Restoring Rights for 10 Percent of Potential Florida Voters
Phelan M. Ebenhack/The Washington Post Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. He did his time. Now, 14 years after being released from prison, Desmond Meade is registered to vote. Submitting his voter registration form last week, Meade described the moment as “very, very emotional.” And he has himself to thank: Meade led…
The Law That Just Passed In New York Is A Huge Win For Voting Rights
Voters cast ballots in Brooklyn, New York, on November 6, 2018.Mark Lennihan/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Despite its progressive reputation, New York has long had some of the most restrictive voting laws in the country. That will soon change. The Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed a sweeping election reform package…
The 200-Year History of Using Voter Fraud Fears to Block Access to the Ballot
Rui Vieira/PA Wire/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It seemed inevitable after evidence of voting irregularities appeared in the contested race in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District: Republicans used the problems to push for tighter voting laws last month. Voting restrictions in the name of fraud prevention have been at the…
North Carolina’s Unsettled Congressional Race Is an Absolute Mess
Republican candidate Mark Harris answers questions at a news conference ON Nov. 7, 2018.David T. Foster Iii/Charlotte Observer/TNS/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On January 3, 40 freshman Democrats will be sworn in, officially flipping the House from red to blue. But the seat the 9th Congressional District in North…
After Voters Passed Progressive Ballot Initiatives, GOP Legislatures Are Trying to Kill Future Ones
Demonstrators at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing protest the lame-duck legislative session.Dale G.Young/Detroit News/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last month, voters in Michigan overwhelmingly approved ballot initiatives to enact automatic and Election Day registration, create an independent redistricting commission to prevent gerrymandering, and legalize recreational marijuana. It was a…
Floridians Voted to Restore Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights. But the Legislature Has a History of Ignoring Voters.
Margaret Butler sets up voting booths ahead of Election Day at the First United Methodist Church on August 27, 2018. Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In November, more than 64 percent of Florida voters chose to amend the state constitution to restore voting rights to ex-felons…