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US politics
fromFortune
1 day agoAn effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote | Fortune
New Hampshire's proof-of-citizenship law requires voters to present passports or birth certificates instead of driver's licenses, creating barriers for citizens like Joshua Bogdan who previously voted without issue.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
6 days agoDonald Trump refuses to sign new laws until SAVE Act voting bill passes with added anti-trans provisions
Trump pressures Congress to pass the SAVE Act requiring voter citizenship proof while demanding provisions banning transgender women from sports and gender-affirming care for minors.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 week agoSupporters of California voter ID initiative submit 1.3 million signatures to get proposal on ballot
California voter ID initiative supporters submitted over 1.3 million signatures to qualify for the November ballot, with backers arguing it restores election integrity while opponents claim it disenfranchises vulnerable voters.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoTrump's Voting Nemesis Is at the Supreme Court. We Can't Afford for SCOTUS to Get It Wrong.
Mail voting, used by one-third of Americans in 2024, faces legal and political attacks including Trump's executive order and a Supreme Court case challenging post-Election Day ballot receipt in 29 states.
US politics
fromBoston.com
2 days agoAfter lawsuit, Secretary of Commonwealth agrees to produce legally mandated report on voting in jail
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin agreed to complete legally mandated reports on voting access for incarcerated people after a lawsuit, addressing failures to report on two elections.
US politics
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 days agoThis Is What Democracy Looks Like
Recent federal actions have weakened voting rights protections established by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, particularly affecting college students and first-time voters through investigations and restrictions on voting engagement studies.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days agoRepublican governor signs bill urging citizens to rat on "suspect" voters - LGBTQ Nation
South Dakota's new law allows voters to challenge other residents' voting rights based on suspected non-citizenship, requiring signed sworn statements with documented evidence filed 90 days before elections.
#election-interference
US politics
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
5 days agoThe 2026 Election Could Be a Game Changer-Advocates Are Prepared to Fight | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Trump administration has enacted over half of Project 2025 policies; voting rights groups prepare legal defenses against potential 2026 midterm election interference.
US Elections
fromThe Nation
6 days ago61 Years After Bloody Sunday, We Are Entering a New Era of Voter Suppression
2026 faces voting rights threats through postal service changes and the SAVE America Act, which would require citizenship documents to register, potentially disenfranchising millions of Americans.
#redistricting
SF politics
fromwww.npr.org
6 days agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
NYC politics
fromCity & State NY
1 week agoSCOTUS sides with Malliotakis on redistricting case, in blow to NY Dems
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked New York from redrawing the 11th Congressional District, allowing Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to run for reelection in her current district for the 2026 midterms.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
1 week agoNY state's Voting Rights Act withstands major test with implications for NYC voters
Newburgh, New York will implement ranked-choice voting for Town Council elections following a settlement protecting minority voters from vote dilution under the state's John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
#election-security
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week agoSen. Padilla preps for Trump trying to seize control of elections via emergency order
Senator Padilla prepares to force a Senate vote to terminate any election emergency declaration Trump might issue, arguing such action would be unconstitutional and exceed presidential authority.
#congressional-redistricting
NYC politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week agoSupreme Court Jumps In to Save Nicole Malliotakis's Job
The U.S. Supreme Court halted New York's congressional redistricting, protecting Republican Nicole Malliotakis's seat by blocking a lower court order to redraw the 11th District based on racial discrimination claims.
NYC politics
fromUSA TODAY
1 week agoIn win for GOP, Supreme Court blocks NY map change before midterms
The Supreme Court blocked a New York state court ruling that would have redrawn a congressional district to increase Democratic voting power, allowing Republicans to maintain control of the only GOP-held seat in New York City.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 week agoU.S. Supreme Court halts effort to redraw Rep. Malliotakis' district in Staten Island, south Brooklyn | amNewYork
The Supreme Court blocked a Manhattan judge's order to redraw New York's 11th Congressional District, preserving Republican Nicole Malliotakis' seat despite findings that district boundaries unlawfully dilute Black and Latino voting power.
