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A 2009 file photo of former Arkanas state Rep. David Dunn, at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. Dunn served on President Trump's commission investigating voter fraud before dying suddenly on Monday.

A Death And More Questions For Trump's Voter Fraud Commission

4:57pm October 17, 2017

by Pam Fessler

One of the five Democratic commissioners died suddenly on Monday. Meanwhile, another Democratic commissioner complained about receiving no information or updates about the panel's work.

Should It Be Easier To Vote? Americans Are Deeply Divided By Party

10:36am June 28, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Most Democrats say that "everything possible" should be done to make it easy for citizens to vote. Most Republicans don't agree.

Trump's Election Integrity Commission Could Have A 'Chilling Effect' On Voting Rights

1:55pm May 17, 2017

Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot, says the new commission will keep alive the idea that voter fraud is rampant — despite the fact that "all the studies show the opposite."

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A polling station in Virginia during the state's primary election in March 2016.

Despite Little Evidence Of Fraud, White House Launches Voting Commission

2:39pm May 11, 2017

by Pam Fessler

President Trump said he would create the commission after claiming, without evidence, that 3 million to 5 million people voted illegally in 2016.

Politics & Government

Voting Rights Group Wants Investigation Of Voter Fraud Allegations

11:06am April 19, 2017

by Associated Press and Keri Brown

A voting rights group called Tuesday for state and local officials to investigate whether allies of North Carolina's former governor and the state Republican Party broke laws when hundreds of peopl

A federal panel ruled Friday that three of Texas's Congressional districts, including the 35th, shown here, were illegally drawn by the state's Republicans.

Federal Court Rules Three Texas Congressional Districts Illegally Drawn

9:50pm March 11, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The three-judge panel found that Republicans had used race as a motivating factor in redrawing districts. Texas will now consider whether to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

Vice President Mike Pence has been asked to lead a probe of allegations of voter fraud.

Politics & Government

President Trump's Voter Fraud Investigation Is Off To a Slow Start

6:00am March 11, 2017

by Pam Fessler

It's hard to find anyone involved in voting issues who's been approached to be on the vice president's task force — or at least to admit it.

A police officer votes at Belmont High School on Feb. 9, 2016, in Belmont, N.H., during the New Hampshire presidential primary. The state's lawmakers are now debating bills that would tighten residency requirements for new voters.

State Republicans Push For More Restrictive Voting Laws

8:50pm March 09, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Bills to tighten voter ID rules have already been introduced in about half the states this year, where Republican lawmakers say the changes are needed to protect the integrity of the vote.

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Voters arrive at a polling place November 8, 2016 in Brock, Texas.

Justice Department Reverses Position On Texas Voter ID Law Case

5:05pm February 27, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The Trump Justice Department asked a federal court to dismiss the Obama DOJ's earlier claim that the ID law was enacted with the intention of discriminating against minority voters.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., attends a meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 29, 2016. President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Sessions as U.S. attorney general.

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Civil Rights Activists Arrested For Protest Over Jeff Sessions As Attorney General

3:54pm January 04, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Activists with the NAACP staged a sit-in at the senator's office in Mobile, Ala, criticizing his record on voting rights, among other things. Some of the protesters were arrested.