Soon to take majority, Senate Democrats introduce voting reform bill
Democrats will soon take control of the Senate and plan to prioritize passing a sweeping voting rights and reform bill that the previous Republican-controlled Senate refused to consider. The bill features reforms designed to make voting easier, including allowing online voter registration and making it illegal to prevent anyone from registering to vote. It also includes campaign finance and ethics reforms and expresses support for statehood for Washington, D.C. and overturning the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United.Visit CBS News to learn more.Image Credit:
Voting rights groups see gerrymandering as potent threat
Despite winning the presidency and the U.S. Senate, Democrats failed to make gains in the nation’s state legislatures during the general election. These state legislatures will play a key role in the redistricting process which will follow the 2020 Census. Voting rights groups are concerned that Republican-led state legislatures, especially those in the South, will draw new congressional districts in a way that dilutes the voting power of African American voters.Visit The Hill to learn more.Image Credit: Johnny Silvercloud (CC BY-SA 2.0) Voter Education Week Young
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