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Some black lawmakers concerned about Clean Missouri

Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question

'They think they are above the law': the firms that own America's voting system

Voter registration numbers increase two-fold after Amendment 4

  • By: Tallahassee Democrat
  • 04/23/2019
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Thanks to Maryland gerrymandering case, DC residents have hope for voting rights

North Dakota tribal leaders highlight 'unfair' voter ID law in congressional hearing

Email Print Share Texas Senate's Voter Fraud Bill Aims to Scare People Away From the Polls, Civil Rights Groups Charge

  • By: San Antonio Current
  • 04/17/2019
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Reformers hope redistricting can open broader conversation on changing Harrisburg

  • By: Pennsylvania Capital-Star
  • 04/17/2019
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Walker's Fight to Save Corrupt Gerrymandering

Hackers attacked California DMV voter registration system marred by bugs, glitches

Some voter registration groups could get hit with $10,000 in civil penalties, up to a year in jail for submitting incomplete, problematic forms

G.O.P. vs. Voting Rights (Yes, Again)

  • By: New York Times (Opinion)
  • 04/11/2019
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At Summit on Race in America, Texas gets panned for poor voting rights record

Ex-Voter Fraud Commissioners Spar With Voting Rights Advocates On House Panel

  • By: Talking Points Memo
  • 01/30/2019
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LOOKING FOR A WAY FORWARD ON REDISTRICTING REFORM

Two redistricting bills advance in Senate

Are non-U.S citizens voting in Texas? Conservatives say yes; voting rights advocates say show me

California Bill Would Give Voting Rights to Parolees

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 01/29/2019
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Voting Rights Groups Push Back On Texas Plan To Purge Thousands From Voter Rolls

Felon voting rights, fireworks among topics at first Legislative Coffee of 2019

  • By: The Daily NonPareil
  • 01/28/2019
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After a Messy Election, States Push to Make Voting Easier

The restoration of felon voting rights must not be held up by politics

The Voting Rights Act is in tatters. Let’s honor King’s legacy by saving it.

Amendment 4 leads to massive daily registration numbers for a non-election year

Amendment to restore Virginia felons’ voting rights dies along party lines

Lawsuit Takes Aim At Kentucky’s Harsh Policy For Restoring Voting Rights To Former Felons

Former College Classmates Team Up To Create Voting App For Millennials

New Nevada laws lift tampon tax, restore some voting rights

  • By: Reno Gazette Journal
  • 01/02/2019
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Felons with restored voting rights can register beginning Jan. 8

Questions over how and when ex-felons in Florida get voting rights restored

Florida Voters Approved A Historic Voting Rights Measure. Republicans Want To Press Pause.

Oregon Voting Rights Act could be a ticket to fairer voting

As Voting Rights Lawsuit Heads To Mediation, New Election System Likely For Lowell

Restoring voting rights isn't hard, if lawmakers want to do it

  • By: Tallahssee Democrat
  • 12/17/2018
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Governor-elect wants clarification on how to restore felon voting rights

Column: Unless Florida learns from Alabama’s mistakes, voting rights restoration may go unrealized

Senator pushes for low-level felons to have voting rights

Remembering Rosanell Eaton, An Outspoken Advocate for Voting Rights

Incoming CBC chairwoman says voting rights will be a top priority

Editorial: Iowa leaders should restore voting rights for felons

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 12/12/2018
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Federal court releases plans for possible redistricting in Virginia, refuses to delay process

North Carolina’s Election Fiasco Is About Voter Suppression, Not Voter Fraud

Voting Rights Piece May Take More Time in Ethics Overhaul

Death, Taxes, and Chaos in Florida Elections

Georgia Voters Lose Out on a Secretary of State Who Would Have Protected Their Voting Rights

Voting rights at stake in runoff for Georgia elections chief

  • By: Politically Georgia
  • 12/03/2018
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Dems vow quick action to bolster voting rights upon taking power

HOW THE BALLOT INITIATIVE CAN TRANSCEND POLITICAL POLARIZATION

Just Because an Election Is Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Legitimate

The Fight For Voting in Florida Isn't Over

  • By: The Brennan Center
  • 11/20/2018
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Wisconsin no longer has democratic legislative elections thanks to the Supreme Court

Local ex-felon speaks out after voting rights restored

The United States Is Becoming a Two-Tiered Country With Separate and Unequal Voting Laws

Voting Rights Aren’t Just a Black Issue: They Affect Poor People of All Races

Justice Roberts, pay attention to what Brian Kemp did

The Georgia Governor’s Race Has Brought Voter Suppression Into Full View

It’s Time for a New Voting Rights Act

Before 2020: Upgrade voting systems, restore Voting Rights Act, end voter suppression

More than a million convicted felons in Florida won their voting rights back. Now what?

