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.…
Voting Surges in Georgia Despite Controversial New Election Law
From today’s Washington Post: When the Spalding County Board of Elections eliminated early voting on Sundays, Democrats blamed a new state law and accused the Republican-controlled board of intentionally thwarting…
Voting Rights Groups Seek Injunction of FL Congressional Redistricting Plan
From today’s Tampa Bay Times: Focusing on a North Florida district that has become a legal and political battleground, voting rights groups and other plaintiffs are seeking a temporary injunction…
White House Suggests Voting Changes to Reduce Barriers for Native Americans
From today’s NPR News Online: In an effort to expand voting access to Native American communities, the Biden administration released a report Thursday outlining the barriers indigenous voters face in…
Confusing Voter Registration System in TX Is Result Of Failed Voting Rights Push
From today’s Buzzfeed News: Julie Crum and her 91-year-old mother, Darlyne Crum, residents of Canyon Lake, Texas, first filled out applications for mail-in ballots in January, which they qualify for…
States Target Ballot Drop Boxes in Fight over Restriction of Voting Rights
From today’s Idaho Capital Sun: Ballot drop boxes are so secure they’ve survived getting hit by an SUV and rolled by a school bus — yet much of the battle…
A ‘Master Class’ in Gerrymandering, This Time Led by New York Democrats
From today’s New York Times: Democrats across the nation have spent years railing against partisan gerrymandering, particularly in Republican states — most recently trying to pass federal voting rights legislation…
Sen. Kristen Sinema deals fatal blow to Democrats’ fight for voting rights law
From today’s CNN Online: Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona reiterated from the Senate floor Thursday that she is not backing off her position to uphold the filibuster, less than…
Biden and Harris Call for Voting Rights Laws and Senate Reform in Georgia
From today’s New York Times: President Biden will endorse changing Senate rules to pass new voting rights protections during a speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, the most significant step he…
How Voting Rights Activists Navigate New Restrictions For 2022 elections
From today’s CNN Online: When activist Tammye Pettyjohn Jones knocks on voters’ doors in her rural corner of Georgia this month, she’ll have a new tool in hand: a portable…