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Rep. Nicole Collier has sued the state legislature for unlawful imprisonment.| Mother Jones
An HOA board position is often described as “the hardest volunteer job you’ll ever love.” Board members devote hours to budgets, landscaping contracts, and homeowner questions—but does that time buy them a break on assessments? In nearly every community, the answer is no: board members are responsible for payment of dues, fees, and special assessments […]| Kuester Management
The Voter Participation Center and the Center for Voter Information are expanding their work in an effort to get more eligible but unregistered Americans at the voting booth.| StateScoop
Rep. Nicole Collier has sued the state legislature for unlawful imprisonment.| Mother Jones
As the state comes in second for overall voter turnout at 77%, Minnesota's youth vote rises to the top at 62%| Bemidji Pioneer
Retired Bombay HC judge Justice B G Kolse Patil says EC is showing ‘arrogance’, and calls for public protests or suo motu action by SC to pull up culprits| thefederal.com
Texas Democrat James Talarico on bomb threats, rigged elections, and life on the run.| Mother Jones
There’s a shameless stunt at the heart of the Texas redistricting fight. It’s not the quorum-break.| Mother Jones
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, the Co-Chairs of the Minnesota Legislature’s Inclusive Democracy Caucus – Senator Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester), Representative Cedrick Frazier (DFL-New Hope), and Representative Emma Greenman (DFL-Minneapolis) –… Read More »Inclusive Democracy Caucus Statement on Trump’s Texas Power Grab The post Inclusive Democracy Caucus Statement on Trump’s Texas Power Grab first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, August 6, marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – landmark legislation that transformed the political landscape of the United States… Read More »Senator Mary Kunesh Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act The post Senator Mary Kunesh Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
St. Paul, Minn. – Wednesday, August 6 marks the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.The landmark civil rights law created protections against… Read More »Senators Mark 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act The post Senators Mark 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act first appeared on Minnesota Senate DFL.| Minnesota Senate DFL
The Supreme Court's conservative majority laid the groundwork for extreme partisan gerrymandering.| Mother Jones
Ellison to speak on "the rule of law and executive overreach" from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Thursday at the Willmar Community Center.| West Central Tribune
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), would impose strict in-person documentation requirements for voter registration, effectively dismantling vote-by-mail, online registration and voter registration drives. These changes would disproportionately disenfranchise historically marginalized communities, including people of color, low-income individuals and women, while being based on debunked claims of non-citizen voting. Critics argue that th...| Ms. Magazine
What does Europe look like when it comes to rights and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and their families? The post Inclusion indicators 2023: Union of equality? Here’s the reality appeared first on Inclusion Europe.| Inclusion Europe
What does Europe look like when it comes to rights and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and their families? The post Inclusion indicators 2023 launch discussion in the European Parliament, 29 November 16:00 appeared first on Inclusion Europe.| Inclusion Europe
In the early days of voting in America, bribery, drunken brawls and parades accompanied elections as a public holiday. All of that changed in 1891 with the secret ballot, still used to present day.| Cloquet Pine Journal
As part of a new series of ‘explainer’ articles, aimed at clarifying the workings of England’s historic political system, Philip Salmon examines who exactly could vote following the changes made by…| The Victorian Commons
Voter engagement is declining in North Dakota. We're far behind our neighbors in terms of eligible voter turnout. We can do better.| InForum
In the early days of voting in America, bribery, drunken brawls and parades accompanied elections as a public holiday. All of that changed in 1891 with the secret ballot, still used to present day.| Bemidji Pioneer
Voter engagement is declining in North Dakota. We're far behind our neighbors in terms of eligible voter turnout. We can do better.| Grand Forks Herald
Meet the Arizona activists fighting to mobilize one tribal nation.| Mother Jones
How the Supreme Court's decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee will affect the states.| State Innovation Exchange
State legislators answer questions about how new laws in Florida—Senate Bill 90 and and HB1—will affect voting in the state.| State Innovation Exchange
State legislators discuss the struggle for voting rights and what to expect in the North Carolina state legislative session.| State Innovation Exchange
Out of the 895,498 registered voters in New Hampshire, about 251,000 – or 28 percent – are expected to come out to the polls for the state primary on Tuesday.| New Hampshire Bulletin
by Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking REDISTRICTING Orange County Legislature to Hold Public Hearing Tomorrow The Orange County Legislature will hear from the public tomorrow at a public hearing for comment on a draft county legislative map to be used beginning in the 2025 county legislative elections. The hearing will take place in the county legislature’s chambers at 255 Main Street in Goshen, NY starting at 5:00 PM. The hearing can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrangeCountyNewYork ...| CityLand
A law passed by the Alabama Legislature this spring tripled the number of crimes that can cost a person their right to vote.| Alabama Reflector
"Vote-by-mail simply does not work in Native American communities."| Mother Jones
Voter intimidation, an exodus of election workers fed up with harassment and continued misinformation and disinformation campaigns threaten the integrity of the November elections, officials with the government watchdog group Common Cause said Tuesday. This year will be the first presidential election since “the big lie,” Common Cause President Virginia Kase Solomón said on a […]| Missouri Independent
The law in question allows felons to vote once they've been released from prison, even if they remain on parole or probation| InForum
When Canopy Atlanta looked at 2020 voting data, the precincts with the lowest voter turnout in metro Atlanta were all in Fulton County, concentrated in| Atlanta Civic Circle
The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted American citizens aged 18 and older the right to vote. Congress proposed it March 23, 1971 and the states ratified it 107 days later. It passed much more quickly than any other amendment in the constitutional process. To explore this concept, consider the following 26th Amendment definition. Definition of 26th Amendment Noun The [...] The post 26th Amendment appeared first on Legal Dictionary.| Legal Dictionary
Former Ohio Democratic Party head David Pepper has a dire warning: Rigged state legislatures are destroying America| Salon
By Nancy Spannaus Jan. 7, 2021—Among Presidents and statesmen in the United States, John Quincy Adams[1] is well known as one of the most consistent and active opponents of slavery in our history. …| American System Now
Want to understand systemic racism in America? Watch Bill Moyers in conversation with Michelle Alexander, Bryan Stevenson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Maya Angelou, David Simon, and others. They offer a useful primer on the history of racism in the United States and its continuing impact.| BillMoyers.com
Bill Moyers is back with a new podcast that cuts through all the noise to get at the heart of what we need to be discussing as a country. "On Democracy" will take a look at all the threats our democracy is facing and talk to the people with the best ideas for saving it. Subscribe at iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!| BillMoyers.com
