The US Supreme Court said it will hear a new round of arguments on a Louisiana congressional map that created an additional ...

A Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that the district-based election system Virginia Beach imposed to comply with federal ...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Ward 1 move should be in place for early voting in this year's statewide elections ...

Following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed voting discrimination by race, Georgia’s state voting law changes were put under the eye of the U.S. attorney general.

HR 4, known as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – in tandem with the For The People Act, a sweeping elections and campaign finance reform proposal – follows years-long attempts ...

Courts have recognized a “private right of action” in the Voting Rights Act since the law’s inception. In 1966, a dispute ...

The Voting Rights Act, originally signed into law in 1965, initially was seen as protection against blatant attempts by states, mostly in the South, to prevent Black voters from participating in ...

But Capitol Hill remains mired in inaction and has failed to act to protect voting rights in the past. Unless a miracle takes place in Congress, then, the best chance of saving Section 2 lies with ...

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to address all facets of discrimination in voting. As President Lyndon Johnson said upon signing the law, “This act flows from a clear and simple wrong.

With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.

With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.