Democrats launch sweeping bid to overhaul US election laws

Stacey Abrams, whose voting rights work helped make Georgia into a swing state, exhorted Congress on Thursday to reject "outright lies" that have historically restricted access to the ballot as Democrats began their push for a sweeping overhaul of election and ethics laws.

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Supreme Court won't hear GOP's Pennsylvania election challenge

The justices offered no public explanation for their rejection of the cases, but one member of the court dissented.

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Georgia bishop says state GOP's elections bill is an 'attempt to suppress the Black vote'

Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson issued a fiery rebuke Monday of a sweeping elections-related bill filed by Georgia Republicans last week, which he called “another attempt to suppress the Black vote" after the formerly red state went blue in the presidential election and last month's Senate runoffs.

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Fla. lawmakers pitch more privacy for voters and themselves

This is the second year legislation to shield state lawmakers’ and cabinet members’ home address, phone number and date of birth from the public record has been filed.

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Opponents of gerrymandering are recruiting a citizen army as Pa.’s 2022 redistricting approaches

Redistricting reformers are already organizing to stop any potential gerrymandering in the 2022 congressional and state legislative maps.

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Effort underway to involve underrepresented communities in Mich. redistricting

The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) is leading an effort alongside a coalition of partners to provide training and resources to help underrepresented communities give testimony and legislative maps to the new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC).

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Wyo. voter ID bill advances amid strong Republican legislative support

Despite voter fraud being exceedingly rare in Wyoming, the photo ID bill has gained major support in the Legislature.

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Ranked-choice voting gets backing of bipartisan group in Wisconsin

Backers say the changes would foster bipartisanship because candidates would be inspired to appeal to the broadest slice of the electorate, not just those in their party.

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Counties will again be unable to process mail ballots early during Pa.’s primary election

While a municipal primary typically sees low turnout, election officials said they can’t predict how many voters will take advantage of the state’s no-excuse mail voting law.

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N.C. Iredell Board of Elections demonstrates new election software, equipment

The Iredell County Board of Elections plans to update the software for its voting equipment and to replace some of its older voting machines if the county commissioners approve the change on March 12.

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Mont. bill criticized as 'going back 100 years' with election laws is killed by House panel

“This bill is probably the worst bill I’ve seen all session, if you want to know the truth of the matter,” said Rep. Geraldine Custer, a Forsyth Republican.

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Md. AG Frosh leads attorneys general in support for federal election reform package

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a federal election reform Tuesday.

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Kentucky election reform bills adds early voting, mail-in limits

The legislation would keep certain voting features adopted during the COVID-19 emergency, but no longer allow all registered voters to vote by mail.

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Iowa Republicans fast-tracking dramatic election changes

Iowa Republicans are moving swiftly to sharply limit early voting in the state, months after a general election overseen by a Republican secretary of state that saw record turnout and overwhelming victories by GOP candidates.

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Georgia bill clears Senate that would let state take over local election boards

The Georgia Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow the state to take over local election offices that fail to meet standards.

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Georgia secretary of state withholds support for 'reactionary' GOP voting bills

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) is withholding support for numerous voting measures filed by Republican state lawmakers in recent weeks as his office reviews the legislation.

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Ga. DeKalb county elections board members decry ‘harmful’ voting legislation

Four members of DeKalb County’s elections board issued a joint statement Tuesday denouncing “harmful legislation” being considered by state lawmakers.

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Georgia Counties Sue Trump for Expenses From His Failed Voting Fraud Suit

Two Atlanta-area counties filed lawsuits against former President Donald Trump this week, seeking legal fees in his campaign’s failed voting fraud lawsuit against state election officials.

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Raffensperger: Abrams funded group that pushed voting machine disinformation in Georgia

Georgia's Secretary of State claims former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has been funding and supporting election disinformation through her voting organization.

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