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…
Who Counts As Black In Voting Maps? Louisiana GOP Wants To Narrow It
From today’s NPR News: Who counts as Black? The thorny question has quietly found its way before the U.S. Supreme Court again, ensnared in a major legal battle over the…
SCOTUS Hears Alabama Voting Rights Case
From today’s Reuters News: The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic toward Alabama in the state’s defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for diluting…
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Puts Voting Rights Proposal on Nov. 8 Ballot
From today’s Detroit News: The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a proposal onto the Nov. 8 ballot that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, a highly…