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Voting Rights
The Amazing Disappearing Voter
Voter purges have become the right’s new voter suppression tool of choice.
By Eliza Newlin Carney
10.31.18 | 6:00 am
Some Background Reading On Birthright Citizenship Prime Badge
By John Light
10.30.18 | 9:52 am
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18:  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross attends a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the Space Force, an independent and co-equal military branch, as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18:  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross attends a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the Space Force, an independent and co-equal military branch, as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
DOJ Asks SCOTUS To Delay Next Week’s Census Citizenship Trial
By Tierney Sneed
10.29.18 | 5:43 pm
10.29.18 | 3:14 pm
There’s A Lot To Keep Track Of
By John Light

With a week and a day until the midterm elections, battles over who will get to cast a ballot are in full swing. Tierney Sneed’s weekly primer on voting rights (Prime access) is essential reading.

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Behold How Frustrated A Judge Is With The DOJ’s Shenanigans In The Big Census Case Prime Badge
By Tierney Sneed
10.29.18 | 1:19 pm
Primer: Rick Scott Restored Voting Rights To Lowest Percentage Of Black Felons In 50 Years Prime Badge
By Tierney Sneed
10.29.18 | 12:03 pm
New Hints That Trump Admin Discussed Controversial Effect Of Census Change
By Tierney Sneed
10.29.18 | 11:04 am
Black Voter Group Wins In Voter Registration Case In Memphis
By Tierney Sneed
10.26.18 | 10:06 am
GA Dems Say Thousands Of Absentee Ballot Applications Missing In Dem-Leaning County
By Matt Shuham
10.25.18 | 7:01 pm
ATHENS, GA - JULY 24:  Secretary of State and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp addresses the audience and declares victory during an election watch party on July 24, 2018 in Athens, Georgia. Kemp defeated opponent Casey Cagle in a runoff election for the Republican nomination for the Georgia Governor's race.  (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) ATHENS, GA - JULY 24:  Secretary of State and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp addresses the audience and declares victory during an election watch party on July 24, 2018 in Athens, Georgia. Kemp defeated opponent Casey Cagle in a runoff election for the Republican nomination for the Georgia Governor's race.  (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
GA Will Appeal Judge’s Order Blocking Absentee Ballot Rejection Over Signatures
By Tierney Sneed
10.25.18 | 4:54 pm
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