Three states pass sweeping voting rights expansions

Florida passes amendment to restore felons' voting rights

North Miami early-voting site runs out of ballots

DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has not filed a single Voting Rights Act case since Trump took office

North Dakota's Native American tribes scrambling to print new IDs ahead of midterm elections

Brian Kemp Just Engaged in a Last-Minute Act of Banana-Republic Level Voter Manipulation in GeorgiaBrian Kemp Just Engaged in a Last-Minute Act of Banana-Republic Level Voter Manipulation in Georgia

The Long-Term Solution to Voter Suppression

The 2018 Midterms Will Have Huge Consequences For Voting Rights

Suffolk suspends walk-ins for absentee ballots, citing surge in requests

Voter-Suppression Tactics in the Age of Trump

Black Students Sue Texas County Over Limited Early Voting Locations

How the Georgia governor’s race could reshape the voting rights debate

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 10/22/2018
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Georgia race is a microcosm of voting rights debate

We Need To Start Taking Voting Rights Seriously

Registration is a voter-suppression tool. Let’s finally end it.

WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF NATIVE AMERICAN VOTERS?

  • By: The Center for Public Integrity
  • 10/12/2018
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Voting rights become a flashpoint in Georgia governor's race

The Myth of the Lazy Non-Voter

This website will tell Georgia voters if they were purged… but they must reregister by Tuesday

Half Citizens: nearly 90,000 Nevadans cannot vote due to past felony convictions

  • By: Nevada Capital News
  • 10/03/2018
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One million Floridians can’t vote due to felony convictions. That must change, influencers say

John Legend to join Orlando rally by voting-rights restoration coalition

'Exceptional student' at Rutgers, on parole, wants his right to vote back. He's not alone

  • By: Ashbury Park Press
  • 10/01/2018
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After A Delay And Drama The Senate Judiciary Committee Has Voted In Favor Of Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination

A crisis for voting rights

5 things to know about the voting rights ballot initiative

Voting rights are always at stake

  • By: Montgomery Advertiser
  • 09/21/2018
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Vote for Amendment 4 and restore felons' voting rights

Congress should make protecting voting rights a priority

One Republican Official Challenged Thousands Of Voter Registrations In His County. It Could Happen Elsewhere.

Voters deserve a say. Clean Missouri ethics initiative belongs on the November ballot

  • By: The Kansas City Star
  • 09/18/2018
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What the man accused of being part of Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assault had to say about women’s sexuality

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 09/18/2018
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TED CRUZ CAMPAIGN IS MAILING DONATION REQUESTS DISGUISED AS LEGAL SUMMONSES

Restore felons' voting rights, Florida. It's smart justice

Why Voting in New York Is So Horrifically Screwed Up

Civil Rights Commission Calls for Action on Voting Rights Fix

Islip residents say town's voting sytem hurts minorities

Amended Whitford Complaint Highlights Harm Caused by Wisconsin’s Partisan Gerrymander to 40 Plaintiffs Across 34 Districts

Guest columnist David Daley: With ranked choice voting, democracy wins

  • By: Daily Hampshire Gazette
  • 09/12/2018
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Ranked choice voting is easier than it sounds. Maybe it would cure our awful politics.

Advocates: As long as redistricting is in the legislature’s hands, partisan squabbling will be the result

Polling Places Remain A Target Ahead Of November Elections

COMMENTARY: Independent redistricting commission only way to avoid partisan gerrymandering

  • By: fredericksburg.com
  • 09/04/2018
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Georgia election officials reject plans to close polls in mostly black county ahead of midterms

Winooski Residents To Consider Voting Rights For Non-Citizens

Majority-Black Georgia County Rejects Plan To Close Nearly All Its Polling Places

0 ACLU sues Arizona over voting rights

Illinois Governor Blocks Bill To Tell People With Criminal Histories About Their Voting Rights

Maine’s ranked choice voting could lead the way to a healthier U.S. democracy

Florida lawsuit seeks Spanish translation of ballots, alleges voting rights violations affecting Puerto Ricans

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 08/17/2018
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POLITICSTECH & MEDIABUSINESSWORLDTHINKSPORTS SHARE THIS — LATINO Latino civil rights groups sue 32 Florida counties for not providing bilingual voting material

Lanzan una plataforma en EE.UU. para educar a exconvictos sobre su derecho al voto

Crean plataforma en EE.UU. para instruir a exreos sobre el sufragio

An assault on minority voting continues in North Carolina

How will gerrymandering impact the 2018 midterm elections?

