Virginia’s Rules For Felons To Restore Voting Rights Will Soon Change
From today’s NPR News: Tati King says he wants to set an example for his grandchildren that it’s important to make sure their voices are heard. It’s why King, a…
Inside GOP’s Scheme To Stop Ex-Felons From Voting
From today’s Daily Kos: Republicans’ ongoing voter suppression campaign made headlines this week after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state must immediately restore voting rights to former felons.…
Felon Voting Rights Restoration Proposal Becomes Law, Daces Legal Challenge
From today’s Nebraska Examiner: A legislative proposal to immediately restore voting rights to Nebraskans convicted of a felony once they’ve completed their sentence has become law but faces a likely…
MN Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to Felons’ Voting Rights
From today’s CBS News: The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday over a challenge to the state’s restoration of voting rights for felons. The law passed last year…
Minnesota Leaders Fight Ruling Against Restoring Felon Voting Rights
From today’s AP News: A pro-Trump Minnesota judge declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional, drawing a sharp rebuke from Minnesota’s attorney general and secretary…
Oregon Set to Expand Voting Rights to People in Prison
From today’s NBC News: Oregon state Democrats have advanced a bill that would allow people who are incarcerated in the state to vote. If enacted, the bill would make the…
Oregon Lawmakers Aim to Expand Voting Rights to Incarcerated Oregonians
From today’s Portland Mercury: In late 2019, State Senator Michael Dembrow and his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee met with a group of incarcerated Oregonians presenting research on issues…
Minnesota Legislature Moves To Restore Voting Rights for Felons
From today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Rev. Brian Herron of Zion Baptist Church in Minneapolis visited the state Capitol last week to urge restoration of voting rights to former felons immediately…
Minnesota Appeals Court Turns Back Push to Restore Felon Voting Rights
From today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week became the second court in two years to reject a lawsuit seeking to restore voting rights to Minnesotans who…
Progressive groups launch $30 million effort to push voting rights legislation
From CNN Online: Two left-leaning groups are teaming up to pour $30 million into an effort to persuade US senators to pass a sweeping voting rights bill that would counter…