voting
With federal monitors gone, November 8 could be “open season on voters”
October 14, 2016The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, thus limiting the Justice Department’s authority to monitor elections.
Read moreCan Virginia’s progressives win in the home stretch?
October 12, 2016Voter registration ends Oct. 17 in Virginia, and all Virginians are urged to check their registration plus the voter ID requirements online.
Read moreCourt kills GOP voter suppression practice in Ohio
October 3, 2016Add Ohio to the list of states where efforts to restrict voting have been struck down by courts.
Read moreToday’s photo ID laws are yesterday’s beans in a jar
August 24, 2016"I can still recall the first time I saw what state-sanctioned discrimination looked like."
Read moreCourts block some voter suppression laws
August 2, 2016Right wing efforts to suppress the voting rights of minority groups have hit roadblocks in North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, North Dakota and Kansas, but the fight is far from over.
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