Georgia Voters Defy Efforts to Suppress Them
From today’s New York Times: Tuesday afternoon, I waited over an hour and a half to vote in Atlanta in the Georgia Senate runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican…
Teens Win the Right to Vote, But Alameda County Disenfranchised Them
From today’s Washington Post: If all had gone as planned, thousands of high-schoolers in Oakland would have cast their ballots for the first time on Election Day. Many of them…
Rural Arizona County Delays Certifying Midterm Votes, Citing False Election Claims
From today’s CNN News: Officials in a rural Arizona county Monday delayed the certification of November’s midterm elections, missing the legal deadline and leading the Arizona secretary of state’s office…
Democrats Retain US Senate, Voters Opt For Stability
From today’s The Guardian: Democrats will retain control of the US Senate, and maybe even the House. There was no red wave. But there was no blue wave, either. Americans…
New Voting Laws Add Difficulties for People With Disabilities
From today’s New York Times: Laura Halvorson was ready to vote. On Thursday afternoon, she sat in front of a ballot screen at the Igo Library in San Antonio, after…
The DOJ Sends Monitors To Ensure Voting Rights In 24 States
From today’s PBS News Online: The Justice Department will send monitors to 24 states in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in Tuesday’s elections. The action,…
Judge Restricts How Right-Wing Group Patrol Arizona Drop Boxes
From today’s CNN News : A federal judge in Arizona imposed new restrictions against a right-wing group after voters complained about aggressive patrols of ballot drop boxes in the state.…
Trans People Could Face Voting Restrictions in Texas Because of State ID Laws
From toda’s NBC News Dallas: Transgender people may face barriers to voting in dozens of states because of stricter voter ID laws and a simmering culture war, NBC News report.…
Federal Judge Rules AZ Groups Can Monitor Ballot Drop Boxes
From today’s NPR News: A federal judge Friday refused to bar a group from monitoring outdoor ballot boxes in Arizona’s largest county where watchers have shown up armed and in…
Ballot Drop Box Observers in AZ Face Lawsuits From Voting Rights Groups
From today’s AZCentral: Several voting rights groups are asking federal judges to stop ballot box observers from staking out Arizona voting locations. Two legal challenges filed this week — one…