Thousands of North Carolina Felons Can Now Register and Vote
From today’s Associated Press Online: Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast…
Disabled Citizens in Wisconsin Sue After State’s High Court Rules Against Absentee Ballots
From today’s Washington Post: Four disabled people are asking a federal judge to ensure they can vote this fall after the Wisconsin Supreme Court limited how absentee ballots can be…
Trump Recently Urged Wisconsin Assembly Speaker to Overturn His 2020 Defeat
From today’s New York Times: Donald J. Trump called a top Republican in the State Legislature in Wisconsin in recent days to lobby for a measure that would overturn his…
Bipartisan Senate Group Makes Deal To Reform Electoral Count Act
From today’s NPR News: After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday announced two proposals related to election administration, including one to reform the Electoral Count Act,…
Record Signatures Filed for Michigan Abortion, Voting Rights Initiatives
From today’s Detroit News: A ballot committee seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution turned in 753,759 signatures Monday, a record amount that exceeds the state-mandated…
SCOTUS Agrees To Hear North Carolina Redistricting Case, Setting Up Show Down On Voting Rights
From today’s CNN Online: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a dispute over redistricting in North Carolina, a case that could have major implications for voting rights across…
Supreme Court Revives GOP-Drawn Voting Map in Louisiana
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a congressional voting map in Louisiana that a federal judge had said diluted the power of Black voters. The…
New York Passes Landmark Voting Rights Legislation
From today’s ABC News Online: New York’s governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people’s voting rights because of their race.…
SF’s DA recalled, LA’s Caruso Advances, Testing Democrats On Crime
From today’s New York Times: Crime, homelessness and Democratic divisions over the issues took center stage Tuesday as a liberal prosecutor in San Francisco was recalled and seven states held…
Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana’s Redrawn Congressional Map
From today’s Politico: Louisiana’s Democratic governor said Monday he will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that a federal judge…