Vacaville City Council to expand to 7 seats

To Fix Gerrymandering, Lawmakers Might Need To Give Up Some Control

For Former Felons, Voting Rights Could be a Click Away

City Council Holds off on Noncitizen Voting Rights Proposal

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 08/14/2018
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Santa Monica is on trial over voting rights lawsuit

Judge to decide legality of Arizona law prohibiting collection of mail-in ballots

Kansas governor accuses Kobach of not counting all votes in governor race

It’s Not Just Kobach: Three Vote-Suppressing Secretaries of State Are Overseeing Their Own Elections

Wenatchee is first city to use new Voting Rights Act to ensure better representation

  • By: The City of Wenatchee Washingotn
  • 08/10/2018
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Iowa Supreme Court justices hear voting rights law challenge

Iowa Supreme Court vows fast ruling on voter ID law

  • By: Sioux City Journal
  • 08/10/2018
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A Fight Over Voter Rights in California

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/09/2018
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On voting rights, we have much more to lose with Brett Kavanaugh

How Trump's Supreme Court nominee could change voting rights

Alabama Voting Rights Project at Baldwin County Library Cooperative set for Aug. 14

Voting rights group says Nebraska should do more vote-by-mail

  • By: Lincoln Journal Star
  • 08/08/2018
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Portland school board says city’s voters should be asked to extend voting rights to non-citizens

  • By: Portland Press Herald
  • 08/08/2018
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Former NAACP president: Voting Rights Act is ‘under threat’

The unfinished work of the Voting Rights Act

  • By: Montgomery Advertiser
  • 08/07/2018
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March for Our Lives student leaders mark anniversary of Voting Rights Act with Baltimore event

A new Congress could restore the promise of the Voting Rights Act

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Despite Trump's rhetoric, this may be our Selma moment for voting rights

Test your knowledge of voting rights

Activists push to restore Voting Rights Act provision that could curb voter suppression

More than 20,000 people have used Illinois' automatic voter registration

  • By: Illinois News Network
  • 08/03/2018
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Hillary Clinton to bring female voting rights story to television

Kavanaugh’s record on voting rights is alarming

Automatic voter registration has bipartisan support in WI

26 Mich. Supreme Court: Redistricting plan goes on Nov. ballot

Michigan Redistricting Initiative Headed To November Ballot

Michigan Supreme Court Greenlights Redistricting Reform Initiative for November Ballot

On the Ballot in Some States Ahead of 2020: The Right to Vote

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 08/01/2018
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Voting rights restored, Memphis man aims to educate others about disenfranchisement

Secretary of state challenger focuses on voting rights

Local religious groups offer youth support, voting help

4 State lawmaker may discipline aide who admits tweeting about 'true racists' under legislator's name

  • By: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
  • 07/26/2018
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Iowa State Court Temporarily Enjoins Voting Restrictions and Rules as Violation of the State Constitution

Today’s Voter Suppression Tactics Have A 150 Year History

  • By: Talking Points Memo
  • 07/26/2018
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A Shadow Across Our Democracy

  • By: Harvard Law Review Blog
  • 07/24/2018
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Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting

  • By: The New York Times
  • 07/23/2018
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Voting Rights Project events set in Andalusia this Saturday

  • By: The Andalusia Star News
  • 07/20/2018
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How the Midterm Elections May Be Compromised

States purged 16 million voters from the rolls before the 2016 election

Voter purge frenzy after federal protections lifted, new report says

Advocates Applaud San Francisco's Limited Voting Rights for Non-Citizens as City Addresses Fears of Federal Response

Maine Voices: History of voting rights guides debate on Portland’s noncitizens

  • By: Portland Press Herald
  • 07/20/2018
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Does Brett Kavanaugh Spell the End of Voting Rights?

Discussion to Focus on Native American Voting Rights

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 07/16/2018
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California’s redistricting commission has some free advice for Michigan

Want to register to vote online? New Jersey is moving to make that happen

Voter ID on the N.C. ballot is about suppression, not fraud Read more here: https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article214681510.html#storylink=cpy

  • By: The News & Observer
  • 07/12/2018
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Latinos Are Bringing A Growing Number Of Voting Rights Cases

Obama appears in new ad from Dem redistricting group

'Politicians Shouldn't Pick Their Voters.' Obama Appears in Anti-Gerrymandering Video

