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Tribes and tribal citizens accuse South Dakota of violating voting laws

South Dakota has a long and troubled history of disenfranchising Native voters.

www.indianz.com

Hamtramck, Mich. settles Voting Rights Act lawsuit, will provide Bengali language assistance

After the Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) sued the city of Hamtramck for violating the federal Voting Rights Act, a court order and consent decree have been issued, calling for the metro Detroit city to provide a more ethnically diverse elections environment. “I am really happy to hear that this agreement was reached,” […]

www.michiganadvance.com

Hawaii proposal looks to change council districts, election of members

Proposals that would redraw Maui County Council districts and alter the way members are elected are among dozens of potential changes to local government that the Maui Charter Commission will vet over the next six months.

www.mauinews.com

Corporate giants call on Congress to pass voting rights measure

More than 150 corporate giants, including Target, PepsiCo and Google, urged Congress to strengthen voting rights for minority voters in a letter released Wednesday.

thehill.com

Conn. Gov. Lamont Signs Bill Restoring Right To Vote For People On Parole

Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1202 Wednesday, restoring the right to vote for people on parole.

www.nbcconnecticut.com

Bill to Allow Noncitizens to Vote in NYC Elections Languishes, Despite Majority Support

Intro. 1867, which would expand the electorate on municipal ballots by giving voting rights to lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and immigrants authorized to work, has not been resolved in more than a year.

citylimits.org

Ga. judge rejects DeKalb GOP’s nominee for elections board

Paul Maner is officially out of the running for the DeKalb Elections Board.

www.ajc.com

In A First, A Man At The D.C. Jail Just Won A Local Election

"If we can see one of us succeed… then everyone else will follow suit," says Joel Caston, who has been incarcerated for 26 years and won an ANC election.

dcist.com

Those on parole in Connecticut would be allowed to vote under provision in 837-page budget bill

A provision in the 837-page special session bill implementing the state budget would allow people on parole to vote, completing a decade-long effort to end felony disenfranchisement in Connecticut.

www.courant.com

Queens City Council candidates rip lawmakers' attempt to repeal ranked choice voting

A group of city council candidates gathered at LeFrak City recently to denounce a bill that would repeal ranked choice voting.

qns.com

Tribal Leaders Say New Arizona Election Laws Threaten Indigenous Voting Rights

Gov. Doug Ducey has signed at least a dozen voting bills into law during this legislative session.

www.knau.org

Ranked-choice voting faces high-stakes test in New York City mayoral race

This is the first time New York City will be using ranked-choice voting in a citywide election.

www.cbsnews.com

Groups: Census privacy tool could hurt voting rights goals

A report from two civil rights groups says a method being used for the first time by the U.S. Census Bureau to protect people's privacy in 2020 census data could make voting rights enforcement more difficult.

abcnews.go.com

Arizona Legislature votes to outlaw private election grants

Arizona Republicans voted Wednesday to ban private funding for elections, a response to millions of dollars in grants for the 2020 election.

yourvalley.net

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).

www.arabamericannews.com

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.

www.jsonline.com

State lawmakers introduce bill to bring ranked-choice voting to Wisconsin

Ranked-choice voting systems let voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than selecting a single candidate to support.

www.wglr.com

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