May 24 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on the effects of voting requirements on ballot access By News Desk and Associated Press Republicans in Florida, Georgia and other states have seized on former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud to push ID requirements for voters to request or return mailed ballots. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 7:12 After increase in 2020 turnout, Texas Republicans attempt to restrict voting laws By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Ian Couzens The current fight over voting access happening on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures will determine how Americans choose their leaders for decades to come. Yamiche Alcindor reports on Texas, where Republican lawmakers are currently working to pass a new… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 6:59 Why the Democrats’ sweeping election reform bill faces an uphill Senate battle By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori, Alex D'Elia In the six months since the 2020 election, voting access and election security have been hot topics in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. The For The People Act is Democrats' voting rights and campaign reform bill. Already through the… Continue watching
May 11 WATCH: McConnell leads GOP in attack on Dems’ voting rights bill By Brian Slodysko, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press The measure would bring about the largest overhaul of U.S. elections in a generation, touching on almost every aspect of the electoral process. Continue reading
May 06 DeSantis signs GOP-drafted voting bill, legal fight begins By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill into law Thursday that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails against fraud, even as they acknowledged there were no serious signs of voting irregularities last November. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:02 Stacey Abrams: Voting rights not a question of partisanship, but of ‘peopleship’ By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan, Alex D'Elia There is a growing fight over voting access in the U.S. and Georgia is at the center of the conflict, with Democrat Stacey Abrams as a driving force behind change in the state. On Tuesday, Abrams was honored at the… Continue watching
Apr 20 WATCH: Advocates, lawmakers testify before Senate on voting laws By News Desk and Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Democrats are escalating their charges that the Republican push for tighter state voting laws is designed to make it hard for people of color to vote. Continue reading
Apr 12 Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The film is the largest and most high profile production to depart the state since Georgia's Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee balloting. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 9:32 Black corporate leaders condemn Georgia voting law for ‘disproportionate’ access to ballot Georgia's recent voting law instating new ID rules for mail-in ballots has led 72 Black CEO's to write a full-page ad in The New York Times urging corporate executives to oppose the law. One of the signers of that letter,… Continue watching
Apr 06 MLB officially moves All-Star Game to Denver’s Coors Field By Pat Graham, Associated Press MLB decided to move the July 13 game from Atlanta in response to Georgia voting rules that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law March 25. Continue reading