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Virginia Governor Cannot Grant Voting Rights to Felons Unilaterally
6/11: The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that governor Terry McAuliffe's plan to restore the voting rights of over 200,000 felons is unconstitutional.
No Registration Needed for North Dakota Voters
6/10: The fact that voters in North Dakota aren't required to register to vote is causing controversy for some fearing fraud.
ACLU Is Supporting Campaigns
6/8: The ACLU has changed its focus from lawsuits to funding candidates in local elections.
Ranked-Choice Votes Delay Election Results in Maine
6/8: The results of Maine's primary elections could be delayed up to six days while ranked-choice votes are counted.
Republicans Move to Add Voter ID Amendment to North Carolina Constitution
6/8: North Carolina Republicans want voters to decide on whether a voter ID amendment should be added to the state's constitution.
Felons Accused of Illegally Voting Fight North Carolina’s Law
6/8: Five felons convicted of illegally voting are claiming that North Carolina's law banning them from the polls is racist.
Federal Judges Allow Georgia to Use New Districts
6/8: A panel of federal judges in Georgia have decided that a lawsuit did not conclusively prove that districts were drawn with bias.
Alabama Fights to Keep Illegal Immigrants from Census Count
6/8: Alabama wants illegal immigrants excluded from the census' congressional district count, so they don't influence the number of House seats a state is allotted.
Companies Warned Away from North Carolina Because of Voter ID Laws
6/7: Advocacy group The Color of Change is campaigning against North Carolina's possible voter ID laws by encouraging Apple and Amazon to avoid setting up campuses in state.
Michigan Rules Redistricting Proposal Belongs on Ballot
6/7: A petition for independent redistricting sponsored by Voters Not Politicians can be on the midterm ballot, according to a Michigan court's ruling.