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Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One month after Mississippi's November statewide election, voting rights groups say election officials in the state's largest county have failed to provide enough information about the problems that led to polling precincts running out of ballots. The...
Pressley, Welch introduce legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow people convicted of a felony to vote in federal elections, a proposal that if enacted could restore the voting rights of millions of people in U.S. elections. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of...
In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes' rights
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A day after a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act, North Dakota's top election official announced Tuesday that he wants the court to review a judge's recent ruling that protected two Native American tribes’ voting rights. ...
Missouri's voter ID law is back in court. Here's a look at what it does
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A trial for a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Missouri's new photo identification requirement for voters is scheduled to begin Friday. Here is a look at the function of the law and why voting rights groups are suing: WHAT THE LAW DOES ...
Youngkin and NAACP spar over felony voting rights ahead of decisive Virginia elections
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP said Monday that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration lacks clear standards for restoring voting rights to convicted felons who served their sentences, leaving many frustrated and unable to vote in Tuesday’s nationally watched state elections. ...
Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn’t see the point in voting any longer. Her children didn’t have proper school books, health insurance was expensive and hard to get, police abuse continued against Black residents, and her city’s struggle to get...
Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped
A Minnesota appeals court on Thursday stepped in to protect voting rights recently granted to felons under a new law, undoing a judge's effort to strip two convicts of their right to vote. The Minnesota Court of Appeals found Mille Lacs County District Judge Matthew Quinn had no...
Mississippi's congressional delegation seeks Presidential Medal of Freedom for Medgar Evers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's congressional delegation is urging President Joe Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers. U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson, Trent Kelly,...
Virginia NAACP sues Youngkin for records behind the denials of felons' voting rights
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday alleging Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration failed to turn over public records to explain how it decides whether to restore the voting rights of convicted felons who have completed their sentences. Youngkin has come...
Minnesota leaders to fight court ruling that restoring voting rights for felons was unconstitutional
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pro-Trump Minnesota judge declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional, drawing a sharp rebuke from Minnesota's attorney general and secretary of state who said he overstepped his authority and urged residents to vote anyway. ...
