Inside the Unlikely Movement to Restore Voting Rights to 1.4 Million Floridians
From today’s Mother Jones Magazine: On a muggy August day in 2005, Desmond Meade stood in front of the railroad tracks north of downtown Miami and prepared to take his…
Framers fail: Voting is a basic right but it’s not guaranteed in Constitution
From today’s USA Today: The Founders unwisely gave states control of the vote. The upshot is we’re headed for separate democracies: restrictive red ones, expansive blue ones. In 1835, William…
Clear and troubling picture of voter suppression: ‘One Person, No Vote’
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Near the end of “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy,” Carol Anderson reminds us that “voting is neither an obstacle…
For Former Felons, Voting Rights Could Be a Click Away Thanks to New Website
From today’s Roll Call: Millions of new voters could register across the country, starting Tuesday, with the launch of an online tool meant to help former felons restore their right…
Under Trump Regime, Sweeping Shift on #VotingRights Undermines Democracy
From today’s New York Times: A new voter ID law could shut out many Native Americans from the polls in North Dakota. A strict rule on the collection of absentee…
Voter purge frenzy after federal protections lifted, new report says
From today’s NBC News: Nine states with a history of racial discrimination are more aggressively removing registered voters from their rolls than other states, according to a report released Friday.…
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#VotingRights Update: Group Targets GOP States to Attack Gerrymandering
From today’s New York Times: A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states,…
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In win for #VotingRights, Federal Court Rules NC Electoral Map Unconstitutional
From the New York Times: A panel of federal judges struck down North Carolina’s congressional map on Tuesday, condemning it as unconstitutional because Republicans had drawn the map seeking a…
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Effort to Suppress Minority Voters with ID Law
Yesterday a federal judge in Houston blocked the state of Texas from enacting a revised version of its “Voter ID Law.” Known as Senate Bill 5, the legislation was revised…