Apr 28 North Carolina Supreme Court reverses electoral district, voter ID rulings decided last year By Gary Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina’s state Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a photo voter identification law for being infected with racial bias. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 7:12 Minnesota governor says his state is national model for transgender rights By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan With the 2022 election, Democrats in Minnesota took control of both chambers of the state's legislature for the first time in nine years. Gov. Tim Walz joined the state's House and Senate leadership in pushing reforms like voting rights for… Continue watching
Mar 05 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on 58th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma By Aamer Madhani, Kim Chandler, Associated Press President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma's “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections… Continue reading
Feb 26 Some Democratic-led states seek to strengthen protections for voting rights By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press Lawmakers in several Democratic-controlled states are advocating sweeping voter protections this year, reacting to what they view as a broad undermining of voting rights by the Supreme Court and Republican-led states as well as a failed effort in Congress to bolster access to the polls. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: President Biden delivers sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.’s church By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a sermon Sunday at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church that aims to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy while reviving the Biden administration's call for sweeping voting… Continue reading
Dec 29 More changes to state voting laws expected in the new year By Nicholas Riccardi, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Even with proponents of Trump's election lies roundly defeated during this year's midterms, advocates on both sides of the voting debate are bracing for another round of election-related legislation. Continue reading
Nov 07 Why the Justice Department is sending monitors to ensure voting rights in 24 states By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Such monitoring occurs regularly on Election Day. This year, it comes as civil rights groups and the federal government have raised alarm over potential voter intimidation at some polling places and ballot boxes. Continue reading
Nov 04 Analysis: How to check your voter registration and overcome potential problems at the polls By Karen Figueroa-Clewett, The Conversation A civil rights lawyer provides a guide so voters can know their rights to cast a ballot. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 6:19 Americans with disabilities fight for access as states enforce restrictive voting laws Americans with disabilities say state efforts to tighten voting laws are making it harder for eligible voters like them to cast their ballots. The debate recently played out in Wisconsin after voters there sued, prompting a federal judge to order… Continue watching
Sep 09 Voters in Michigan will decide whether to protect abortion this November By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Voters in Michigan will decide whether to amend the state constitution to include protections for abortion access this November following a contentious battle over including two petition-driven proposals on the ballot. What is often an ordinary administrative process resulted in… Continue reading