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Letter: Voting restrictions buck constitutional legacy

The 14th Amendment of the Constitution established penalties for states denying the right to vote to male citizens age 21 and older. The 15th Amendment prohibited denying the vote...

British Columbia urged to protect voting rights of people in custody

A coalition of British Columbia rights groups on Thursday urged the province to ensure that voters in custody can exercise their right to vote. This statement comes as the pre-camp...

Marking 61 years since Voting Rights Act was signed

Sixty-one years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, helping advance equal access to the ballot box by banning racial discrimination. Now, court...

Virginia Gov. Spanberger restores voting rights to 66,000 people with past felony convictions

The announcement comes ahead of the November referendum that would make rights restoration automatic after release from incarceration.

The Voting Rights Act Turns 61 as New Threats to the Ballot Box Mount

This year's midterm elections have the power to dramatically alter representation in the current Republican-leaning Congress: All 435 congressional seats in the U.S. House are up f...

SIR Hearings To Focus on Facts, Protect Voting Rights: Roll Observer

Roll Observer stresses factual verification and protection of every eligible voter’s rights

Pins and Politics: Group talks voting importance at Westside Bowl

The League of Women Voters is celebrating the right to vote 61 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law.

Abigail Spanberger Restores Voting Rights to 66,000 Virginians 'with Past Felony Convictions'

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced that her administration has restored voting rights to more than 66,000 Virginians who have "past felony convictions." The post Abigai...

Delaware's Voting Rights Act signed into law

On the 61st anniversary of the signing of the federal Voting Rights Act Governor Matt Meyer on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Wilmington, signed Hou...

Virginia was ordered to stop barring many felons from voting. The issue persists.

Federal judge rules Virginia violated the 1870 Virginia Readmission Act by disenfranchising felons beyond common-law felonies, ordering state compliance. The post Virginia was orde...

Constitutional – South Carolina’s absentee-by-mail rule violates 26th Amendment

Where South Carolina’s absentee voting-by-mail rule discriminates against persons under the age of 65, it violates the 26th Amendment. Background Section 7-15-320 of the South Caro...

My Vote Is My Right—Not a Party Privilege

The US Constitution begins with "We the People." These words do not distinguish between Democrats, Republicans, independents, or voters with no party affiliation. They simply recog...

On the Voting Rights Act’s Anniversary, Short Film ‘Selma Sisters March On’ Captures 1965’s Fight for the Right to Vote

Aug. 6, 2026, marks the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, the VRA sought to end Jim Crow-era voter disenfranchiseme...

Voting rights struggle continues, advocates say at March on Washington anniversary

WASHINGTON — Just over two months from midterm elections and four months removed from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted Voting Rights Act protections for majority Black U.S...

Pins and Politics: Group talks voting importance at Westside Bowl

The League of Women Voters is celebrating the right to vote 61 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law.

Show-Me Ex-Con Voting Rights

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Suffrage Control: Lindsay Clancy Case Reveals Need for Common-Sense Constitutional Reform

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting rights, the work of the civil rights movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters gathering ahead of midterm...

What 250 years of voting rights battles tell us about today

  We’re living through extraordinary times in American democracy, as President Trump presses for greater federal control over elections and redistricting slips loose from its once-...

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

Voting rights, the work of the civil rights movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters gathering ahead of midterm elections and foll...

Spanberger's plot to let 66,000 felons vote just in time for the midterms is complete

Virginia Democrats are welcoming criminals back to the ballot box.Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) has restored voting rights to 66,085 felons in her first six months in office. That’s...

Wisconsin Judge Rules That Absentee Ballots Are Discriminatory

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee ballots are discriminatory, possibly opening the door for people with disabilities to vote electronically. Dane County Circuit Court| Judg...

Fears Over Mail-in Ballot Access in the US

Click to expand Image People demonstrate against proposed changes to the US Postal Servi...

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting rights, the work of the civil rights movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters...