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'Jim Crow-Era Tactics' Rejected as Texas GOP Racist Voter ID Law Smacked Down
Written by Jake Johnson | Common Dreams
"It's time for Congress to finally act to restore the Voting Rights Act, and put an end to these kinds of efforts that deny voters of color access to the ballot."
Bid to restore felons’ voting rights draws broad support
Written by Yvonne Gonzalez | Las Vegas Sun
A bill that seeks to restore voting rights for certain felons is drawing diverse support from groups including the Washoe County Public Defender’s Office.
Jill Stein’s Recount Effort Raises Millions In Just Hours
Written by Rebecca Shapiro | The Huffington Post
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s call to raise funds to support vote recounts in three key states was met with ease late Wednesday, with the https://jillstein.nationbuilder.com/recount"}}">fundraiser quickly exceeding its $2 million goal.
Indiana officials are trying to block almost 45,000 black citizens from voting
Written by Kira Lerner | ThinkProgress
Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.
A 90-Year-Old Woman Who’s Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law
Written by Ari Berman | The Nation
Voting-rights groups are asking a federal court to block the law before the November election.
Protecting the Right to Vote in the 2016 Elections
Written by Liz Kennedy and Hannah Parnes| Center for American Progress
The real measure of election integrity is that every eligible American can cast a vote that is counted. But this fundamental right is being threatened in the 2016 elections. Fourteen states will have new laws cutting back on voting rights and access in place for the first time in a presidential election.
Court Says Ohio's Voter Purge is Illegal, But Will Rolls Be Restored in Time for Election?
Written by Lauren McCauley | Common Dreams
Ohio's policy is said to be the most aggressive in the nation with more than 2 million registered voters removed since 2011
Norment proposes path to voting rights for nonviolent felons; McAuliffe calls it 'step backward'
Written by Graham Moomaw | The Richmond Times Dispatch
Virginia Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. announced Thursday that he’ll introduce a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights for some nonviolent felons, create new barriers for others, and strip future governors of the power to restore political rights.
Virginia Republicans seek to block governor's voting rights restoration
Written by Ian Simpson | Yahoo News
Virginia Republican leaders said they will file a contempt motion on Wednesday against Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe over his efforts to restore voting rights to about 206,000 felons.
Voting machines are critically vulnerable
Written by Mark Rockwell | FCW.com
Voting machines are nothing more than "stripped-down computers using outdated operating systems possessing every conceivable vulnerability that a device can have," the report states.
According to the authors, a hack would not have to affect a wide range of systems. Targeting only a few systems in a swing state could be enough to alter the outcome of a national election.
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HR 5131- The VOTE Act (Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act)
Written by Andrea Miller
HR 5131 amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to make improvements to voting system technology, election official training, and protecting voting system source code. This bill amends the Help Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make a payment to each eligible state in which a precinct used at least one outdated voting machine to administer the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2012 There is no companion bill in the Senate.. Cosponsors
In Virginia, the race is on to register 200,000 former felons
Written by Jeanna Portnoy | The Washington Post
Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s decision to restore the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons has set off a frenzied effort by advocacy groups to register them in the hope they can swing not just the presidential election but also state politics for the next decade.
De Blasio Demands Explanation, as Decline in Registered Brooklyn Democrats Doubles
Written by Brigid Bergin | WNYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the New York City Board of Elections to investigate why more than 63,000 registered Democrats were dropped from the voting rolls since last fall.
Wisconsin Photo ID Law Leads to Long Lines
Written by Brennan Center for Justice | Common DreamsConfusion over Wisconsin’s strict new photo ID law contributed to hour-long lines and other challenges for voters in yesterday’s primary, according to widespread media reports.
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