Race in Redistricting

Local Redistricting, Redistricting Race Ruleselection administration, Indian reservation, polling places, San Juan County, Utah

Navajo Lawsuit Against Off-Reservation Polling Places Survives Motion to Dismiss

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Utah - Residents of a Navajo reservation have filed suit against San Juan county election officials after polling places were closed in and around the reservation. While county voters may…

Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesDelaware, felons, rights, voting

Delaware Passes Law Restoring Voting Rights to Felons With Outstanding Court Debts

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Delaware - Gov. Jack Markell on Wednesday signed a bill that allows felons to vote before they have paid all fines, fees and restitution. Previously, all fines, charges, fees associated with…

Race in Redistricting, Redistricting Race Ruleselection administration, LDF, NAACP, policyindepth, report

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…

Redistricting Race RulesBen & Jerrys, NAACP, North Carolina

If Voting Rights Had A Flavor, What Would It Be?

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North Carolina - Find out on May 17 when Ben & Jerry's along with the North Carolina NAACP unveil this new voting rights inspired ice cream flavor. The unveiling, part…

Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesNorth Carolina

Federal Panel Rejects Two North Carolina Congressional Districts

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North Carolina - A federal court panel ruled late Friday that two of North Carolina’s 13 congressional districts were racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn within two weeks, sparking uncertainty…

Local Redistricting, Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rulesaugusta city, Georgia, local

Augusta City Election Officials Perplexed at Running Elections Without DOJ Supervision

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In this local news story, election officials in Augusta City, GA remain befuddled about how to proceed with elections without having to report to the Justice Dept. on their every…

Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rules, REFORMGeorgetown Public Policy Review, lawid

PODCAST: Georgetown Public Policy Review Talks Voting Rights in 2016

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From the Georgetown of Politics and Public Service, IPPS fellow Buffy Wicks, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, and Ari Berman, reporter for The Nation join Georgetown Public Policy Review executive…

LAW, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race RulesAlabama, attorney fees, States

U.S. Supreme Court: Shelby County Cannot Recoup Attorney Fees for Winning Landmark Voting Rights Case

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Today the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Shelby County, Alabama. It means that Shelby is stuck with the $2 million bill for winning its landmark case against the…

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Video – The Voting Rights Act 50 Yrs. Later

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Wash. DC: Professors Julian Zelizer and Orville Vernon Burton talked about the factors that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and challenges to voter’s rights…

Redistricting, Redistricting Race Rulesfeatured, national, U.S.

NCSL Covers the Evolution of the Voting Rights Act

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Is the Voting Rights still relevant in 2015? How has it changed voting since 1965? How has it been transformed along the way? Is it still an effective shield against…