Bill giving those with felonies the right to vote is introduced in Washington Legislature
A bipartisan bill to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies as soon as they are released from prison has been introduced in the Washington State Legislature. The Democratic sponsor of the bill was motivated to introduce it due to her experience in the criminal justice system.Visit the Seattle Times to learn more.Image Credit: Michael Fleshman (CC BY-SA 2.0) Voter Education Week Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in the upcoming election and the National Voter Education Week plans to equip them
With candidates winning primaries without majorities, 2 GOP lawmakers eye ranked-choice voting
Republican lawmakers in Utah are proposing a bill to introduce ranked-choice voting to their state. These lawmakers and other supporters of the bill point to the 2020 Republican gubernatorial primary (in which the winning candidate only received 37% of the vote) as the type of issue ranked-choice voting would fix.Visit Deseret News to learn more. Voter Education Week Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in the upcoming election and the National Voter Education Week plans to equip them with the tools and information
Woman accused of voter fraud in San Antonio arrested, charged
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a woman in San Antonio was arrested and charged with election fraud, illegal voting, unlawfully assisting people voting by mail and unlawfully possessing an official ballot. The arrest was made based on video evidence collected by Project Veritas, a conservative political organization which has been accused of using deceptive information-gathering techniques and spreading misinformation in the past.Visit KXAN to learn more. Voter Education Week Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in the upcoming election and the
Judge considers suppression claims in broad Georgia voting rights suit
A federal judge is considering claims from a voting rights organization that Georgia’s election laws and practices disenfranchise voters, especially African-American voters, and that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responsible for the problems these laws create. Attorneys for Raffensperger counter that changes to election law made since 2018 and the record turnout in the 2020 election illustrate that claims of voter suppression are unfounded.Visit the Atlanta Constitution Journal to learn more. Voter Education Week Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in the
Bills limiting payday loan rates, expanding voting by mail advance in Illinois House
A bill which permanently extends mail-in voting expansions adopted in response to the coronavirus pandemic has advanced in the Illinois State Legislature. The Democratic-sponsored bill allows election officials to set up drop boxes for mail-in ballots and curbside voting if they choose. Republicans legislators have expressed concerns that the language around the security of the drop boxes is too vague.Visit the Chicago Sun Times to learn more.Image credit: Daniel Schwen (CC BY-SA 3.0) Voter Education Week Young adults will be the nation’s largest voting bloc in