The court’s choice to punt a key redistricting case signals trouble for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Truthout is a ...

Here is a rolling list of all the vote-a-rama amendments that come up on Monday, and whether they have made it into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

A Circuit Court judge’s ruling means that Virginia Beach’s current 10-1 voting system can’t stay in place until the General ...

Four and a half months later, the lanky Texan would return to the U.S. Capitol to sign the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, whose 50th anniversary is being celebrated this week.

The act was passed and signed in 1965, but it was a long time in the making. Its roots trace back to the end of Reconstruction. Federal troops withdrew from the South after the Compromise of 1877 ...

Gingles for evaluating vote dilution claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. This paper provides an overview of the U.S. Supreme Court’s jurisprudence about Section 2 of the VRA, starting ...

The SAVE Act, which would require people to prove they are U.S citizens before they can legally vote comes up in the U.S. House on Thursday.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It addressed voting rights, employment, public accommodations, education, and more.

Similar to surrounding states, those who need assistance in casting their ballot can take someone to assist them. In addition, at least one universal voting console is available at each polling place ...

Download the full Language Access report The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and other federal laws designed to protect voters of color from discrimination have helped remove many of the obstacles ...

The landmark civil rights law transformed American politics, enfranchising millions of voters of color, but as it nears 60-years-old, the Voting Rights Act is under attack from every angle by a ...

The state enacted the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) in 2018. 69 Washington added additional protections to the WVRA in a bill titled “Enhancing the Washington voting rights act,” which ...