Democrats must make voting reform nonnegotiable for the next stimulus bill
From today’s Vox News Online: The political climate in the US is tumultuous. The Covid-19 pandemic hangs over everything even as a dozen other issues — an oil crisis, a…
Siding with GOP legislature, Wisconsin GOP Supreme Court puts voters in harms way during COVID-19 pandemic
From today’s New York Times: The Summer Olympics are delayed. March Madness was canceled. Even the pope celebrated Palm Sunday Mass before a nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica. But in…
Civil Rights Groups Push TX To Expand Absentee Voting In Face of COVID-19
From Houston Public Media/NPR Online: Hundreds of civil rights organizations are calling on state governments to expand absentee voting in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. In Texas, that may…
Over 1 million former felons still face hurdles after being given right to vote
From today’s ABC News Online: It’s been more than 10 years since Gary Daughtry Sr., 66, had the right to vote and since he was released from prison. Previously in…
Stacey Abrams Spearheads ‘Fair Fight,’ A Campaign Against Voter Suppression
From today’s NPR News Online: A few dozen volunteers are spending a Saturday morning in a hotel conference room in Macon, Ga., for a boot camp of sorts on fighting…
Florida loses appeals court ruling on felon voting law ahead of 2020 elections
From Politico News: A legal and political battle over voting rights in Florida reached another milestone on Wednesday when a federal appeals court ruled that a law limiting the voting…
North Dakota, Sioux tribes to settle voter ID lawsuit against vote suppression
From today’s NBC News Online: In the weeks leading up to the 2018 midterm election, Native American groups in North Dakota scrambled to help thousands of tribal citizens obtain a…
For Some Iowa Voters, Caucuses Remain A Barrier To Participation
From today’s NPR News Online: Marlu Abarca has lived in Iowa for a decade and says she now “identifies as an Iowan.” For the past few weeks, she has been…
WA state Senate Democrats advance bill to restore felons’ voting rights faster
From today’s Tacoma News Tribune: A bill that would make about 9,000 felons eligible to vote is moving ahead in the Washington state Legislature, as Democratic senators vow to expand…
Appeals Court blocks purge of 200,000 voters from Wisconsin voter rolls
From today’s Washington Post: An appeals court has temporarily halted the purge of more than 200,000 people from Wisconsin’s voter rolls, in a case that set off a bitter fight…