May 12, 2021 Editor

From today’s CBS News Online: The Senate on Tuesday advanced S. 1, the For the People Act, setting up a floor vote for the controversial bill. Senators clashed over voting…

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Texas House Approves GOP-Backed Voting Restrictions Bill

May 7, 2021 Editor

From today’s NPR News Online: Texas legislators approved new, more restrictive state election rules aftera session that lasted from Thursday night into the early hours of Friday. The GOP-backed state…

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Arizona near top of states for bills aimed at limiting voting rights

April 27, 2021 Editor

From today’s ABC 15 News Arizona: Arizona lawmakers, who began the year with one of the highest number of voting restriction bills in the nation, are winding down a legislative…

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Why Michigan Republicans’ Attack on Voting Rights is Grossly Anti-democratic

April 26, 2021 Editor

From today’s The Guardian: On the surface, the Republican effort to roll back voting rights in Michigan looks similar to what’s happening in states around the country: after Donald Trump…

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Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights

April 21, 2021 Editor

From today’s CNN Online: Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with…

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Michigan’s big employers speak out against moves to restrict voting rights

April 13, 2021 Editor

From today’s Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s corporate leaders spoke out strongly Tuesday against GOP-sponsored legislation in the state Legislature that would place new restrictions on voting. The leaders of three-dozen…