Sam Levine
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Recent articles by Sam:
The Texas AG Says Voter Fraud Is A Big Problem. His Cases Suggest Otherwise.
A closer look at election fraud cases Attorney General Ken Paxton resolved in 2018 suggests many of them were minor. → Read More
Tennessee Lawmakers Consider Fines And Criminal Penalties For Voter Registration Drives
Activists say the measure would chill efforts to register people in a state that already has significant problems with voter registration and turnout. → Read More
She Was Helping People Get IDs. She Wound Up Getting Kicked Out Of The DMV.
A county clerk accused an organizer of soliciting in a government building. The organizer said she was passing out flyers to people interested in getting... → Read More
Trump Says The Census Is Pointless Without A Citizenship Question. That's A Lie.
The data gathered in the decennial census has a wide variety of essential uses that have nothing to do with citizenship. → Read More
Elizabeth Warren Won't Say If She Supports Incarcerated Felon Voting Rights
Several candidates said voting rights should be restored to people released from prison. None said they support the right of felons to vote while incarcerated. → Read More
House Democrats Expand Voter Suppression Probe To Include Texas And Kansas
The committee wants to know more about a controversial effort to review the voter rolls in Texas and a decision to move a polling place in Kansas. → Read More
Feds Are Probing 'Election Irregularities' In North Carolina Congressional Race
The North Carolina Board of Elections ordered a new election last month, saying a GOP win was tainted by fraud. → Read More
Thousands Of Ex-Felons Just Got The Right To Vote Back In Louisiana. There Are Still Big Obstacles.
“It’s just exhausting. The thing is it just reminded me of how difficult it is to just manage life with a conviction. Everything requires an extra step, ... → Read More
Democrats Introduce Plan To Bring Power Back To The Voting Rights Act
Democrats released a new formula for determining which jurisdictions need to have their voting changes cleared by the federal government. → Read More
Supreme Court Will Hear Case Challenging Citizenship Question In 2020 Census
A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from adding the question earlier this year. → Read More
ACLU Sues New Hampshire Over New Voting Law, Saying It's A 'Poll Tax'
A new state law would require anyone who wants to vote in the state to also register their car there -- if they have one -- and get a New Hampshire drive... → Read More
Texas Secretary Of State Refuses To Admit Mistakes In Probe Of Suspected Noncitizens
David Whitley sidestepped questions about why his office sent out a press release on supposed noncitizen voters without having done a thorough investigat... → Read More
Rep. Elijah Cummings Says His Mother's Dying Words Were To Protect The Right To Vote
“On my mother’s dying bed, 92 years old, former sharecropper, her last words were, ‘Do not let them take our votes away from us,’” the representative said. → Read More
Stacey Abrams: 'Together, We Are Coming For America, For A Better America'
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate called for unity and social justice in the Democratic response to the State of the Union address. → Read More
Democrats Have Had It With Allegations Of Voter Fraud
After taking control of the U.S. House, Democrats are trying to compile evidence that shows voter suppression is a much larger problem than voter fraud. → Read More
Texas County Asks Voters To Prove Their Citizenship, Then Says Never Mind
58 people in one Texas county received two letters regarding a request for citizenship information. → Read More
Texas Discriminated Against Minority Voters Repeatedly. DOJ Doesn’t Care If It Continues.
A former Justice Department lawyer said a recent reversal in DOJ's position is "appalling." → Read More
Republicans Claim Democrats' Voting Rights Bill Is Just A Play To Steal Elections
The first hearing for H.R. 1 raised fears of fraud and child rapist voters, praised long lines and rewrote history. → Read More
Texas Officials Say There Are Errors In List Of Suspected Noncitizen Voters
President Trump and Texas' attorney general used a list of suspected noncitizen voters to claim voter fraud. Now the list appears to be inaccurate. → Read More
Judge Denies Republican Mark Harris' Request To Be Certified Winner In Disputed Congressional Race
The ruling is the latest in an ongoing investigation into irregularities and allegations of fraud in North Carolina's ninth congressional district. → Read More