From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): On December 6, the House of Representatives passed HR 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019. This legislation would restore the portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 struck down by … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/5/1875172/-Voter-suppression-starts-with-a-lack-of-civics-education Rochaun Meadows Fernandez for Our Prism Monday August 05, 2019 · 12:00 PM EDT There’s no shortage of factors standing between youth and voter participation. “I wish that I knew more about how political parties actually work and how voting influences … 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