Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-26/civic-engagement/womens-right-to-vote-the-equality-fight-continues/a53746-1 August 26, 2016 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Equal rights messages from the suffrage movement still resonate for women today. (George Granthan Bain/Library of Congress) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Women have … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/23/voting-rights-risk-across-us-international-monitors-called-help Published on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘A confluence of factors has made the right to vote more vulnerable to racial discrimination than at any time in recent history,’ says civil rights coalition By Deirdre … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): County Commissioners across Pennsylvania are voting this week on an important redistricting resolution. Your voice can make a difference. The Cumberland County Commissioners have asked the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) to consider a resolution in support … Continued
From the Voter Participation Center (http://www.voterparticipation.org): As the November 2016 election draws closer, more and more Americans are paying attention to what’s happening on the campaign trail — and asking basic questions about voting like: – How do I register … Continued
…[Andrew] Appel’s mischief might be called an occupational asset: He is part of a diligent corps of so-called cyber-academics—professors who have spent the past decade serving their country by relentlessly hacking it. Electronic voting machines—particularly a design called Direct Recording … Continued
Courts opened the floodgates to unlimited and unaccountable corporate money. State legislatures and governors have created new “Jim Crow” laws that disenfranchise minorities. But you can help restore our democracy by getting the Senate to take action. Progressive Senators have … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Rev. Dr. William Barber, II spoke to the nation last week in Philadelphia about reviving the heart of our democracy. He spoke about the word of Jesus and the Hebrew Prophets: God’s command to end … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/07/29/court-rules-nc-voter-id-law-intentionally-discriminatory Published on Friday, July 29, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘With surgical precision, North Carolina tried to eliminate voting practices disproportionately used by African-Americans’ By Nika Knight, staff writer Government pamphlets explaining the recently struck-down voter ID law … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (https://www.au.org/: These last two weeks we have seen both major political parties make their pitch to voters. The rhetoric inevitably heats up at this point in the campaign, but I was … Continued
From the Voter Participation Center (http://www.voterparticipation.org/): We’ve got two big pieces of news from the Voter Participation Center that we’re happy to share with you. First, we’re extremely proud to announce that we’ve passed the milestone of 3 million voters … Continued