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Imagine going to the polls on Election Day and discovering that your ballot could be collected and reviewed by the…
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On a night of Democratic victories, one of the most significant wins came in Virginia, where the party held onto…
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"It's time for Congress to finally act to restore the Voting Rights Act, and put an end to these kinds…
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A seismic political battle that could send shockwaves all the way to the White House was launched last week in…
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A bill that seeks to restore voting rights for certain felons is drawing diverse support from groups including the Washoe…
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Donald Trump was right: the system is rigged! But it is rigged for the Republicans, not the Democrats, for conservatives,…
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Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Saturday announced they would participate in former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s recount of the…
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Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s call to raise funds to support vote recounts in three key states was met…
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Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.
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Voting-rights groups are asking a federal court to block the law before the November election.
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The real measure of election integrity is that every eligible American can cast a vote that is counted. But this…
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Ohio's policy is said to be the most aggressive in the nation with more than 2 million registered voters removed…
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The Virginia Supreme Court rejected a petition from Republican leaders on Thursday that sought to hold Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe…
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Virginia Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. announced Thursday that he’ll introduce a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting…
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Virginia Republican leaders said they will file a contempt motion on Wednesday against Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe over his efforts…
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Imagine going to the polls on Election Day and discovering that your ballot could be collected and reviewed by the… Read More
ACLU Blueprints Offer Vision to Cut US Incarceration Rate in Half by Prioritizing 'People Over Prisons' Read More
"These disasters drag into the light exactly who is already being thrown away," notes Naomi Klein Read More
How about some good news? Kansas Democratic Representative advances bill for Native Peoples. Read More
What mattered was that he showed up — that he put himself in front of the people whose opinions on… Read More
On a night of Democratic victories, one of the most significant wins came in Virginia, where the party held onto… Read More
A seismic political battle that could send shockwaves all the way to the White House was launched last week in… Read More
In an interview with Reuters conducted a month after he took office, Donald Trump asserted that the U.S. had “fallen… Read More
Attorney General Jeff Sessions overturned the sweeping criminal charging policy of former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and directed… Read More
Imagine going to the polls on Election Day and discovering that your ballot could be collected and reviewed by the… Read More
On a night of Democratic victories, one of the most significant wins came in Virginia, where the party held onto… Read More
A seismic political battle that could send shockwaves all the way to the White House was launched last week in… Read More
Donald Trump was right: the system is rigged! But it is rigged for the Republicans, not the Democrats, for conservatives,… Read More
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Saturday announced they would participate in former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s recount of the… Read More
The Virginia Supreme Court rejected a petition from Republican leaders on Thursday that sought to hold Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe… Read More
On Tuesday the Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in a suit challenging Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s (D) April order that restored… Read More
When Larry Harmon tried to vote on a marijuana initiative in November in his hometown of Kent, Ohio, the 59-year-old… Read More
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an order on Friday restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 convicted felons who… Read More