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American Samoan family accused of voter fraud in Alaska
American Samoa is the only U.S. territory whose residents have not been granted birthright citizenship by Congress.
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This Georgia Case Could Decide the Future of Gullah Geechee Land on Sapelo Island
Last year, Sapelo Island residents sued county officials for blocking them from holding a crucial vote that could determine whether they would be displaced from the last Gullah Gechee community on the Georgia coast. Barbara Bailey, Christopher Bailey, and Stanley Walker, on behalf of 2,300 voters, claimed McIntosh County commissioners stopped residents from casting their…
Moving testimony in federal Voting Rights Act hearing
By Michelle Shen Narrator: Here’s the story of a Philadelphia citizen who brought her daughter to the polls only to leave crying and humiliated without ever casting her ballot. This is a recounted version from a commissioner meeting on civil rights. DOJ official: “The poll workers were laughing at the fact that I could not speak…
Opinion: The time is now to make Maryland a national leader on state voting rights
Maryland voters have long been ready to move forward in building a democracy that ensures that every Marylander has the right to cast a ballot – without a state voting rights act, that right is in jeopardy. The Maryland Voting Rights Act is critical legislation that would increase voter access, expansion and protection among Maryland’s most vulnerable…
Civil rights expert: How to bridge Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump’s inauguration
The research suggests that when you really bridge with someone, the possibility of them changing and your changing goes up exponentially
Louisiana’s Brand New Majority-Black Congressional District Is in Peril
A group of “non-African American” voters could deny Black residents another champion in Congress.
Amendment Seeks to Exclude Naturalized Citizens from Voting
In this year’s election, North Carolina will decide whether to support or reject a constitutional amendment to clarify that only citizens can cast a vote. Is this “clarification” necessary, or there is something more behind it? This proposal is not as innocent as it seems. It was pushed by conservative lawmakers and, at its core,…
Six harmful tactics that tried to stop Latinos from voting
Our gente has dealt with voter suppression throughout history. The “powers that be” have always known we’re a force, so they’ve tried to stop us from voting. But, no matter how hard some shady politicians try, we’re going to keep showing up to the polls. Literacy Tests 1920s — Arizona law required voters to pass an…
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