Truthout
Voting Rights
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Members of Congress Introduce a New Fix for the Voting Rights Act
Legislation introduced yesterday represents the first attempt by a bipartisan group in Congress to reinstate the vital protections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court took away.
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How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Democracy, as Seen From Down Under
Unlike the US, Australia's system prevents the “buying” of elections and citizens are required to vote rather than being prevented from voting.
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Diebold Charged With Bribery, Falsifying Docs, “Worldwide Pattern of Criminal Conduct“
One of the world's largest ATM manufacturers and, formerly, one of the largest manufacturers of electronic voting systems, has been indicted by federal prosecutors for bribery and falsification of …
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Women May Have to Win Back the Right to Vote Less Than 100 Years After Gaining It
A new voter ID law in Texas that declares the only acceptable ID will be a valid photo ID with your legal name on it makes it harder for …
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Texas’s Voter ID Law in Federal Court
The NAACP and two other groups are filing suit to halt the state's voter ID law after a Supreme Court ruling in June.
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Shouldn’t Prisoners Be Allowed to Vote?
Voting rights for prisoners and ex-felons is just the logical next step.
John Lewis Marches On
Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis revisit the 1963 March on Washington. How did it transform America?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Another Key Provision of Obamacare Meant to Protect Consumers Is Being Delayed, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Obama Administration is holding off on instituting out-of-pocket expense limits; North Carolina's Republican Governor Pat McCrory signed our nation's most restrictive voter …
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Obama Administration Will Fight to Restore Voting Rights Act
The first challenge will be in Texas, where lawmakers are challenging Texas's redistricting plan based on the 2010 census.
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The Modern Movement for Civil Rights
Congress must act to correct the Supreme Court's many wrongs.