States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
[ad_1] ST. PAUL, Minn. — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is
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Voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris to join in marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama bridge
[ad_1] SELMA, Ala. — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody
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Vice President Harris to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of a landmark
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In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes’ rights
[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. — A day after a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act,
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Virginia NAACP sues Youngkin for records behind the denials of felons’ voting rights
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday alleging Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration failed to turn over
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Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights
[ad_1] HOUSTON — Sylvia Ann Miller-Scarborough remembers when folks of coloration needed to pay a ballot tax to vote in
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Courtroom blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, however GOP official will enchantment ruling
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Structure’s ban on merciless and strange punishment by completely stripping voting
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