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Politics May 24

WATCH: House committee holds hearing on the effects of voting requirements on ballot access

By News Desk and Associated Press

Politics Apr 16

Voting canvasser, Desiree McArdel (left) helping tribal members obtain proper identification cards from the Bureau of Indian Affairs ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections on the Standing Rock Reservation in Fort Yates, North Dakota, on October 26, 2018. Photo by Dan Koeck/Reuters
Tribes denounce North Dakota ID law in congressional hearing

Tribal leaders told members of Congress that Native American voters face poor access to polling sites, discrimination by poll workers and unfair identification requirements.

By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press

Politics Oct 24

Georgia’s rejection of mail ballots over mismatched signatures halted by judge

Georgia election officials must stop rejecting absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications without first giving voters a chance to fix the problem, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Politics Oct 23

Missouri judge clarifies voter ID ruling ahead of key Senate contest

At issue is a new law that had directed voters to present a valid photo ID or sign a sworn statement and present some other form of identification in order to cast a regular ballot.

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Politics May 15

A pile of government pamphlets explaining North Carolina's controversial "Voter ID" law sits on table at a polling station in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Chris Keane/Reuters
Supreme Court rejects appeal — for now — over North Carolina voter ID law

The court's order today indicated that none of the justices dissented from the court's rejection of the case.

By Associated Press

Apr 11

Watch 2:26
News Wrap: North Korea warns against U.S. aggression with threat to strike

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea issued a fiery new warning to the United States, threatening nuclear strikes on American military bases in South Korea and elsewhere if the U.S. makes any aggressive move. President Trump took to Twitter,…

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Mar 24

Arkansas governor signs bill to reinstate voter ID law

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Arkansas' governor signed a measure Friday requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, reinstating a voter ID law that was struck down by the state's highest court more than two years ago.

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Mar 12

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Texas gerrymandering discriminates against Hispanics, ruling says

By PBS NewsHour

A panel of federal judges in Texas is ordering the state to redraw its congressional district map because it discriminates against Hispanic voters. The judges ruled Friday that in 2011, Republican legislators engaged in gerrymandering on racial lines. The ruling…

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Feb 22

Texas, Trump administration seek to delay voter ID hearing

By David Saleh Rauf, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department joined Texas' attorney general Wednesday in asking a federal court to delay a hearing on the state's voter ID law, the latest signal that the federal government might drop its opposition to the law now that…

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Nov 06

Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars

By Kamala Kelkar

A lesser-known part of the Electoral College's history: its relationship to slavery in the U.S.

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