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Rep. Summer Lee introduces legislation to create right to vote in federal elections
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe new bill would prohibit state and local governments from restricting voting access in federal...
Newbern, Alabama’s first Black mayor to take office after nearly 4 years under proposed settlement...
Birmingham News· 16 hours agoThe first Black mayor of a tiny Black Belt town who was locked out of town hall and denied access to...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Georgia’s Public Service Commission statewide elections
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 2 hours agoThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the way Georgia...
Senate Dems applaud movement on voting rights bills, while Republicans remain opposed
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLast week, members of the Michigan Senate Elections and Ethics Committee voted to advance a package...
Supreme Court won’t take up Georgia dispute over ‘at-large’ elections and minority vote dilution
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Supreme Court won’t take up a case challenging Georgia’s system for electing its public utility...
Court is now unhinged
Las Vegas Sun· 12 hours agoIn 1969 Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigned for accepting a $20,000 consulting fee (which he returned) from a man who was convicted of security fraud. Today’s Supreme Court has evolved ...
Demographer who made Metro Council map at center of voting rights lawsuit says the map is not...
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 1 day agoIn August of 2022, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council voted 7-5 along racial lines to approve a new district map. It was the culmination of a six-month process of community meetings, workshops ...
After Years of Litigation, First Black Mayor in Rural Alabama Town Gets to Serve
Capital B via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoPatrick Braxton is overwhelmed with gratitude. He’s been juggling a yearslong legal battle to serve...
DEMOCRATS: Thanks for all the failed policies
Coeur d'Alene Press· 4 days agoLet’s just take one of Douglas’s claims that Democrats are responsible for the Voting Rights Act. The fact is that without overwhelming support by...
New York AG Proposes Rules for Preclearance Under the New York Voting Rights Act | JD Supra
JD Supra· 6 days agoOn June 12, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (AG) proposed a new rule related to the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA). Beginning September 22, the law requires covered local ...
