With less than a month before the election and 10 days until Nebraska’s final voter registration deadline, the state Supreme Court has ordered election officials to allow citizens who have completed their felony sentences to register to vote. This ruling, issued on Wednesday, impacts tens of thousands of Nebraskans who regained the right to vote under laws passed by the legislature in 2005 and updated in July 2024, but who were previously barred from registering by the Secretary of State.
A federal three-judge panel convened in Little Rock to hear arguments regarding the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2021 congressional district map. The lawsuit, filed by the...
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North Carolina legislative leaders have petitioned a three-judge federal panel to dismiss parts of two lawsuits challenging the state’s congressional and legislative election maps. Lawyers representing Republican lawmakers...
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The already overdue process of redrawing Anderson’s Common Council districts faces further delays after a council decision to hire an external consultant to assist with the boundary revisions....
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Efforts led by Republican state officials aim to alter voting maps by redefining who is counted as Black, a move that could significantly dilute the voting strength of...
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As Republicans prepare to take control of both Congress and the White House in the coming year, voting rights advocates are shifting their focus to state-level protections against...
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