A panel of judges in a federal appeals court said Monday that only the federal government — not citizens and groups — can sue under a key part of the Voting Rights Act, effectively gutting MORE
From The Guardian: Opinion poll after opinion poll shows that Republicans are increasingly out of touch with mainstream sentiment on hot button issues such as abortion rights and gun safety. Accordingly, the party has suffered MORE
Placing operatives as poll workers and building a “hotline” to friendly attorneys are among the strategies to be deployed in Michigan and other swing states. Video recordings of GOP party operatives meeting with grassroots activists MORE
Last week a Democratic-led committee rolled out a 31-page report on the Electoral Count Act of 1887, where lawmakers say Trump attempted to exploit weaknesses in the law to overturn the 2020 election. Now the MORE
By Angus King, Senator from Maine When I was Governor of Maine, I used to have a standing bet with my fellow Independent Governor, Jesse Ventura of Minnesota, about which of our states would have MORE
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema ruled out filibuster reform necessary for passing the Democrats’ voting bills, saying she won’t support actions that “worsen the underlying disease of division” in our country. As Sinema was speaking, several MORE
Without any help from Republicans in passing voting rights bills in the Senate, Democrats would need to change filibuster rules, allowing a simple majority vote. It is feasible with the tie-breaker vote of VP Kamala MORE
A bipartisan compromise on a revised version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was announced on Tuesday by Democratic Senators Leahy, Durbin, and Manchin, along with Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski. Manchin was a MORE
Senate Democrats have a new voting overhaul bill that holdout Joe Manchin has agreed to, unifying all 50 Democratic members, but the legislation has very little chance to become law. The new bill is called MORE
According to federal election data released this week, 95% of Georgians over the age of 18 are now registered to vote. The state started automatic registration in 2016 when drivers were obtaining driver’s licenses, where MORE
Ohio’s House of Representative Republicans have proposed a new voting bill that would eliminate no-excuse absentee voting, require voters to present a state issued photo identification to vote, and prohibit the use of ballot drop boxes. Sponsored MORE
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat, vetoed six election bills aimed at restricting absentee ballots in the state on Tuesday. One of those bills would have required those confined to their homes such as the MORE
A 30-second Republican National Committee ad was aired on Tuesday night during the Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game accusing Democrats of lying about Georgia’s new voting laws. Georgia Reverend Melvin Everson, a former member of MORE
More than 50 Texas House Democrats boarded two private charter planes and arrived in Washington Monday night in an attempt to deny Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans an opportunity to deny voting rights. The MORE
Calling the partisan struggle over voting rights “the fight of our lifetime,” Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $25 million investment by the Democratic Party in voting education and access. She made the announcement on MORE
The Justice Department will hold a press conference announcing Voting Rights Enforcement Action; watch live. The event should begin rather shortly.
Senator Manchin, the thorn in President Biden’s agenda and one of the causes for bills stalling in the Senate claims he’s willing to compromise voting bills ahead of a crucial Senate vote. Manchin has stated MORE
A dramatic walkout in the Texas House of Representatives late on Sunday night stopped the vote on the voter suppression bill by declaring the legislative session over. One by one, Democrats left the House chamber MORE
In a private meeting with high dollar donors, the director of a big conservative group bragged about crafting the new voter suppression bill in Georgia, and explained how they were behind similar bills across the MORE
On Wednesday, the DoJ ‘expressed concerns that a controversial audit and recount of the November election in Arizona’s Maricopa County may be out of compliance with federal laws.’ Issues include: Ballots, voting systems and other MORE
Behind closed doors and only visible to Fox & Friends’ ‘reporters,’ Florida Gov. DeSantis signed into law ‘a sweeping elections bill…that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails against fraud, even as they acknowledged MORE
Following Georgia’s lead, Florida just passed legislation making it difficult for citizens of the state to vote. Democrats and voting rights activists state that the restrictions would amount to voter suppression. The law adds new MORE
First and foremost, all three available vaccines are highly effective in preventing a person from getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19 if fully vaccinated. Does that mean a person could still get COVID-19 after MORE