Voting Rights

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June 21, 2021
Lindsay Graham called S.R. 1 "a bad idea" on "Fox News Sunday," dubbing it "a problem that most Republicans are…
June 19, 2021
While voter suppression laws continue to be an issue in many states, voters are more focused on quality of life…
June 18, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear he and his fellow Republicans will oppose a "plan endorsed by Stacey…
U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
June 17, 2021
There is disdain among Black Americans about Juneteenth as a federal holiday as voting rights and police reform bills remain…
Vice President Harris, theGrio.com
June 17, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Texas state legislators to push for the passage of voting rights legislation on Capitol…
Sen. Joe Manchin thegrio.com
June 15, 2021
On Monday, protesters marched to Senator Joe Manchin’s office in West Virginia to demand his support for voting rights and…
June 13, 2021
It’s difficult to quantify how many election officials across the country have left their posts as the departures are not…
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin
June 8, 2021
Following Sen. Manchin's meeting with civil rights groups, Black clergymen in West Virginia say they now want the hometown senator's…
Sen. Joe Manchin and Al Sharpton, theGrio.com
June 7, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin, who said he'll oppose the For the People Act, will meet with Al Sharpton and other heads…
theGRIO.com
June 7, 2021
Jemele Hill called Sen. Joe Manchin a 'power-hungry white dude' after he opposed the Democrats voting rights bill.
June 7, 2021
Rep. Mondaire Jones had a sharp response to Sen. Joe Manchin's op-ed in which he explained the reason why he's…
June 6, 2021
The sites, along with 10 other locations in nine states, need immediate attention or risk being lost, according to a…
June 6, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin in an op-ed said the bill would “risk further dividing and destroying the republic" elected officials swore…
June 2, 2021
Harris has been tasked with a variety of duties in the Biden administration while consistently expressing urgency around voter access.
Texas Capitol buildin
May 31, 2021
A restrictive voting bill in Texas failed to pass Sunday night after Democrats walked out of the House chamber before…
May 16, 2021
Hundreds of bills have filed in 47 states this year have provisions that would expand voting rights, the Brennan Center…
May 11, 2021
Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation, spearheaded Mitch McConnell.
May 11, 2021
Jon Osshoff's proposal may be incorporated into the For The People Act, the election reform bill currently pending in the…
May 6, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill that is already being legally challenged by civil and voting rights…
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson x Texas Capitol
May 5, 2021
As Republican-led state legislatures, including Texas, pass sweeping voting laws ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats play defense.