VOTING RIGHTS

Andrew Oldham President Donald Trumps nominee to a seat on the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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POLITICS
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick With Record Of Attacking Voting Rights
By Jennifer Bendery
More than 200 civil rights groups opposed Andrew Oldham, but every Republican voted to make him a lifetime federal judge.
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 26: Councilor Chris Sununu listens during State of New Hampshire Executive Council meeting with Gov. Margaret 'Maggie' Hassan, D-N.H., at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover, N.H., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
New Hampshire Governor Signs Law That Voting Groups Call De-Facto Poll Tax
By Sam Levine
Voting rights advocates say the change will discourage college students and others from voting in New Hampshire.
US President Donald Trump (L) listens while Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Justice Kennedy Cut Voting Rights. His Replacement Could Destroy Them.
By Kristine Lucius, Guest Writer
Anthony Kennedy was no champion of voting rights, but his replacement could make things even worse.
A pile of government pamphlets explaining North Carolina's controversial "Voter ID" law sits on table at a polling station as the law goes into effect for the state's presidential primary in Charlotte, North Carolina March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane
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POLITICS
North Carolina GOP Puts Voter ID Amendment On November Ballot
By Sam Levine
Two years after the state's voter ID law was struck down, Republicans want voters to enshrine a requirement in the state constitution.
Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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POLITICS
Federal Court Calls BS On Virginia GOP's Explanation For Racial Gerrymandering
By Sam Levine
The court struck down 11 districts in the Virginia House of Delegates. Lawmakers have until Oct. 30 to redraw them.
HIALEAH, FL - JUNE 14: Florida Governor Rick Scott greets people as he makes a campaign stop at Chico's Cuban Restaurant where he received an endorsement from the Florida Police Chiefs Association on June 14, 2018 in Hialeah, Florida. Gov. Scott, a Republican, is running for a Florida Senate seat against current Democratic Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
24 Years Ago She Lost Her Voting Rights For Pushing A Cop. She Just Got Them Back.
By Sam Levine
Felons who have done their time are still forced to wait and wait under Florida’s sluggish rights restoration process.
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 15: North Carolina State University students wait in line to vote in the primaries at Pullen Community Center on March 15, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina primaries is the state's first use of the voter ID law, which excludes student ID cards. Wake County was among the highest use of provisional ballots, where those voters had home addresses on or near campuses. The Board of Elections will review voter's reasonable impediment form submitted with their provisional ballots to determine if their vote counts. The state's voter ID law is still being argued in federal court. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images )
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POLITICS
North Carolina Republicans Renew Push For Voter ID Requirement
By Sam Levine
A federal appeals court blocked the state's voter ID requirement in 2016, saying it targeted African-Americans "with almost surgical precision."
Blue Vote Here sign with American flags in the background.
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OPINION
Disability Is No Reason To Strip A Person's Voting Rights
By Michelle Bishop, Guest Writer
Tens of thousands of Americans with disabilities have already lost their right to vote.
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POLITICS
How The ACORN Scandal Seeded Today's Nightmare Politics
By Zach Carter and Arthur Delaney
Breitbart led the charge, but Democrats delivered the killing blow. Has anyone really learned?
Asa Hutchinson, governor of Arkansas, smiles during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Hutchinson discussed how the tax overhaul is being felt in Arkansas. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Arkansas Gets Permission To Enforce Voter ID Law In Primaries
By Sam Levine
The state's Supreme Court gave election authorities the green light after a lower court had blocked the law.
AUSTIN, TX - APRIL 21: Texas Governor Greg Abbott attends the Orange-White Spring Game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on April 21, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Federal Appeals Court Gives Thumbs-Up To Revised Texas Voter ID Law
By Sam Levine
A lower court said the law was still discriminatory.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott visits Interstate Beverage Corp. in Hialeah, Fla. as part of his campaign rollout for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (C.M. Guerrero/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Federal Court Says Florida Can Hold Off On New System For Restoring Voting Rights
By Sam Levine
Florida is just one of four states that permanently disenfranchises people who commit a felony.
