Texas is the Voter Suppression State
From today’s New York Times: For those of you keeping track of the “As Texas goes, so goes the nation” notion, I have either very good or very bad news.…
New York legislature passes major overhaul of outdated voting laws
From today’s edition of The Hill: New York’s state legislature on Monday passed a package of election and voting reform measures aimed at overhauling one of the most restrictive regimes…
First Wisconsin, now Michigan GOP moves to strip Democrats’ power
From today’s MSNBC News: Republicans who control Michigan’s Legislature voted Wednesday to advance a measure that strips campaign-finance oversight power from the Democratic secretary of state-elect, and they were poised…
WI Republicans Approve Bills Stripping Power From Incoming Dem. Governor
From today’s New York Times: After a rancorous, sleepless night of debate, Republican lawmakers early Wednesday pushed through a sweeping set of bills that will limit the power of Wisconsin’s…
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Georgia Set To Remain A Battleground For Voting Rights Ahead Of 2020
From today’s NPR News: When Democrat Stacey Abrams ended her bid last week to become governor of Georgia and the first black woman ever elected governor of any state, she…
Voting rights groups sue to prevent FL governor from participating in recount
From today’s Jurist Online Magazine: Voting rights groups League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause Florida filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking an injunction preventing Florida Governor Rick…
Upgrade voting systems, restore Voting Right Act, and end voter suppression
From today’s USA Today: In many ways, Election Day 2018 was a good one for American democracy. Millions of people turned out to vote. An unprecedented number of women are…
Kemp Resigns as GA Secretary of State, With Governor’s Race Still Disputed
From today’s New York Times: Brian Kemp, the Republican who has claimed victory in the Georgia governor’s race, said on Thursday that he was resigning as secretary of state, removing…
Election Day: Trump and health care key issues in race for control of the House
From today’s Washington Post: Voters who will decide control of the U.S. House said President Trump and health care were two of the most important factors as they chose their…
GA’s Kemp Accuses Dems Of Hacking; Opponent Abrams Labels It A Stunt
From today’s National Public Radio News: Just two days before facing Democrat Stacey Abrams in a closely watched race to be Georgia’s next governor, the state’s sitting Secretary of State…