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ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 09: People wait in line to vote in Georgia’s Primary Election on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) Voter Advocates Pressure Biz Community To Push Back On Restrictive Proposals Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 22, 2021 1:53 p.m.
CHARLESTON, SC - OCTOBER 30: People head to the voting booths to cast their in-person absentee ballots at Seacoast Church West Ashley on October 30, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Shape Of Nationwide Voting Restriction Push Begins To Firm Up Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 15, 2021 2:18 p.m.
FORT WORTH, TX - MARCH 1: Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday March 1, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) State GOP Legislatures Look To Stop Local Election Officials From Making Voting Easier Prime Badge
By | March 8, 2021 1:12 p.m.
Sweeping Democracy Overhaul Bill To Make Final Push In The House Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 1, 2021 1:59 p.m.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA - On election day Americans vote at the Rothschild Elementary School library, Precinct 116, in Columbus, Georgia on Tuesday November 6, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Georgia Republicans Sharpen Plan To Roll Back Ballot Access Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 22, 2021 3:00 p.m.
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Census Delays Could Have Big Impact On Redistricting Fights Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 15, 2021 11:15 a.m.
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 09: A polling place worker holds an "I'm a Georgia Voter" sticker to hand to a voter on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) If GA Pushes Through Voter Restrictions, A Legal Battle Will Follow Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 8, 2021 1:55 p.m.
After Trump’s Bogus Claims, Restrictive Voting Proposals Are Surging In The States Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 1, 2021 1:57 p.m.
Amid Busy Biden Agenda, Congress Renews Voting Rights Package Push Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 25, 2021 2:40 p.m.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event. Trump’s Crusade To Reverse His Election Loss Is Getting Closer To An End Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 18, 2021 11:06 a.m.
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