voting rights

Texas’ Largest County Asks DOJ For Help As SB1 Causes Thousands Of Ballots To Be Rejected
Among 9,809 mail-in ballots received by Harris County, a whopping 35.5%, or 3,491 votes, have been flagged for rejection, county officials said.
By | February 18, 2022 10:53 a.m.
Texas Republicans’ Voting Law Unleashes Chaos On The State Before Primary
By | February 16, 2022 2:31 p.m.
SCOTUS Ruling On Alabama Map Could Open The Door To A New Wild West Of Redistricting
Not every voted is counted equal.
By | February 11, 2022 1:40 p.m.
Alabama Serves The Supreme Court An Opportunity To Further Hobble The Voting Rights Act Prime Badge
By | February 5, 2022 9:41 a.m.
Another Circuit Court May Break Silence On Key Question For Minority Voters Prime Badge
By | February 2, 2022 11:12 a.m.
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) As A New Election Reform Effort Gains Steam, Senators Involved Detail Priorities
By | February 1, 2022 11:16 a.m.
Fresh Off The Phony Audit, Arizona GOP Legislators Have Big Plans For 2022 Prime Badge
By | January 31, 2022 4:15 p.m.
Listen to This: The Breyer Scoop
By | January 28, 2022 1:51 p.m.

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.

Redistricting Threatens Suburban Minority Coalitions As Those Voters Flex Their Power
By | January 28, 2022 10:40 a.m.
Some Early Indications Of What Texas’ Restrictive Voting Law Will Mean
By | January 25, 2022 4:59 p.m.

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 Another example: the secretary of state’s online instructions for absentee voters remained out of date until shortly after TPM contacted the office, asking about them.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.

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