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,…
House Passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – Moves to Senate
By Peter Eibert WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the John R. Lewis…
Local Activists Push for Congressional Law to Protect Voting Rights Amid State Laws Putting Them Under Fire
Special To the Vanguard On Thursday July 8th, at a rally organized by Indivisible Yolo and Sister…
Guest Commentary: In Support of the For the People Act
By Steve Murphy (Editor’s Notes: The following remarks were delivered Thursday at the rally with Representative John…
Guest Commentary: 21st Century Impasse for Democracy
By Scott Steward The following is based on the article “Facing Down Jim Crow, Again” by Ari…
Garamendi in Davis to Rally for Senate Passage of Voting Rights
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Veteran legislator John Garamendi, who represents Davis and portions of…
US Court of Appeals Rules Ex-Felons in Florida Can’t Vote – Must Pay Fines, Fees, Costs, Restitution First
by Anika Khubchandani FLORIDA – In 2018, the people of Florida authorized an amendment to the State…
Guest Commentary: Our President Is Threatening the Right to Vote, as Well as Public Safety
By Diana Becton, Garry L. McFadden and Miriam Aroni Krinsky As we approach November, our nation’s access…
Iowa Governor Restores Right to Vote for Those Convicted of Felonies
By Ayanna Gandhi IOWA – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Wednesday signed an executive order automatically restoring the…