Oak Grove, Minnesota, has petitioned the state Supreme Court to settle a dispute with Anoka County over which of the two jurisdictions can designate the use of electronic voter rosters — as opposed to paper rosters — in county, state and federal elections held at Oak Grove’s polling places. Anoka County has mandated all precincts in […]

This week is a great week for celebrating Tennessee’s pivotal role in the 19th Amendment’s ratification.  On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted in a special session to ratify the 19th Amendment, which enshrined the right to vote for American women in the U.S. Constitution.  The House concurred with the Senate which […]

Gov. Josh Stein said he’ll veto House Bill 377 Monday, saying it would have a “chilling effect” on judicial independence in North Carolina. The bill, simply titled “2026 Court Changes,” would give the state Supreme Court the power to censure, publicly reprimand, suspend or remove judges at its discretion, even if the Judicial Standards Commission […]

Ahead of November’s midterm election, anti-voter majorities on county boards of elections across North Carolina have targeted student voters by proposing plans to remove or exclude on-campus early voting locations. If approved, these plans will make voting harder not only for students, but for hundreds of faculty, staff, and community members who work on or […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans are set to vote later this month on whether to amend the state Constitution to include voter identification requirements and to give lawmakers greater authority over election law.  If State Question 846 is approved by a majority of voters, the Oklahoma Constitution would be amended to require proof of identity for […]

I've spent the last several weeks doing something I don't enjoy: reading through comment threads, forwarded emails, and private messages where members of this party have torn into one another.

Portsmouth school board member Quniana Futrell appeared somber behind the podium in Norfolk’s Slover event space as she spoke in support of a proposal to amend Virginia’s constitution to automatically restore voting rights for people who complete felony sentences.  She recalled her experience growing up with both of her parents incarcerated and said her mother […]