voting rights

  1. GA attorney general backs federal Voting Rights Act limits; claims black voters successfully elect their own candidates so who cares

    https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-attorney-general-backs-limits-on-use-of-federal-voting-rights-act/M2HNWXSMGBGMBNTTC47BGP25PI/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ajcnews_tw Georgia attorney general backs substantial limits on federal Voting Rights...
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    People who are just like me will not be able to vote. That’s nuts’: Virginia to see first Black speaker of the house

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/24/people-who-are-just-like-me-will-not-be-able-to-vote-thats-nuts-virginia-to-see-first-black-speaker-of-the-house ‘People who are just like me will not be able to vote. That’s nuts’: Virginia to see first Black speaker of the house Democrat Don L...
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    Court rules that only US government can sue to enforce Voting Rights Act

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/20/voting-rights-act-appeals-court-ruling Court rules that only US government can sue to enforce Voting Rights Act Shock ruling from Republican-appointed appeals court prevents outside groups or citizens seeking to enforce voting rights law About...
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    After lawsuit, a town elects first Black leaders in its 200-year history

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/01/federalsburg-election-naacp-aclu-maryland/?%20va._5 After lawsuit, a town elects first Black leaders in its 200-year history In a community where about 43 percent of the population is Black, the election of Black leaders was long overdue, said...
  5. BREAKING: Court Finds that Texas Law Requiring the Rejection of Mail Ballots and Applications Violates the Civil Rights Act #VotingMatters #TheCourts

    :salute: THANK YOU DEMOCRATS! https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-finds-texas-law-requiring-rejection-mail-ballots-and-applications-violates-civil Court Finds that Texas Law Requiring the Rejection of Mail Ballots and Applications Violates the Civil Rights Act Friday, August 18, 2023...
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    Emails expose right-wing fraudsters’ scheme to use robo calls to suppress Black voter turnout in Cleveland

    https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2023/02/jack-burkman-jacob-wohls-emails-expose-right-wing-fraudsters-scheme-to-use-robo-calls-to-suppress-black-voter-turnout-in-cleveland-elsewhere.html Jack Burkman, left, referred to the robocall filled with misinformation that he and Jacob Wohl...
  7. Theolodius_Black

    Ron DeSantis is the King of Daddy issues: Senate passes voting rights bill

    New limits on voting and social media sites sought by Gov. DeSantis clear Florida Senate John Kennedy, Capital Bureau USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Two of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top priorities – restricting mail voting and drop boxes and imposing new regulations on social media platforms...
  8. Let A Fro Be A Fro

    Supreme court allows Florida to restrict people with felony convictions from voting

    Supreme court allows Florida to restrict people with felony convictions from voting
  9. saturn7

    Voter suppression attempt blocked in GA

    Bid to close voting sites in mostly black US county blocked REUTERS 24 AUG 2018 AT 09:49 ET Bid to close voting sites in mostly black US county blocked A county elections board in Georgia on Friday blocked an effort to close most polling places in a largely black county ahead of the...
  10. Professor Emeritus

    Trump and the Republican fight for a Whiter America

    White Fight: Donald Trump is leading the Republican charge to preserve a shrinking White minority TLDR: Step 1) They block non-White people from coming in. Step 2) If non-White people do get in, they block them from getting legal status and then deport them. Step 3) If they do get legal...
  11. Jimi Swagger

    Too poor to vote: how Alabama’s ‘new poll tax’ bars thousands of people from voting

    Randi Lynn Williams: her debt, known as legal financial obligations, total more than $11,500. Photograph: Connor Sheets In Alabama, money keeps thousands of people away from the ballot box – and the state’s felon disenfranchisement policies are probably unconstitutional. Randi Lynn...
  12. SirReginald

    DEBATE OF THE DAY: Should Convicted Felons Have THE RIGHT To Vote?

    Aight, I'm in Virginia and my governor just restored convicted felons voting rights. Should convicted felons vote down the line? Yes. However, I feel they have to earn that by being productive in society and etc for a certain length of time. So, what are your thoughts on this? Basically, I...
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