voting Archive
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Barbara Lee released this statement marking the 50th anniversary of the entrance into effect of the Voting Rights Act: “The right to vote is the bedrock of our democracy. We cannot allow this sacred right to be undone by laws and …
If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. This pithy bit of wisdom was offered as a reminder by University of Illinois Springfield social work professor David Stoesz in a discussion thread on a social work policy listserv …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2015 CONTACT: Dēmos: Donté Donald, 212-485-6012, ddonald@demos.org Project Vote: Michael McDunnah, 202-905-1397, mmcdunnah@projectvote.org The Southern Coalition for Social Justice: Allison Riggs, 919-323-3380 ext.117, allison@southerncoalition.org NORTH CAROLINA IN VIOLATION OF “MOTOR VOTER” LAW: Voting Rights Groups …
Decreased data storage costs, ever-rising mobile device ownership rates, and campaign assemblages’ unprecedented reliance on actual human beings to transmit personalized political messages to voters have all combined to position mobile data collection as an essential option and logical next step for …
Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of Federal District Judge Schroeder, restoring same-day registration and out-of-precinct provisional ballots for North Carolina voters. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) and the ACLU represented plaintiffs including the …
This post is a response to Ron Christie’s recent article, “Hey Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn’t Stuck in 1965.” The truth about voter fraud truthers In what can only be described as a bewildering exercise in editorial end-zone dancing, Ron …
Today in 1964, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 24th Amendment, which prohibited the government from issuing taxes on voting participation in federal elections. Ratified in January, 1964, the Amendment laid the foundation for expanded voter protection from poll …
NC Supreme Court’s inaction on state redistricting plan raises questions By Anne Blythe ablythe@newsobserver.com Artilce originally appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer on August 15, 2014 AA Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/08/15/4074921/nc-supreme-courts-inaction-on.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1#storylink=cpy RALEIGH — Three years have passed ...
Clean Slate Racial Profiling Disenfranchised by Voter ID in NC People Change Voting Rights and Section 5 Champions of Change The post Overview: the work of SCSJ appeared first on Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
Oregon just might be the next state to join the National Popular Vote Bill Movement. For those not familiar, the Bill would “guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in the entire United States. The bill …
