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Court Overrules Federal Election Official on Proof of Citizenship
A top appeals court has overturned a federal official’s ruling that effectively allowed three states to insist on proof of citizenship when their residents try to register to vote. The official, U.S. Election Assistance Commission [...]
Not All Voting Happens on Election Day
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Election officials begin mailing ballots Sept. 9 to any registered voter in North Carolina who formally requested one. That's the earliest in the country and 60 days before the Nov. 8 election. [...]
Illegal Immigrant Tapped for Clinton ‘Dreamer’ Campaign Tied to Soros-Funded Voter Effort
An illegal immigrant who was tapped by the Hillary Clinton campaign for a new effort to register Latino voters is tied to a multi-million dollar voter registration effort funded by George Soros.
Judge Blocks North Dakota’s Voter ID Law
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal judge on Monday (Aug. 1) blocked North Dakota's voter identification law after a group of American Indians said it unfairly burdens them -- the latest court ruling against voting laws [...]
Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law
A federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voter ID law on Friday (July 29), finding that a series of provisions approved by lawmakers in 2013 were "enacted with racially discriminatory intent." Among the voter [...]
McAuliffe Begins to Grant Voting Rights for Convicted Felons Individually after Court Ruling
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Saturday he already has begun restoring the voting rights of convicted felons one-by-one, after the state Supreme Court rescinded his executive action granting voting rights en masse to more than [...]
Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Governor’s Order on Felon Voting
RICHMOND -- Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's executive order restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday, siding with Republican lawmakers who said the governor overstepped [...]
Court Orders Changes to Texas Voter ID Law
AUSTIN -- A federal appeals court ruled on July 20 that Texas' strict voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act and ordered changes before the November election. The ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit [...]
ACLU Sues Kansas over Registration Rules
WICHITA -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit on July 19 seeking to block a Kansas election rule that could throw out thousands of votes in state and local races by people [...]
Voter ID Ads Begin Running in Wisconsin
July 18, 2016 -- Ads have hit TV and radio airwaves in Wisconsin informing the public about the state's requirement to show a photo ID to vote. The administrator of the new state elections commission, [...]