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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