voting rights

National

In Nevada, Native voters can now cast a ballot online

5:17pm October 21, 2024

Tribal communities often face obstacles to casting a ballot, including a lack of polling locations and unreliable mail service. In Nevada, Native voters can now cast a ballot online.

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The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls

8:01pm October 11, 2024

The lawsuit alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law.

National

Many people in jail have the right to vote. So do many felons

5:06am October 09, 2024

People who are in jail and haven't been convicted of a crime — and even many who have been convicted — retain their right to vote. But it's often challenging for them to exercise it.

Politics & Government

Republicans challenge North Carolina decision that lets students show university's mobile ID

9:31pm September 12, 2024

by Associated Press

The Republican Party has sued North Carolina's elections board to block students and employees at the state's flagship public university from showing a digital identification to comply with a photo ID law.

Politics & Government

Republicans sue NC elections board, alleging ‘deliberate’ flouting of voter roll review law

3:18pm August 27, 2024

by NC Newsline, Galen Bacharier

Republicans sued North Carolina’s elections board on Thursday, demanding enforcement of a new law that requires cross-checking jury documents to remove non-citizens from voter rolls. The state Board of Elections calls the claims "categorically false" and asks GOP to rescind news releases.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution

4:23pm June 06, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Republican legislators have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born and naturalized citizens 18 and older.

Politics & Government

Plaintiffs in North Carolina voter ID case want preclearance for election law changes

9:54pm May 13, 2024

by Paul Garber

Both sides made closing arguments Monday in a federal court case that could decide if the state’s voter ID law continues as is.

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Politics & Government

Civil Rights leader Rev. William Barber II testifies against voter ID law

6:32pm May 10, 2024

by Paul Garber

Rev. William Barber II echoed concerns that measures including the photo ID requirement are targeted to weaken minority voting.

Shalela Dowdy, a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Alabama's congressional districts, poses for a portrait on Government Street in Mobile, Ala., on April 1.

Politics & Government

In new congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means

5:16pm April 15, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Alabama could soon have a U.S. House delegation that more closely matches its diversity after a redistricting lawsuit. For Black voters, the change has greater significance than who holds the seat.

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Politics & Government

Conservative activist remains on ballot for a seat in N.C. House of Representatives for now

4:42pm January 10, 2024

by David Ford

The Rockingham County Board of Elections voted three to two Wednesday to keep conservative activist Joseph Gibson III on the primary ballot running for a North Carolina State House seat. This comes after his candidacy was challenged by the county Republican Party chair, alleging that he wasn’t able to run for office due to past felony charges in another state.

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