Kavanaugh’s Record Doesn’t Bode Well for Voting Rights

How Shelby County v. Holder Broke America

Boston Weighs Giving Legal Non-US Citizens Voting Rights

How Justice Kennedy's Successor Could Play A Role In Voting Rights

How Justice Kennedy's Successor Could Play A Role In Voting Rights

Florida felon voting rights: Citizens like Davion Hampton hopeful Amendment 4 restores voice

Federal judge sides with San Juan County, says it’s been ‘pretty vigorous’ in implementing new voter boundaries that benefit Navajo residents

  • By: The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 07/03/2018
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Automatic Voter Registration Implementation Process Begins

Tennessee County Accused of Voter Suppression by Limiting Black Voters’ Access to Polling Locations

  • By: Atlanta Black Star
  • 07/02/2018
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Prime examples of why ranked-choice voting is the better way to go

Prime examples of why ranked-choice voting is the better way to go

Faith Communities On Front Lines Of Defense Against Voter Suppression

Texas won its redistricting fight at the Supreme Court. Now it hopes to use that win to wrap up its voter ID suit.

NAACP Sues To Throw Out Connecticut Legislature’s Map Over Prison Gerrymandering

This Group Helps Felons In Alabama Reclaim Their Voting Rights

Cooper goes on veto binge, rejecting seven bills

How the Supreme Court is changing the rules on voting

Experts, Plaintiff Weigh In On US Supreme Court's Decision Not To Hear NC Gerrymandering Case

Kobach Lost. What’s That Mean For Voting In Kansas?

Texas: “Democratic runoff winner: Voter fraud lawsuit is ‘pound of revenge’ in race for Joe Barton’s seat”

Seven Ways Alabama Has Made It Harder to Vote

Supreme Court just wrote presumption of white racial innocence into the Constitution

Parties weigh in on effect of partisan-gerrymandering rulings on NC case

http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/06/parties-weigh-in-on-effect-of-partisan-gerrymandering-rulings-on-nc-case/

Kansas officials told to keep enforcing voter ID law that was ruled unconstitutional

A judge in Kansas just struck down one of the toughest voter ID laws in the country. Here's what you need to know

Sen. Sherrod Brown drafts bill to overturn Ohio voter roll purging upheld by Supreme Court

Michigan redistricting proposal on verge of approval, but Supreme Court looms

Will the Court Ever Address Partisan Gerrymandering?

  • By: The New York Times
  • 06/19/2018
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9-0 ruling masks deep division on gerrymandering at Supreme Court

Judge strikes down Kansas voter law, orders Kobach to take classes

Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering

Supreme Court sidesteps decision on partisan gerrymandering in rulings on Wisconsin, Maryland cases

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 06/18/2018
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Supreme Court Sidesteps Decision on Partisan Gerrymandering

North Carolina Republicans Are Back With a New Plan for Strict Voter Laws

  • By: The New York Times
  • 06/18/2018
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Update on Ranked-Choice Voting and the SF Mayoral Race

Divided over partisan election maps, Supreme Court could learn a lesson from divided college campuses

You have the right to vote. Use it or lose it, the Supreme Court says.

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 06/14/2018
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The Ohio Purge and the Future of Voting

  • By: The New York Times
  • 06/13/2018
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No Voters Will Be Removed From Rolls Before November Election In Spite Of Supreme Court Decision

  • By: Statehouse News Bureau
  • 06/13/2018
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Do we have a right not to vote? The Supreme Court suggests we don't

Roundup of Ohio Voter Purge case

The new voter photo ID bill is vague and leaves lots of questions

  • By: The News & Observer
  • 06/12/2018
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SCOTUS upholds Ohio’s practice of cleaning up its voter rolls

Ohio's voter purges were upheld by the Supreme Court. That doesn't make them defensible.

Sonia Sotomayor’s Dissent in the Big Voter Purge Case Points to How the Law Might Still Be Struck Down

Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter Purge Law

Supreme Court upholds Ohio method of removing names from voter rolls

Ranked-Choice Voting and the Still Ongoing SF Contest for Mayor

Amendment would put voter ID in NC constitution

Post navigation? “Trump learns to love megadonors”Will the Pa. Supreme Court Order in the Partisan Gerrymandering Case Push Democrats Over the Top for Control of the House? ? Michigan Appeals Court Rejects Attempt to Keep Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure Off November Ballot

Will the Pa. Supreme Court Order in the Partisan Gerrymandering Case Push Democrats Over the Top for Control of the House?

