Sam Levine
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Judge Blocks Tennessee From Imposing New Restrictions On Voter Registration Drives
The law subjects people who engage in voter registration to potential fines and even criminal penalty. → Read More
Ohio Set To Remove More Than 200,000 People From Its Voter Rolls
Voting rights groups want the state to pause the removals, noting that thousands of eligible voters are at risk of having their voter registrations canceled. → Read More
Ohio Set To Remove More Than 200,000 People From Its Voter Rolls
Voting rights groups want the state to pause the removals, noting that thousands of eligible voters are at risk of having their voter registrations cance... → Read More
North Carolina Court Says The State's Districts Are Illegal Partisan Gerrymanders
Activists believe state courts may offer a way to rein in excessive gerrymandering. → Read More
Indiana Can't Kick Voters Off Rolls Without Warning, Appeals Court Says
“The only way to know whether voters want to cancel their registration is to ask them," 7th Circuit Chief Judge Diane Wood wrote. → Read More
Obama Announces New Push In Fight Against Gerrymandering
A new program will train people in the basics of redistricting and why it matters to their everyday lives. → Read More
GOP Says Michigan Panel To Limit Partisan Gerrymandering Discriminates Against Them
“It’s particularly rich that Republicans are claiming that the commission discriminates on the basis of partisan affiliation," one expert said. → Read More
Texas Made An Example Out Of Crystal Mason — For Trying To Vote
She's appealing a five-year prison sentence and fighting to save her home, all so the state can prop up the myth of "voter fraud." There are serious ques... → Read More
With Census Citizenship Battle Over, Republicans Gear Up For A Redistricting Fight
Trump has jumped into a battle over whether states can draw districts based only on the population that is eligible to vote, a move that would benefit Republicans. → Read More
Trump Administration Drops Bid To Put Citizenship Question On 2020 Census
The decision comes days after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the administration from adding the question. → Read More
Trump Administration Drops Bid To Put Citizenship Question On 2020 Census
The decision comes days after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the administration from adding the question. → Read More
Supreme Court OKs Excessive Partisan Gerrymandering
The ruling opens the door for lawmakers to draw districts that greatly benefit their party. → Read More
Florida Lawmakers Aim To Restrict Early Voting Locations Based On Parking Availability
Critics say the measure is clearly aimed at restricting early voting on college campuses, where parking is limited. → Read More
Kris Kobach Discussed Adding A Census Citizenship Question With Trump 2016 Campaign
The disclosure adds more context to how the Trump administration decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. → Read More
Giving Prisoners The Right To Vote Isn't A Fringe Idea. It's Already Happening.
The idea is dividing Democrats. But in states where it's already a reality, it doesn't seem particularly controversial. → Read More
Dozens Of Civil Rights Groups Ask Presidential Candidates To Support Letting People In Prison Vote
Bernie Sanders is the only 2020 candidate so far to say unequivocally that incarcerated people should be able to vote. → Read More
2020 Democrats Agree On Expanding Voting Rights, But Not Necessarily To Prisoners
Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for those behind bars to vote. Other presidential candidates are more tepid. → Read More
Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Citizenship Question On The Census
The case will have significant consequences for the next decade and beyond. → Read More
Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Can Add Citizenship Question To Census
Advocates warn that the question will reduce responses to the decennial survey, with serious consequences for the nation. → Read More
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