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 […]
Tag: Voting rights
DeSantis’ redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says #DeSantis #redistricting #map #Florida #unconstitutional #redrawn #judge
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional […]
Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration #Tens #thousands #expected #March #Washingtons #60th #anniversary #demonstration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Martin Luther King III, along with his wife, Arndrea Waters King, and their 15-year-old daughter, Yolanda, have developed a set of traditions […]
Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights #Houstonians #worry #laws #deter #voters #dont #recall #hardwon #fight #voting #rights
HOUSTON (AP) — Sylvia Ann Miller-Scarborough remembers when people of color had to pay a poll tax to vote in Houston. She recalls her grandmother, […]
Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling #Court #blocks #Mississippi #ban #voting #crimes #GOP #official #appeal #ruling
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of […]
Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map #Plaintiffs #voting #rights #case #urge #judges #toss #Alabamas #congressional #map
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama’s redrawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court […]