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The Voting Rights Act Marks Its 60th Anniversary as Its Core Provisions Are Being Eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it,
We cannot deny our ugly history with racial discrimination in this country, especially as it pertains to access to the ...
Mail voting is popular despite rhetoric Roughly 30% of voters last fall used a mail ballot, a decline from the 43% who did so during the pandemic election in 2020 but higher than pre-pandemic ...
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Ballot Access | The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy of Progress and an Uncertain FutureSixty years ago, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, opening the doors of American democracy wider than ever before. Designed to eliminate racially discriminatory voting practices like ...
As educators, our role gives us a powerful opportunity: not just to teach about democracy, but also to practice it alongside ...
A backlog of completed Georgia election investigations grew to over 300 cases after the State Election Board prioritized passing new voting rules last year.
Election groups urged the Supreme Court to let candidates challenge late ballot deadlines, saying a ruling could open the ...
The ruling was the second time the case had been in federal court. Earlier, a state court deemed the law unconstitutional.
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