Jan 08 Registering to vote brings out emotions among Florida felons By Joshua Replogle and Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The normally humdrum bureaucracy of registering to vote brought tears to the eyes of some Floridians on Tuesday when most felons regained their right to vote under a state constitutional amendment. Continue reading
Dec 06 The House Democrats’ blueprint for taking on Trump and Republicans By Jessica Yarvin House Democrats have laid out a blueprint for how they plan to govern as the majority and some of the ways they plan to take on the GOP-controlled Senate and President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 30 Bill on president’s tax returns, voting access will be Democrats’ 1st in the new Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Democrats on Friday unveiled their first bill for the new Congress, a good-government package to limit big money in politics, make it easier for citizens to vote and require presidents to disclose their tax returns. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 4:44 In Florida, Amendment 4 restores more than a right to vote More than 60 percent of voters in Florida chose on Election Day to restore voting rights to 1.5 million people with prior felonies, amending state policy enforced during the 19th century and upheld until Tuesday. Myrna Perez, who leads the… Continue watching
Nov 07 Florida restores voting rights to 1.5 million citizens. Here’s why that could decrease crime By Victoria Shineman, The Conversation Research shows when ex-offenders regain their voting rights, they can became more trusting of government and the criminal justice system. Continue reading
Oct 24 Georgia’s rejection of mail ballots over mismatched signatures halted by judge By Kate Brumback, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 13 Formerly convicted Florida residents sound off on voter disenfranchisement By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green On Nov. 6, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote because of a felony conviction on their records. More than a quarter of them live in Florida. Continue reading
Oct 07 Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law? By Roman V. Yampolskiy, The Conversation A new argument has laid a path for artificial intelligence systems to be recognized as people without any legislation, court rulings or other revisions to existing law. Continue reading
Apr 20 Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote? By Hannah Grabenstein Earlier this month, a Washington, D.C., city councilman proposed what hasn’t been a widely embraced idea in recent years: lowering the voting age threshold in local and federal elections from 18 to 16. Continue reading
Mar 03 Kansas voting rights trial has national implications By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press A conservative Republican who has supported President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that millions of illegal votes cost Trump the popular vote in 2016 will have to prove Kansas has a problem with voter fraud if he's to win a legal… Continue reading