Voting rights
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills
Even as the country prepares for the next presidential election, the separate measures will underscore how the 2 major parties often are completely at odds over voting procedures.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor
Trump's lawyers are asking a state court to throw out its report and all testimony from the inquiry and bar Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from continuing to investigate or prosecute Trump.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
The Maine Idea: Voter ID needn’t be partisan
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Lawmakers consider bill requiring Maine voters to show photo ID at polls
Supporters say a photo ID mandate would boost public confidence in Maine elections, but opponents, including Gov. Mills, say it would do far more harm than good.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Vermont Supreme Court rules in favor of noncitizen voting
The Republican National Committee filed lawsuits asking judges to declare noncitizen voting unconstitutional.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Maine Voices: Here’s what Republicans’ ‘personal liberty’ looks like in practice
It means freedom from government interference – and any of the benefits that has ever conferred.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Leonard Pitts: Don’t ask me for answers we both know you don’t want
African Americans are tired of people constantly requesting ‘proof’ of racism – like it’s some UFO hoax.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Supreme Court hears case that could affect minority voting power across U.S.
In the latest showdown over the federal Voting Rights Act, lawsuits seek to force Alabama to create a second Black majority congressional district.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Introducing Captain Florida, the opportunist
In which a version of Gov. Ron DeSantis stands up to tolerance and punches it in the nose.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Commentary: Right to register, vote is essential to democracy
There’s no good reason for the U.S. to trail most other developed democracies in voter participation.
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