Teens Win the Right to Vote, But Alameda County Disenfranchised Them
From today’s Washington Post: If all had gone as planned, thousands of high-schoolers in Oakland would have cast their ballots for the first time on Election Day. Many of them…
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,…
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…
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…
Court Rules Voting Rights Initiative To Stay On Ballot In Arizona
From today’s MarketWatch: A judge has ruled that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona legislature and Gov. Doug…
Disabled Citizens in Wisconsin Sue After State’s High Court Rules Against Absentee Ballots
From today’s Washington Post: Four disabled people are asking a federal judge to ensure they can vote this fall after the Wisconsin Supreme Court limited how absentee ballots can be…
Bipartisan Senate Group Makes Deal To Reform Electoral Count Act
From today’s NPR News: After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday announced two proposals related to election administration, including one to reform the Electoral Count Act,…
New York Passes Landmark Voting Rights Legislation
From today’s ABC News Online: New York’s governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people’s voting rights because of their race.…