Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote
From today’s New Yorker Magazine: mong the many issues currently polarizing American politics—abortion, climate change, health care, immigration, gun control—one of the most consequential tends to be one of the…
League Of Women Voters Mark Voting Rights Laws With Vigilance
From today’s Charleston Chronicle: The day of August 6 marked the 54th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. For many the monumental civil rights event…
Prior to 2020 debate, MT Gov. Bullock handed victory in dark money case
From today’s ABC News Online: Moments before Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joined other 2020 candidates on the Democratic debate on Tuesday, his team delivered news about a victory back home:…
Trump administration gives up fight over citizenship question on the census
From today’s Los Angeles Times: The Trump administration, abruptly switching course, has decided to give up its fight to add a question about citizenship to next year’s census. Word of…
Supreme Court decides federal judges cannot block gerrymandering
From today’s CNBC Online: The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal courts may not block gerrymandering in a 5-4 decision that fell along partisan lines. The court also ruled, in…
Battle over Georgia voting rights escalates in federal court
From today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution: A lawsuit alleging widespread voting problems in Georgia is pursuing an ambitious solution: restoration of the Voting Rights Act and federal oversight of elections. After…
Nevada governor signs bill to restore voting rights to convicted felons
From today’s The Hill: Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) on Wednesday signed into law a pair of criminal justice reform bills, including one that restores voting rights to convicted felons…
Felon voting bill goes to Florida governor’s desk amid outcry
From today’s Associated Press News Wire: Florida felons will have to pay court-ordered financial obligations if they want their voting rights restored under a bill sent to Republican Gov. Ron…
Federal court: Michigan political maps illegally rigged to ‘historical proportions’
From today’s Detroit News: Michigan must redraw legislative and congressional districts for the 2020 election because current maps drawn by Republicans represent a political gerrymander “of historical proportions,” a three-judge…
Amendment 4 restored voting rights to felons In FL–Now that’s back in doubt
From today’s NBC News Online: Desmond Meade thinks he may have talked to more Floridians about felon voting rights than anyone else. Since 2009, he has put thousands of miles…