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A GOP-aligned group is using Klan imagery to target Black voters
52+ min ago (867+ words) Hampton, Va. " Nearly everyone in the sanctuary at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple raised a hand when Gaylene Kanoyton asked who had seen "the mailers." The primarily Black audience at a town hall this week knew what she was referring…...
Louisiana Voting Rights Act Bill Fails in Senate Committee - Baton Rouge Today
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (334+ words) Proposed legislation aimed to create safeguards for voters in the state Apr. 9, 2026 at 11: 50am The Louisiana state senator who introduced the Louisiana Voting Rights Act bill. A Louisiana state senator who spoke in support of the bill, arguing it could have…...
NC Republicans push for jury duty records to purge non-citizens from voter rolls
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (227+ words) CHARLOTTE, N. C. " North Carolina Republicans are asking a judge to allow a deal that would let officials use jury duty records to identify possible non-citizens on voter rolls." That information could also be used to potentially prosecute them. Supporters say this…...
NAACP Calls for Trump's Removal Under 25th Amendment - National
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (153+ words) (AURN News) " According to a press release from the NAACP, the civil rights group is urging the removal of President Donald Trump under the 25th Amendment, marking the first time in its history it has made such a call. The organization…...
Fight for county drop boxes trudges on
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (135+ words) Supporters stand outside the courthouse to ask Westmoreland County Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew to reinstate ballot drop boxes on April 7. County Commissioner Ted Kopas voices his support for ballot drop boxes next to Michelle Mc Fall, Helen Sitler,…...
Letter to the editor: Noncitizens don't vote " period
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (297+ words) The writer of the letter [The COnstitution and noncitizen voting]The Constitution and noncitizen voting" (March 31, Trib Live) provides a lengthy review of a set of constitutional amendments that tell us what we already know: Noncitizens can't vote. He should…...
Voting warning: 3 weeks before May's elections as watchdog urges voters to protect their ballot
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (601+ words) Voting is back in the spotlight as Britain moves toward May's elections, and the Electoral Commission is using the moment to underline a simple point: each ballot belongs to one person alone. The annual Your vote is yours alone campaign…...
Democrats said Louisiana needs its own Voting Rights Act. Republicans shut down the plan.
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (762+ words) Voters cast their ballots during early voting for the November 8 election Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center in Lafayette, La. A bill to create a Louisiana version of the federal Voting Rights Act in the face…...
Swing state Republicans created a fake election problem " then bungled the solution
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (596+ words) U. S. Rep. Nikema Williams, D-GA, speaks to the media outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Georgia, U. S. January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage Donald Trump can never admit that he lost an election, anywhere, at any time, under…...
Selma Still Matters
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (374+ words) What was born there was a new definition of who gets to be an American. And that legacy is under threat. It was a reminder that this is not just history. This is now. Simultaneously, the Immigration and Nationality Act…...