N.C. Appeals Voting Overhaul Ruling To U.S. Supreme Court
North Carolina is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling striking down the state's voter ID requirement and other election changes.
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These Fifth-Graders Think It's Really, Really Important That You Vote
They're too young to vote, but they're still getting out the vote. After learning about the history of voting and democracy in America, these young activists took their message to a college campus.
With Fewer Legal Tools In Hand, Justice Department Prepares To Monitor Election
More than 500 monitors and observers will watch polling sites in 28 states, looking for voting rights violations such as discrimination against voters because of their race or language.
Born Before Women Could Vote, Now They're Proud To Vote For Clinton
The website I Waited 96 Years documents women born before the 19th Amendment was ratified, which gave women the right to vote. Now they're proud to be voting for a woman major-party nominee.
Big Data and Voters: Federal Judge Set To Hear Purging Case
A federal judge in Winston-Salem will hear arguments Wednesday over the recent cancellations of up to 4,500 voter registrations.
Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places
More than 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability. And in the last presidential election, almost a third of voters with disabilities reported having trouble casting their ballots.
Will The New Era Of Limited Federal Monitoring Still Protect Voter Rights?
The Justice Department will still send out "monitors" on Nov. 8. But the number is smaller than in the past, and due to a 2013 Supreme Court decision, they'll have limited authority to intervene.
Supreme Court Leaves Ohio Voting Restrictions In Place
The court's refusal to intervene leaves intact a reduction of early voting days that was enacted by Ohio's Republican-controlled Legislature. Ohio Democrats had wanted the "Golden Week" restored.
Disabled And Fighting For The Right To Vote
Tens of thousands of Americans with disabilities have lost their voting rights, often after a court assigns them a legal guardian. Now, some of those affected are petitioning to get back those rights.
Voting Restrictions Won't 'Make America Great Again'
Donald Trump's outreach to African-Americans can't erase his and the GOP's support for tactics that disenfranchise or discourage black voters, writes Mary Curtis in this commentary.