Virginia Mistakenly Restored Voting Rights to “Worst Sexual Predators”

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Virginia - Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s April restoration of voting rights to felons that have completed their full sentence, hit a snafu last week when it was discovered that a small…

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In Kansas, Some May Only Vote for “Federal” Candidates

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Kansas - The federal lawsuit currently pending over Kansas's 2013 voter identification law has some voters able to vote only for federal candidates on the ballot. (more…)

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North Carolina Voter ID Law On Appeal

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North Carolina - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument this week on the challenge to the state's Voter Identification requirement for registering to vote. The…

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Prison Gerrymandering Decision Halted in Rhode Island

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Cranston, Rhode Island – A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a lower court decision and order to redraw the city’s legislative boundaries pending an appellate hearing. A U.S. District…

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ACLU Warns of Voter Intimidation in Northern California County

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California - The ACLU of California issued this press release (below) last week regarding the possible voter intimidation of Hmong (voters whose ethnic origins are from the mountainous regions of…

Local Redistricting, RedistrictingCalifornia, Latino, local, Orange County, San Juan Capistrano

City in Orange County California Skips Court and Abolishes At-Large Voting

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San Juan Capistrano, CA - This town of around 35,000 in Orange County, California boasts a burgeoning Latino population of nearly 40%. City council members have been historically elected at-large by…

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Advocacy Groups in Wisconsin Want A Court Order Allowing Voters Without ID To Vote

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Madison, Wisconsin - A 2011 voter identification law is still tied up in court, even after clearing at least one challenge in federal court. Civil rights and voter's groups are…

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NAACP-LDF Releases Catalog of Voting Law Changes Since Shelby Decision

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Washington, DC - Last week the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund released this report detailing state, county, and local voting changes proposed or implemented, during the past three years…

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Virginia Supreme Court to Mull Governor’s Felon Voting Rights Expansion

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Virginia - The Virginia Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s April order restoring voting rights to over 200,000 of the state's felons in a special…

REFORMelection administration, Ohio, voter ID, voters

Several Ohio Election Administration Practices Invalidated by Courts

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Ohio - A federal judge blocked several restrictions on the casting and counting of absentee ballots instituted by the Republican Secretary of State. This is the second defeat to GOP-backed voting restrictions…