#supreme-court
NYC politics
fromMiami Herald
1 week agoSupreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district
The Supreme Court halted a New York state court order requiring redistricting of Staten Island's congressional seat, citing concerns about timing and potential unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
NYC politics
fromMiami Herald
1 week agoSupreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district
The Supreme Court halted a New York state court order requiring redistricting of Staten Island's congressional seat, citing concerns about timing and potential unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
#electoral-reform
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week agoVoting age could be reduced under new reforms because young people are the future'
The UK government proposes lowering the voting age to 16 in national elections, citing young people as the nation's future, alongside electoral reforms including automatic voter registration and foreign donation restrictions.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks agoFarage Will Ban Voting for Foreign Citizens in Elections - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Reform UK proposes banning foreign citizens from voting and implementing strict postal voting regulations to enhance electoral integrity and national sovereignty.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week agoRepublicans are pushing hard for a bill that would disenfranchise trans voters - LGBTQ Nation
The SAVE America Act would require citizens to present birth certificates or passports to vote, effectively disenfranchising millions of Americans including trans voters and same-sex married couples.
#civil-rights-movement
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoJesse Jackson returns to South Carolina to lie in state
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a pioneering civil rights leader who desegregated libraries and fought for equality, died at 84 and is being honored with state services in South Carolina before final ceremonies in Chicago.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoJesse Jackson returns to South Carolina to lie in state
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a pioneering civil rights leader who desegregated libraries and fought for equality, died at 84 and is being honored with state services in South Carolina before final ceremonies in Chicago.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks agoTrump Reportedly Mulling Plan to Declare National Emergency' Paving Way for Major Power Grab
Pro-Trump activists are coordinating with the White House on an executive order declaring a national emergency over elections to grant the president extraordinary power over voting procedures.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 weeks agoHow Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Immediate Voters and Steal the 2026 Election
Republicans are implementing systematic procedural measures to restrict voting access, including data collection, voter ID requirements, and citizenship verification, threatening millions of voters in upcoming elections.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks agoCivil rights leaders say the racial progress Jesse Jackson fought for is under threat
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon who transformed Black political power through groundbreaking 1980s presidential campaigns, died at 84, leaving a legacy of expanding political possibilities for Black Americans and people of color.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoThis one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
If there is something about protecting women' in the title, for example, then it's probably actually about controlling women or bullying transgender people. The same is true of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (Save) Act, which would change the way US citizens register to vote. The purpose of the bill doesn't seem to be to safeguard democracy but to help destroy it through stealth disenfranchisement.
US politics
fromFast Company
17 years agoTalking About Nerve!
I received an email recently that claims Wal-Mart senior management has been calling mandatory meetings for the company's employees in which the employees are told they "cannot" vote for the Obama-Biden ticket "or any other employee-friendly, union-friendly candidates for political office". It's not an urban legend, according to the sources I checked. This makes me so angry I just boil. When it comes to the Constitution, I am a rabid supporter.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months agoLib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said nearly 10 million people could see their democratic right to vote "ripped away" if proposed delays to some local elections in England go ahead. Sir Ed has written to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to ask if it will investigate what he called "the government's cavalier approach to our elections". Last week, the government indicated it would agree to postpone polls if local authorities requested it by mid-January.
UK politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoOver 200 ex-staffers decry destruction of DoJ civil rights arm: America deserves better'
Political leadership actions prompted a coordinated purge of career experts, triggering a mass exodus that left the Civil Rights Division severely depleted, losing roughly 70% of attorneys.
fromwww.thelocal.com
4 years agoEXPLAINED: Where in Europe can non-EU foreigners vote in local elections?
The general principle is that voting rights are based on citizenship and each country makes its own rules. When electoral rights are granted to non-nationals, these are usually limited to local elections and do not extend to national ones. So neither EU nationals or non-EU citizens are able to vote for example in French presidential elections or German parliamentary elections, unless of course they have taken citizenship in those countries.
Miscellaneous
fromSlate Magazine
3 months agoTrump's Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
A federal court struck down Texas' new gerrymander on Tuesday, in an extraordinary rebuke to Republicans who sought to hand the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives. The 160-page ruling -authored by Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a conservative Donald Trump nominee-scorched the scheme as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, declaring that the Legislature "intentionally drew district lines" to discriminate against Black and Hispanic Texans.
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