Tag: voters rights
MAGA-allied Georgia Election Board votes to hand-count ballots: Move could throw...
Voting rights advocates say hand-counting ballots is more time-consuming and could also introduce errors compared to the use of standard voting machines.
Vote by mail: Head of Postal Union says mailed ballots are...
“We’re talking now about basic access to the ballot box. The Post Office is the most trusted federal agency.”
‘We teach, we vote!:’ 10,000 teachers rise up against Republican legislature...
Led by the grassroots group SC for Ed, teachers from across the traditionally deep red state took personal days to stage the walkout.
Voter registration is inherently racist
And several other reasons that the midterm elections are testing how far some states can go in disenfranchising certain voters.
Are you on the list?
Even if a person is eligible, their names could be on the voter purge list after research from the Brennan Center for Justice in New York confirmed an upward trend of voter roll purges as the midterm elections are fast approaching.
New poll indicates Democratic women are most motivated voting group ahead...
Experts are hoping that the group "most motivated" to vote above all others will "form the battle lines for this fall’s midterm elections."
Meet Crystal Mason, the black Texas mother facing 5+ years in...
Crystal Mason cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election despite having a past felony conviction for tax fraud that prevented her from voting.
West Virginia teachers help vote out longtime foe of state’s unions
The teachers handed Republican state Sen. Robert Karnes his defeat as many participated in the GOP primary.
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Is the DNC giving Kamala Harris a Boost for 2028?
Scant attention has focused on how hiding the autopsy provides an assist to Kamala Harris, who currently leads in polling of Democrats for the party’s 2028 nomination.
Trump’s quiet election push sparks alarms over federal power and the machinery of voting
A Reuters investigation has revealed a widening federal push into state election systems, with demands for voter records, scrutiny of voting equipment, and revived fraud probes fueling warnings about intimidation, disenfranchisement, and executive overreach.
Trump purge of National Science Board sparks warnings of political takeover of US science
The firing of every member of the National Science Board, alongside sweeping proposed cuts to federal research agencies, is raising alarms that the administration is dismantling independent scientific governance while jeopardizing America’s research leadership.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
May 1 deadline could trigger constitutional clash over Trump’s Iran war
As the War Powers Resolution clock expires, a legal confrontation is emerging over whether President Donald Trump can continue military operations in Iran without congressional approval.