Voting

2024-02-29 21:16:17
by Dan McCue
White House Steps Up Effort to Get Voting Information to the Public

WASHINGTON — Emails, new signage and three “national days of action” are all part of a stepped up effort by... Read More

WASHINGTON — Emails, new signage and three “national days of action” are all part of a stepped up effort by the Biden-Harris administration to ensure voters know their rights and are able to participate in 2024 elections. The initiatives are... Read More

2024-02-29 18:49:41
by Dan McCue
Cornel West Secures Spot on South Carolina Ballot for November

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dr. Cornel West, who is waging an independent campaign for the presidency under the banner of his... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dr. Cornel West, who is waging an independent campaign for the presidency under the banner of his Justice for All Party, has secured a spot on the November ballot in South Carolina. West, the Dietrich Bonhoeffer professor... Read More

2024-01-25 21:19:09
by Dan McCue
Voter Turnout in New Hampshire Exceeded Expectations

CONCORD, N.H. — Voter turnout for the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday exceeded the secretary of state’s expectations... Read More

CONCORD, N.H. — Voter turnout for the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday exceeded the secretary of state’s expectations despite the fact many complained beforehand that this year’s contest lacked the oomph of previous primary seasons. Numbers released Wednesday... Read More

2024-01-18 20:22:05
by Dan McCue
No Labels Urges DOJ to Investigate Alleged Conspiracy to Subvert Voting Rights

WASHINGTON — No Labels, the nonpartisan group currently trying to build support for a third-party ticket in the 2024 presidential... Read More

WASHINGTON — No Labels, the nonpartisan group currently trying to build support for a third-party ticket in the 2024 presidential election, urged the Justice Department on Thursday to investigate an alleged conspiracy to subvert Americans’ voting rights. According to the... Read More

2023-12-15 20:49:12
by Dan McCue
Outgoing South Carolina Mayor Urges Lawmakers to Adopt Ranked Voting

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The outgoing mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, would like to see the state change the way its... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The outgoing mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, would like to see the state change the way its voters choose their elected officials. Mayor John Tecklenburg lost his bid for a third term in November, and his last... Read More

Ranked Choice Voting Bill Moves to Hearing in Front of Wis. Senate Elections Committee

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would dramatically change how Wisconsin residents choose congressional candidates by asking them... Read More

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would dramatically change how Wisconsin residents choose congressional candidates by asking them to rank their top choices instead of voting for one of two candidates is headed for its first public hearing.... Read More

2023-11-22 21:11:27
by Tom Ramstack
Appeals Court Restricts Right to Sue Under the Voting Rights Act

ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court ruling this week limits the authority for lawsuits to enforce the Voting Rights... Read More

ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court ruling this week limits the authority for lawsuits to enforce the Voting Rights Act to government agencies. The ruling by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals means individuals and civil rights advocates can... Read More

2023-10-10 21:52:43
by Dan McCue
Justices to Hear South Carolina Redistricting Case on Wednesday

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over the constitutionality of South Carolina’s new congressional district map,... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over the constitutionality of South Carolina’s new congressional district map, which allegedly moved Black voters out of one district to make it more hospitable to Republicans. The focal point of... Read More

2023-10-07 14:28:17
by Dan McCue
Hackers Access DC Voter Records

WASHINGTON — Hackers breached the District of Columbia's Board of Elections website on Thursday, gaining access to 600,000 "lines" of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Hackers breached the District of Columbia's Board of Elections website on Thursday, gaining access to 600,000 "lines" of U.S. voter data, including D.C. voters reports, city officials said. Sarah Winn Graham, the spokeswoman for the board, said a... Read More

2023-08-02 19:07:21
by Tom Ramstack
Wisconsin Voting Advocates Try to Toss Map They Say Is Gerrymandered

MADISON, Wisc. — Voting rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday that asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out... Read More

MADISON, Wisc. — Voting rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday that asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out a state districting map they say reflects gerrymandering by Republicans. The lawsuit was filed one day after a justice was... Read More

Corporations Are People. Voting Laws Should Follow.

Finally, our lawmakers are starting to get it. Corporations are people, or at least people-adjacent, and as such, we are... Read More

Finally, our lawmakers are starting to get it. Corporations are people, or at least people-adjacent, and as such, we are guaranteed certain unalienable rights, including the right to vote (see 26th Amendment). During this past legislative session, the Delaware House... Read More

2023-07-17 21:47:41
by Quinn O'Connor
Idaho Attorney General Sued Over Misleading Ballot Titles  

WASHINGTON — Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is being sued over an initiative he filed June 30 to replace partisan... Read More

WASHINGTON — Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is being sued over an initiative he filed June 30 to replace partisan primaries with open top-four elections for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, the state Legislature and other offices. ... Read More

2023-07-14 17:37:51
by Dan McCue
GOP Gains in 2022 Midterms Mostly Due to Turnout Advantage

WASHINGTON — While the 2022 midterm elections will long be remembered as the contest in which the Republicans failed to... Read More

WASHINGTON — While the 2022 midterm elections will long be remembered as the contest in which the Republicans failed to gain decisive control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the GOP nevertheless prevailed when it came to winning the popular... Read More

