LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision that would prevent private groups from suing under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, prompting a potential fight before the U.S. Supreme Court over a ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the law aimed at prohibiting racial […]
A federal agency is working with left-of-center nonprofits to increase voting among prisoners and former prison inmates under an executive order from President Joe Biden designed to increase election turnout. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has partnered with and regularly consults on voting issues with the League of Women Voters, the American Civil Liberties Union, […]
A voter in New Hampshire, where a primary is taking place on Tuesday, decided to “shoot his shot” with GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, asking for her hand in marriage, which seemed to put everyone in a lighthearted mood at first. But then he thoroughly rained on everyone’s parade. […]
Nineteen federal appellate judges are scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether Mississippi can continue to permanently strip voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes for which they have served a complete sentence. Source link
The six registered voters of tiny Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, all cast their ballots for Nikki Haley at midnight on Tuesday, giving her a clean sweep over former President Donald Trump. The resort town was the first place in the nation to vote in the 2024 primaries. The voters were outnumbered more than 10-to-1 by […]
The election process known as ranked choice voting isn’t compatible with one of the oldest state constitutions in America, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, says. Tong released an 11-page legal opinion Tuesday stating that the system of voting, which allows voters to rank their choices of candidates, violates at least two standing provisions […]
Just days after the free Chinese of Taiwan voted against mainland Communist Chinese domination in Saturday’s presidential election, we learn that the women of Xi Jinping’s People’s Republic continue to express a similar sentiment with the only tool left at their disposal. Their uteri. According to official figures released […]
Ranked choice voting, in which voters rank candidates on a ballot rather than choose one, may harm black and Native American voters disproportionately, according to a new study by a Princeton University professor. Minority candidates also may be undercut by ranked choice voting, said Nolan McCarty, a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton’s […]
A Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital this week extended voting rights to 16-year-olds for local elections—expanding on a national push endorsed by Democrat politicians and donors such as billionaire George Soros. The Town Council of Cheverly—about 15 minutes outside Washington, D.C.—voted unanimously Thursday to amend the town charter to allow younger teens to participate […]
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