Tag: Voting rights
Mississippi city honors Freedom Rider legacy 60 years later
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's capital city is honoring the civil rights activism of the late Rev. C.T. Vivian 60 years after he and other...
Stacey Abrams has deal for 2 more political thrillers
NEW YORK — Nearly 20 years after self-publishing her first novels, Stacey Abrams is hitting full stride as a writer.
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EXPLAINER: What’s the status of voting legislation in Texas?
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is on course to become the nation’s largest state to tighten restrictions on voting, with GOP legislation just a few...
Iowa Republicans pass new absentee ballot restrictions
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Republicans have approved strict limits on who can assist voters in delivering ballots in a surprise change to state...
Activists seek 30-day review of Indiana redistricting plan
INDIANAPOLIS — Voting rights activists are calling on Indiana legislative leaders to give the public a month for reviewing proposed new congressional and state...
Suit: Georgia election law threatens voting, speech rights
ATLANTA — Georgia’s sweeping new overhaul of election laws threatens the fundamental right to vote, freedom of speech and the separation of powers, according...
As GOP restricts voting, Democrats move to expand access
Last year, for the first time in more than a quarter-century, Democrats in Virginia took control of the statehouse and the governor's mansion. Since...
Navajos say new Arizona restrictions will complicate voting
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Arizona Republicans say the voter restrictions they're pushing after President Joe Biden's win in the state last year are designed to...
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...
GOP readies blitz against Democrats’ voting rights bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans are preparing to launch an all-out assault on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically difficult votes...