Deep Partisanship Will Be on Display as Congress Releases Competing Voting Bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Congress in the coming weeks will consider shoring up voting and election laws — efforts that will... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Congress in the coming weeks will consider shoring up voting and election laws — efforts that will reflect the vast gulf between Democrats and Republicans on protecting a foundation of American democracy. The parties will unveil separate... Read More

2023-07-07 20:58:40
by Kennedy Thomason
Pro- and Anti-Voting Rights Legislation Sweeps US

WASHINGTON — The battle surrounding voting rights legislation is raging on as restrictive and expansive voting legislation is sweeping the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The battle surrounding voting rights legislation is raging on as restrictive and expansive voting legislation is sweeping the country, according to a report by the Brennan Center for Justice, a left-leaning think tank and policy group.  A webinar... Read More

Asian Americans Feel Particularly Targeted by Laws Criminalizing Those Who Assist Voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized residents by helping... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized residents by helping them register to vote — and, in recent years, those efforts have extended to the growing Asian American and Asian... Read More

The Democratic Party Promised to Overhaul Its Primaries. Doing That Has Been Anything but Simple

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on board but face stiff Republican pushback. Michigan's compliance may mean having to cut the state legislative session short, despite Democrats... Read More

2023-06-30 21:42:59
by Dan McCue
Businesses Fail to Gain Right to Vote in Delaware City

DOVER, Del. — A proposal to give corporations and other businesses a vote in local elections in the city of... Read More

DOVER, Del. — A proposal to give corporations and other businesses a vote in local elections in the city of Seaford, Delaware, was approved by the state Legislature just hours before the body adjourned its current session, but failed to... Read More

A Former No Labels Donor, I’m Worried They'll Facilitate a Trump Victory

As an optimist, realist and pragmatic Republican, I firmly believe that compromise is the bedrock of democracy and that our... Read More

As an optimist, realist and pragmatic Republican, I firmly believe that compromise is the bedrock of democracy and that our system only functions when Democrats and Republicans are working together. But in this divisive political climate in Washington, I’m now... Read More

Supreme Court Unfreezes Louisiana Redistricting Case That Could Boost Power of Black Voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power. The order follows the court's rejection earlier in June of a congressional redistricting map... Read More

2023-06-13 18:25:53
by Dan McCue
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Ballot Measure Rewrite

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday ordered Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Ohio Ballot Board... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday ordered Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Ohio Ballot Board to rewrite sections of a ballot measure that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution. The... Read More

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Alabama Voters in Unexpected Defense of Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. Chief Justice... Read More

2023-06-07 20:21:13
by Tom Ramstack
DC Voting Laws Pummeled During Hearing on Election Reform

WASHINGTON — House Republicans denounced a set of new election laws recently approved by the District of Columbia City Council,... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Republicans denounced a set of new election laws recently approved by the District of Columbia City Council, claiming during a congressional hearing Wednesday that they would allow foreign adversaries living in the district to vote in local... Read More

Voices From Violent Civil Rights Era See Attacks on Voting Rights as Part of Ongoing Struggle

They are part of a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the struggle for voting rights six... Read More

They are part of a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the struggle for voting rights six decades ago, an era driven by segregation, violence and the yearning for equality that eventually led to laws bringing the... Read More

2023-06-02 20:39:29
by Dan McCue
North Carolina Election Officials Propose Voter ID Guidelines

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina’s top elections officials proposed new guidelines Friday for implementing the state’s new voter ID requirement,... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina’s top elections officials proposed new guidelines Friday for implementing the state’s new voter ID requirement, which will go into effect later this year in time for the 2023 municipal elections. The first of the two... Read More

2023-05-31 21:27:02
by Dan McCue
Will Businesses Get the Right to Vote in Seaford, Delaware?

SEAFORD, Del. — To most, Seaford, Delaware, would seem the kind of community for which the word “idyllic” was coined.... Read More

SEAFORD, Del. — To most, Seaford, Delaware, would seem the kind of community for which the word “idyllic” was coined. A city of just under 7,000 residents, Seaford’s defining feature is its thriving historic business district nestled along the Nanticoke... Read More

2023-05-30 18:54:14
by Dan McCue
Florida’s Secretary of State Sued Over ‘Vague’ Voter Registration Form

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state chapters of the League of Women Voters and the NAACP are suing Florida Secretary of... Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state chapters of the League of Women Voters and the NAACP are suing Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd over what they contend is an intentionally vague voter registration form that violates federal law. According to... Read More

Jury Seated to Hear Case About Fox's False Election Claims

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Tuesday to hear a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News... Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Tuesday to hear a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network's role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020... Read More

2023-03-21 21:22:59
by Tom Ramstack
Reformers Seek to Block DC Law Allowing Noncitizen Voters

WASHINGTON — A group of Washington, D.C., voters is suing to overturn a new local law giving noncitizen residents a... Read More

WASHINGTON — A group of Washington, D.C., voters is suing to overturn a new local law giving noncitizen residents a right to vote. They say the law infringes on American citizens’ right to self-government and dilutes the value of their... Read More

2023-03-19 21:15:17
by Dan McCue
Florida Election Officials Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘Wet Signature’ Rule

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida election officials have been slapped with a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s 2005 “wet signature” requirement.... Read More

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida election officials have been slapped with a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s 2005 “wet signature” requirement. Since 2005, Florida has required individuals registering to vote to submit their application with an “original signature.” In a lawsuit... Read More

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