American politician Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as he speaks during a fundraiser for his gubernatorial campaign at an unidentified senior citizens center, Emporia, Kansas, October 28, 2017. (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Kris Kobach Tells A Misleading Tale About Why He Was Held In Contempt
By Sam Levine
The Kansas secretary of state claimed the contempt finding by a federal judge was "ridiculous."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.), speaks to guests during the National Action Network (NAN) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Public Policy Forum in the Harlem borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 15, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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POLITICS
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Is Restoring Voting Rights To Felons On Parole
By Sam Levine
“I’m unwilling to take no for an answer, I’m gonna make it law by executive order."
WASHINGTON, USA - APRIL 11: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33, after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Cambridge Analytica’s Abuse Shows Why Diversity In Tech Matters
By Leah Wright Rigueur and Bärí A. Williams, Columnists
Technology changes, but the deliberate marginalization of racial minorities stays the same.
The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis and is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772.
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POLITICS
Eleventh State Adopts A Simple Reform To Get More People Registered To Vote
By Sam Levine
“It’s a rare win-win-win.”
The Texas State Capitol building stands in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Austin has spent the last 10 months engaged in a big experiment in urban transportation. Several hundreds of thousands of people will descend upon Austin for the annual South by Southwest festival, a nine-day event that could be described as a tech conference, a music and film festival. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Judge Finds A Voter Registration Process In Texas Violates Federal Law
By Sam Levine
People who tried to register to vote while renewing driver's licenses online had to print out and mail in another form.
Florida Governor Rick Scott listens during a meeting with law enforcement, mental health, and education officials about how to prevent future tragedies in the wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Colin Hackley
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POLITICS
Florida Gov. Rick Scott To Fight Court Order To Have New System For Restoring Voting Rights
By Sam Levine
A federal judge ruled in January that Scott has until April 26 to announce a new state plan for restoring voting rights to former felons.
Hand of a person casting a ballot at a polling station during voting.
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POLITICS
Most Americans Favor Restoring Felons' Voting Rights, But Disagree On How
By Sam Levine and Ariel Edwards-Levy
States have taken widely varying approaches.
American politician Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as he speaks during a fundraiser for his gubernatorial campaign at an unidentified senior citizens center, Emporia, Kansas, October 28, 2017. (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Federal Judge Rips Kris Kobach For Failing To Fully Comply With Court Order
By Sam Levine
She wasn’t pleased when the Kansas secretary of state said she hadn’t written down the specific steps he had to take.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks about the Kansas voter ID law that he pushed to combat what he believes to be rampant voter fraud in the United States in his Topeka, Kansas, U.S., office May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Dave Kaup
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POLITICS
Kris Kobach Just Got Torched By A Federal Judge In Kansas Vote Trial
By Sam Levine
At the trial over requiring proof of citizenship to vote, the state official's missteps on evidence draw rebuke.
TRENTON, NJ - JUNE 24: New Jersey State Capitol Building, New Jersey Flags Fly at Half Staff in Honor of Actor James Gandolfini on June 24, 2013 in Trenton, New Jersey.Gandolfini passed away on June 19, 2013 at the age of 51 while on vacation in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
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POLITICS
New Jersey Democrats Offering Bill to Allow Prisoners To Vote
By Sam Levine
The state would be just the third where felons in jail could cast a ballot.
HARRISBURG, PA - MARCH 21: Airplane flys over PA State Capitol Building with a banner reading 'SEN. TOOMEY DO YOUR JOB! #FILLTHESEAT' during National Day Of Action calling on Senate Republicans to 'Do Your Job' and uphold their constitutional obligation to give fair consideration to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland on March 21, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)
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POLITICS
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues New Congressional Map To Replace Gerrymandered One
By Sam Levine
Republicans have enjoyed a considerable advantage under the earlier map, which was in place for three congressional elections.
Bloomberg Best of the Year 2017: Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for a formal group photograph in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court, seated left to right, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, and standing left to right, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Yet Another Gerrymandering Case
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
It is the latest voting rights dispute taken up by the justices.
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA State Capitol Building.
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POLITICS
Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina Congressional Map As Unconstitutional
By Sam Levine
The map in question was ruled to have violated multiple constitutional amendments.
A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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POLITICS
Judge Lifts Order Barring RNC From Undertaking 'Ballot Security' Measures
By Sam Levine
Getting rid of the order raises concerns that Republicans may engage in voter intimidation tactics.
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