Tag: Voter registration
For Black Voters Matter, the goal is greater community power
LaTosha Brown opened with a song.
Speaking about voting rights...
Citizenship agency eyes improved service without plan to pay
Less than a year after being on the verge of furloughing about 70% of employees to plug a funding shortfall, the U.S. agency that...
EXPLAINER: How Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery will work
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the first drawing for Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery system scheduled for May 26, state officials announced a change to the process...
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate mounted an aggressive case against Democrats' sweeping election and voter-access legislation, pushing to roll back proposals for...
GOP readies blitz against Democrats’ voting rights bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans are preparing to launch an all-out assault on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically difficult votes...
McConnell poised for starring role in voting bill fight
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is so determined to stop a sweeping elections overhaul pushed by congressional Democrats that he will...
A look at the changes in Florida’s election laws
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 48-page elections bill Thursday that, despite boasts of a flawless 2020 election, creates many significant...
Democrats revise voting bill, but Senate obstacles remain
WASHINGTON — Democrats are revising key sections of their sweeping legislation to overhaul U.S. elections, hoping to address concerns raised by state and local...
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it...
Iowa moves 294,000 registered voters to ‘inactive’ status
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hundreds of 17-year-olds who could not cast ballots in the 2020 election because of their age are among 294,000 registered...