Voting Rights Act Faces Near-Death Experience At Supreme Court
From today’s Reuter’s: The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin…
‘It’s really theft’: The GOP Plan To Redraw Texas Maps
From today’s The Guardian: A plan for Texas to redraw its congressional districts and gain five additional Republican seats barrels through flimsy legal arguments and political norms like a rough-stock…
Democrats Broach Potential Walkout to Block Texas Redistricting
From today’s New York Times: National Democratic leaders are encouraging state Democrats in the Texas House to consider walking out of a special legislative session this month to block Republicans…
Virginia Wants SCOTUS To Block Order Restoring Voting Rights for 1600 People
From today’s Virginia Mercury: On Monday, Virginia filed an emergency stay asking the Supreme Court to block a federal court’s order for the state to add 1,600 people back to…
Election Officials Face Torrent of Threats as Nov. 5 Looms
From today’s New York Times: With less than two weeks until Election Day, law enforcement officials are confronting a rising wave of threats to election workers and political activists in…
Democrats Sue Georgia Election Board, Warning of ‘Chaos’ in 2024 Election
From today’s New York Times: Democrats sued the Georgia state election board on Monday, arguing that measures approved by the board this month seeking to alter the election certification process…
Federal Judges Overturn Parts of GOP Voting Laws in Georgia and Texas
From today’s Associated Press News: Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought…
Death threats, Harassment, and Poisoned Pets: Why 2024 election workers already are scared
From today’s NPR News: The county election worker was crossing the street with a locked bag full of ballots when he saw a Jeep Gladiator pickup truck come around the…
Election Worker Intimidation and Voting Rights Laws Passed in New Mexico
From today’s Albuquerque Journal: Legislation making it a crime to intimidate election workers and expanding automatic voter registration is on its way to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham after winning House…
Michigan Officials Detail a Brazen Voting Machine Scheme by Trump Supporters
From today’s New York Times: In early 2021, with the turmoil of a bitterly contested presidential contest still fresh, several election clerks in Michigan received strange phone calls. The person…