Elections

‘Nowhere I feel safe’: Election officials recount threats

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Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss

Black woman Trump falsely accused of carrying ‘suitcases’ full of ballots to testify at Jan. 6 hearings 

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New York passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to prevent voter suppression

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Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front

John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro strike dramatically different profiles, yet their fate is intertwined in the November midterm elections.
/ June 20, 2022

DC mayor’s race reflects Democratic dilemma over policing

With homicide and violent crime rates spiraling, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser finds herself in a reelection fight.
/ June 19, 2022

La. lawmakers failed to create second majority Black voting district that a federal judge ordered

Louisiana lawmakers ended a special session Saturday saying they were unable to agree on a new congressional map that includes…
/ June 19, 2022

Trump endorses Daniel Cameron’s bid for governor in Kentucky

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement Thursday evening in his 2023 bid for governor.
/ June 18, 2022

Race factors into Democratic Party runoff for Georgia secretary of state

Democrats State Rep. Bee Nguyen and former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler are vying to challenge Republican incumbent Brad Raffensperger.
/ June 18, 2022

N.C. Democratic Black caucus to boycott annual party convention Juneteenth weekend 

Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the party's nominee in November's U.S. Senate race, is scheduled to speak Saturday…
/ June 17, 2022
La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com

Judge denies extension of Louisiana redistricting deadline

Judge Shelly Dick noted that approving a new congressional map in six days has been done by the Louisiana Legislature…
/ June 17, 2022

Michelle Obama delivers impassioned speech on voting: ‘If you don’t…others will!’

Michelle Obama delivered an impassioned speech during the inaugural Culture of Democracy Summit, hosted by When We All Vote.
/ June 14, 2022

Math teacher is a fraction of a percentage point from making it to the runoff for superintendent of California’s schools

Ainye Long, a middle school department chair of mathematics and the only woman in the race, could face off with…
/ June 14, 2022

U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker repeatedly said he worked in law enforcement. There’s no proof he ever did 

Despite Walker's many assertions over the years, there is no evidence that the Republican Senate hopeful's claims are true.
/ June 14, 2022
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com

Appeals court lifts hold on Louisiana congressional remap

The ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means a special session may start on Wednesday for a…
/ June 13, 2022
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No delays allowed. Federal judge rules La. must add another majority-Black voting district by June 20

A federal judge has refused to delay her order for Louisiana to redraw its congressional districts while an elections official appeals.
/ June 9, 2022