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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The justices offered no public explanation for their rejection of the cases, but one member of the court dissented.
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.
Despite voter fraud being exceedingly rare in Wyoming, the photo ID bill has gained major support in the Legislature.
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.
“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.
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a federal election reform Tuesday.
The legislation would keep certain voting features adopted during the COVID-19 emergency, but no longer allow all registered voters to vote by mail.
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.
The Georgia Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow the state to take over local election offices that fail to meet standards.
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.
Four members of DeKalb County’s elections board issued a joint statement Tuesday denouncing “harmful legislation” being considered by state lawmakers.
Georgia's Secretary of State claims former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has been funding and supporting election disinformation through her voting organization.
A virtual town hall will explore what's in the works.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation making the state's voter ID law stricter by no longer allowing people without identification to cast a ballot if they sign a statement affirming their identity.
The Arizona Senate has revived a stalled bill that would purge about 200,000 people from a list of voters who automatically get mail ballots.
We firmly believe the authority to legislate and regulate these changes should be left with the states, the secretaries wrote.
Florida inched closer to new vote by mail restrictions, Tuesday. In a split decision, state lawmakers advanced a bill making it harder to obtain absentee ballots for future elections.