Las Cruces City Council adopts ranked-choice voting

  • By: Las Cruces Sun News
  • 06/07/2018
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Ala. Secretary of State after Trump Twitter ruling: 'I’m not unblocking anybody'

  • By: Montgomery Advertiser
  • 06/07/2018
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Masterpiece’s Surprising Possible Implications for Partisan Gerrymandering Claims: Bad Intent and Silent Actors

Victory! Secretary of State of Arizona Agrees to Shed Burdensome Voting Requirement Following CLC Lawsui

  • By: The Campaign Legal Center
  • 06/04/2018
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SCOTUS Ends One Partisan Gerrymandering Battle; More Remain

Maine GOP must use ranked-choice voting in primary, judge rules

Voter ID lawsuit: Civil rights group, ISU student to sue Iowa secretary of state

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 05/31/2018
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Inside the Pro-Trump Effort to Keep Black Voters From the Polls

Judge says suit against sheriff can go forward

  • By: The Journal Gazette
  • 05/24/2018
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Supreme Court Appeal In Territorial Voting Rights Case Gets Boost

Lawsuit seeks to toss out Ohio's congressional map in time for 2020 election

A Decision on Standing and Its Aftermath

Florida’s early voting ban on campus challenged in court

Appeals Court Bats Down Kobach Request To Overturn Contempt Finding

Pa. lawmakers advance redistricting reforms as June deadline looms

Bureau Says Redistricting Ballot Drive Has Enough Signatures

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 05/22/2018
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Santa Clara Co. accidentally unregistered voter

Better Boundaries qualifies for the November ballot

Court Rules Santa Clara Violated the California Voting Rights Act

Citizens could also lose services if a citizenship question is added to the 2020 Census, lawsuit says

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 05/18/2018
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Former Trump Pick For Top Census Role Says Citizenship Question Was ‘Political’

Colorado lawmakers send redistricting reforms to ballot

York County commissioners join call for citizens redistricting commission

VIDEO: Pennsylvania's redistricting explained

Distance, language can still pose challenge to Native American voting

Va. election officials assigned 26 voters to the wrong district. It might’ve cost Democrats a pivotal race.

They Served Their Time. Now They’re Fighting for Other Ex-Felons to Vote.

California Is Disenfranchising Thousands of Voters Based on Their Handwriting

Independent redistricting proposal appears to have qualified for November's ballot

VIDEO: Here's how ranked choice voting works

San Francisco Mayoral Candidates team up in rank choice voting strategy

Vacaville City Council votes to create voting districts

  • By: Vacaville City Council votes to create voting districts
  • 05/11/2018
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ACLU asks Kobach to Change Voter Regisration Language

Do you know your voting rights?: ACLU Voting Rights Project Director talks equity and participation

Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Ballot Collection Law

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 05/10/2018
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Candidates for governor split on economy, pot, ranked voting

Ohio Passes Bipartisan Redistricting Ballot Initiative to Curb Gerrymandering

Ohio Voters Pass Gerrymandering Reform Measure

Oklahoma photo ID law gets backing of state Supreme Court

  • By: The Norman Transcript
  • 05/09/2018
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New Hampshire Students Ask Gov. Sununu For Poll Tax Bill Veto

Enbridge emerges as Michigan anti-gerrymandering proposal's latest foe

  • By: Detroit Metro Times
  • 05/08/2018
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If You Ask Americans, They Are Open to Better Ways to Vote

Iowa redistricting model efficiently reduces bias

Congressional Redistricting Reform Proposal -Issue 1- Has Been Decades in the Making

One York County polling place will be divided in the 2018 primary

Arkansas justices halt voter-ID ruling; ballot-casters must prove identities at polls this month

Maine Republican Party files federal lawsuit to stop ranked-choice voting in June primary

Early Voting Begins Friday for Nashville Mayoral election

  • By: News Channel 5 Network
  • 05/04/2018
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After Stunning Democratic Win, North Dakota Republicans Suppressed the Native American Vote

Redistricting In Ohio: A History

Louisiana receives three bids for new voting machines

Absentee voting underway in Va. for June primaries

Automatic voter registration in Massachusetts? Former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson lobbies state Republicans to say yes

Former AG Eric Holder Talks Redistricting, 2020 Plans

Path to restore felon voting rights hits roadblock

Secretary of state urges King County to postpone prepaid-postage plan for mail-in ballots

JUDGE: LIBEL CASE OVER DOUBLE-VOTING ACCUSATIONS TO CONTINUE

The Justice Department Deleted Language About Press Freedom And Racial Gerrymandering From Its Internal Manual

Texas running out redistricting clock

Texas running out redistricting clock

Whiting council endorses legislative redistricting reform

The Latest: Florida AG asks for more time on voting rights

State May Experiment With All-Mail Voting On Kauai

  • By: Honolulu Civil Beat
  • 04/25/2018
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In jail awaiting trial? You can vote by mail.