ACLU Defends California’s Mail-In Ballot Rules against Attack by Congressman
SAN DIEGO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California announced in a press…
Guest Commentary: People Leaving Prison Should Have the Right to Vote
Undemocratic bans keep millions of people from exercising their right to vote, but some states are finally…
Racial Gerrymandering, Coming to a District Near You!
SOUTH CAROLINA — On October 11, 2023 the Supreme Court was in session to hear their second case…
Guest Commentary: Voting Rights for People Held in Jail
By Jasmine Ross Approximately half a million Americans are held in county jails and are eligible to vote, but…
Largest Voting Rights Coalition in California Launches to Increase Election Turnout
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA — Hundreds of community leaders, advocates, and organizers representing labor, faith-based, Black,…
New Mexico OKs Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to Former Felons
By Tommy Nguyen WASHINGTON, DC – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham late last week signed into…
Guest Commentary: My Conviction Meant 40 Years without a Vote. Not Anymore.
Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me. By Jennifer Schroeder…
Minnesota Supreme Court Votes against Restoring Voting Rights for Felons – Opponents Charge Ruling Disproportionately Affects People of Color, People of Indigenous Descent
By Destiny G MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Constitution does not automatically give those who have been released…
How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens
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Georgia Absentee Voters Given Leeway to Vote in Midterm Elections
By Britney Cao and Rena Abdusalam ATLANTA – The Cobb County Superior Court, in an emergency ruling,…
REPORT: No Voting Rights for 4.6 Million Americans with Felony Convictions
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report published by The Sentencing Project this week revealed 4.6…
Upcoming Election Prompts NAACP to Ask DOJ for Election Monitors
By Britney Cao WASHINGTON, D.C. –The NAACP this week wrote the U.S. Assistant Attorney General a letter…
Majority of Voters Support Right to Vote for All Citizens, Regardless of Criminal Status
By Amy Berberyan WASHINGTON, D.C – A national poll has revealed that 56 percent of voters “[support]…
California Attorney General Joins Coalition in Amicus Brief Supporting Voting Rights of Previously Incarcerated Felons in North Carolina
By Wayne Chan OAKLAND, CA — Joining a coalition of 15 attorneys general across the country, California…
Sentencing Project Releases Report on Jail-Based Voting for 2 Million Incarcerated
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Sentencing Project has released a new report, “Voting in Jails: Advocacy…
Sentencing Project Applauds Passage of Measure to Allow Incarcerated to Vote
By Mihajla Milovanovic BOSTON, MASS – Massachusetts has joined other states in giving voting rights to those…
ACLU, Others File Voting Rights Suit in Mississippi for Diluting Black Votes
By Ashleen Herrarte GREENVILLE, MISS – Mississippi civil rights groups have challenged Supreme Court-approved district lines that…
Court Blocks Montana Laws that Restrict Voting Rights for Native Americans
(Photo: Steve Cordes, Unsplash) By Jaanvi Kaur and Ankita Joshi BILLINGS, MT – A Montana court stopped…
As Expected, U.S. Senate Blocks John R. Lewis Act
By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC – After lengthy debate Wednesday night, the Senate has voted not to…
Martin Luther King III Calls for Voting Rights Support from AZ Senator Sinema during Weekend Demonstration
By Anna Olsen and Jake Romero PHOENIX, AZ — The family of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,…