The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold oral argument Tuesday concerning state and national Republicans’ appeal of a decision striking down part of Texas’ 2021 omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1.
Republicans are pushing for a proof of citizenship requirement to serve their own ends while perpetuating harmful myths about noncitizen voting.
An appellate court in New York reversed a lower court overturning the state’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) — a law that grants voters additional protections not covered by federal law.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill that would require anyone registering to vote in federal elections to provide proof of citizenship, will be one of the first ten bills considered in the new Congress.
President Joe Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill that would add 63 new federal judges over the next decade, explaining that the bill “fails to resolve key questions” about the allocation of judges and senior status judges.
The newly-elected 119th Congress will be sworn in Friday and the GOP — which has repeatedly targeted voting rights — is set to control both chambers for the first time since 2019.
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The North Carolina election board said it won’t order a full hand recount for GOP Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin.
After the general election, North Carolina’s government finds itself in a partisan power struggle that may not bode well for voters.
Michigan voters will no longer be allowed to openly carry firearms to polling locations in the state under a new law.