Stacey Abrams announces she’s running for governor in Georgia
Democrat Stacey Abrams has confirmed that she will run, once again, for Governor of Georgia. Abrams came to national attention when she last ran for Governor in 2018 against the current incumbent, Brain Kemp. Abrams contended that Kemp, who was serving as Georgia’s Secretary of State during the campaign, abused the powers of his office in order to win the governorship. Abrams went on to create Fair Fight, an organization which advocates for voting rights reform. Political observers note that Abrams will have many
Georgia voting rights lawsuit planned to go to trial in February
The voting rights lawsuit brought against the state of Georgia in the wake of the 2018 race for governor is set to receive a trial three years later, in February of 2022. Allegations of voter suppression and discriminatory policies in 2018 led to the creation of the voting rights organization Fair Fight, which brought the lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a number of the complaints that were initially filed in the suit. However, the trial is still scheduled to decide whether “exact match”
After Ballot Measure Bust, State Lawmakers Make New Push For Voting Rights
New York state legislators are scrambling to extend temporary voting rights policies set to expire in 2022, after an attempt to make these measures permanent through ballot questions failed last November. Some Democrats blame a well-funded Republican campaign for the voters’ decision not to change the state’s constitution to allow for same-day voter registration and expanded mail-in ballot access. Now, New York Democrats are trying to pass a law that would push the deadline for voter registration back from 25 days before an election
Voting rights of minorities denied in parts of US: UN expert
Fernand de Varennes, a human rights expert employed by the United Nations, has informed the press and the US Department of Justice of his analysis that parts of the United States are unjustly denying minorities the right to vote. Fernand de Varennes’s comments came at the end of a two week official visit to the country, and on the heels of the United States’ recent inclusion in the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance’s list of “back-sliding democracies.” De Varennes has urged the
City Council set to approve voting rights for over 650K NYC green card holders
The New York City Council has put together a veto-proof supermajority in favor of granting municipal voting rights to authorized residents of the city who are not citizens. The approximately 800,000 people in the five boroughs who either hold a green card or have been granted deferred action status by US immigration authorities will be allowed to vote for city councilors, municipal ballot questions, and the mayor - but not for state officials or ballot questions or for federal officials. Mayor Bill de Blasio