voting rights act
March 5, 2014 -
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states and local governments with a history of discrimination no longer needed to submit new voting laws for federal approval. Now, voting rights advocates are trying to put them back under oversight using the courts and Congress.
February 18, 2014 -
Political scientists at Dartmouth College and the University of Florida studied North Carolina's recent election changes and found they will disproportionately hurt the state's African-American voters.
February 10, 2014 -
A new legislative analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice finds that after several years of efforts by states to restrict voting, the pendulum appears to be swinging toward making voting easier.
January 14, 2014 -
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's decision to put off a special election to fill the open 12th Congressional District seat until November has been criticized for denying representation to some 700,000 people for almost a year. Now a leading civil rights group is considering legal action to force an earlier vote.
December 23, 2013 -
A look ahead to the changes in election procedures residents of Southern states can expect to see in the new year.
December 20, 2013 -
As part of its controversial new elections law, North Carolina will no longer count provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct -- leading a new report from the Fair Elections Legal Network to accuse it of moving in the wrong direction on voting rights.
November 5, 2013 -
Galvanized by new laws restricting voting rights in North Carolina, young people are taking action today to ensure citizens have the information they need to vote and are not improperly denied access to the ballot.
