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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours agoGOP Congressman Calls for Georgia To Suspend the House Races' So State Can Draw Republican-Friendly Map Before Election
Georgia's Rep. Buddy Carter advocates suspending House primaries to redraw electoral maps favoring Republicans after a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 day agoNew York's legislative hurdles prevent the state from joining the redistricting race after SCOTUS voting rights decision | amNewYork
Republican-controlled states are redrawing maps post-SCOTUS decision, while New York Democrats are hesitant due to constitutional amendment requirements.
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Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours agoThe Guardian view on the US supreme court: its judgments have slowly erased voting rights | Editorial
The erosion of voting rights for Black Americans is accelerating due to recent Supreme Court decisions and gerrymandering efforts by Republicans.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days agoVoting rights groups sue to block Louisiana from suspending primary elections
The ACLU filed a suit on behalf of Louisiana voting rights groups, asking a state court to block the state's governor and secretary of state from suspending congressional elections.
SF politics
fromWIRED
1 week agoThe Justice Department Has Destroyed Its Voting Rights Section
"I was just wrong. It was wildly different than the first Trump administration. There was just a sense that this was not going to be the same. And then in the Voting Section, what happened is they just started dismissing cases."
US Elections
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 weeks agoIndiana's Ban on Using Student IDs for Voting Is Back
Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita stated that the decision marks a 'BIG WIN for Election Integrity.' He emphasized that this commonsense protection is needed to close loopholes and prevent potential fraud by out-of-state or ineligible voters.
Higher education
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks agoAdvocates, City Council push for polling place, more ballot curing on Rikers as elections board says hands are tied by state law | amNewYork
Prison rights advocates seek to improve voting access for incarcerated individuals in New York City, facing legal limitations from state law.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month agoThe Spirited Revolutionary Who Led the Fight for Independence in Corsica Also Inspired America's Colonial Rabble-rousers
Pasquale Paoli led Corsica to independence, inspiring American revolutionaries with his innovative constitution and vision for self-governance.
fromSCSJ
1 month agoJudge Allows Discriminatory Law Largely Impacting Youth Voters
"This decision will have devastating consequences for our electoral system for decades to come," said Adrianne Spoto, Counsel for Voting Rights at SCSJ. "When young voters casting their first ballots see them rejected for technical snafus, it creates a disincentive for future participation."
Social justice
#transgender-rights
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month agoSenators must reject Trump's expanding anti-trans agenda in SAVE America Act, advocates warn
Over 30 LGBTQ+ and civil rights organizations oppose S. 1383, arguing it restricts voting access and targets transgender people through citizenship documentation requirements that burden those with mismatched identity documents.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoThe SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause
The Senate is considering the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, despite evidence that noncitizen voting is vanishingly rare and already illegal.
#voter-id-requirements
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoSenate expected to take up voter ID bill opposed by Democrats US politics live
The Save America Act requires proof of US citizenship for voter registration and approved identification at polls, facing Senate opposition due to filibuster rules and Democratic unanimity against it.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month agoAn effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote | Fortune
New Hampshire's proof-of-citizenship law requires voters to present passports or birth certificates instead of driver's licenses, creating barriers for citizens like Joshua Bogdan who previously voted without issue.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoTrump's Voting Nemesis Is at the Supreme Court. We Can't Afford for SCOTUS to Get It Wrong.
Mail voting, used by one-third of Americans in 2024, faces legal and political attacks including Trump's executive order and a Supreme Court case challenging post-Election Day ballot receipt in 29 states.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month agoAfter lawsuit, Secretary of Commonwealth agrees to produce legally mandated report on voting in jail
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin agreed to complete legally mandated reports on voting access for incarcerated people after a lawsuit, addressing failures to report on two elections.
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