Tag: voting rights

Will A Trump Trade Move Create An Election Mess For Overseas U.S. Voters?

By | June 21, 2019 6:00 a.m.

How Republicans Stopped Worrying About The Right To Vote

The GOP launched a four-pronged plan in 2008 to undercut the American tenet of “one person, one vote.” We're now entering the final phase.

By Timothy Smith | June 20, 2019 6:00 a.m.

Church Sues After Fresno Strips Polling Site Status Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banners

By | June 11, 2019 5:01 p.m.

House Oversight Will Vote To Hold Barr, Ross In Contempt On Wednesday

By | June 10, 2019 6:39 p.m.

DeSantis Led A Crackdown On Dems’ Last Lever Of Power In Florida

By | June 10, 2019 5:48 p.m.

As President Obama once said, elections have consequences.

Florida brought the latest reminder of that on Friday, when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that makes it much harder to change the state constitution via citizen-led ballot measures.

As Matt Shuham reports, this move puts a major dent in what is essentially the last lever of power Democrats have in the Sunshine State, which is currently overseen by a Republican governor, legislature, secretary of state and attorney general. Every member of the state Supreme Court has also been appointed by Republicans. Read More

Why Wednesday’s Hearing Was A Mixed Bag For Census Citizenship Question Challengers

By | June 5, 2019 5:50 p.m.

Nevada Governor Signs Bill Automatically Restoring Felons’ Right To Vote

By | May 30, 2019 1:41 p.m.

Secretary of State David Whitley, left, arrives for his confirmation hearing, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Austin, Texas, where he addressed the backlash surrounding Texas' efforts to find noncitizens on voter rolls. Whitley denies his office made mistakes over a list of 95,000 voters whose U.S. citizenship was called into question but included thousands of wrongly flagged names. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Secretary Of State Resigns After Bungled Probe Into Voters’ Citizenship

By | May 28, 2019 8:26 a.m.

Judge Orders Voter Fraud Alarmist To Be Deposed Again After Docs Raise New Questions

By | May 24, 2019 12:43 p.m.

Court Docs: US Elections Commission Member Helped With Sketchy Fraud Report

By | May 22, 2019 6:00 a.m.