voting rights
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 20: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talk with reporters about voting rights in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, January 20, 2022. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 20: Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talk with reporters about voting rights in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, January 20, 2022. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Listen to This: The Breyer Scoop
01.28.22 | 1:51 pm

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement and some good news on the redistricting front.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

Some Early Indications Of What Texas’ Restrictive Voting Law Will Mean
01.25.22 | 4:59 pm

Matt Shuham’s article on the chaos unfolding in Texas right now is worth a read from beginning to end.

In short, in the wake of the state’s new voter restriction law, voters are confused and election administrators are overwhelmed. March primaries are approaching, and the Texas secretary of state’s office seems to be providing little in way of guidance.

For example: Houston’s elections administrators only learned of a key state database for voter information after an Austin official held a press conference to speak out in frustration. Another example: the secretary of state’s online instructions for absentee voters remained out of date until shortly after TPM contacted the office, asking about them.

Read the full piece here.

Officials Scramble To Contend With Texas’ New Restrictive Voting Law Ahead Of Primaries
“It’s like we’re going back in time," one voting rights advocate observed.
01.25.22 | 3:39 pm