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1 month ago
Protecting Your Vote: False claims of noncitizen voting circulate ahead of the election
ABC News’ Mireya Villerreal reports on election security on “This Week.”
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DOJ sues state for allegedly purging voters too close to the election
The Department of Justice sued Alabama and its top election official for allegedly removing voters from its election rolls too close to the November election.
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Harris campaign sues to block Georgia rule changes critics say could cause 'chaos'
The campaign and Georgia Democrats want state courts to be the venue for resolving election disputes instead of local boards.
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Election officials continue to face threats, harassment ahead of November
Election workers ABC News spoke with say the threats against them that began after the 2020 election have not slowed down.
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Harris says White House backs 'days of action' on voting as she meets with advocates
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday assembled voting rights leaders to reiterate the White House's support for the issue
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Trump is ‘making democracy a partisan issue’: Gov. Gavin Newsom
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews California Gov. Gavin Newsom on “This Week.”
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1 year ago
Ga. redraws congressional map to boost Black voter power, but legal battle still loom
Judge Steve Jones has set a Dec. 20 hearing to consider Georgia's newly redrawn maps, and some experts say the state faces a battle in proving it complied with his order
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The new battle for voting rights
Will the dozens of election integrity bills passed across the country last year affect the midterm elections?
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Federal court weighs in on major voting rights
The Federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit threw out a case, ruling that only the federal government can bring certain cases to court.
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Another voting case may head to SCOTUS after ruling limits challenges to election law
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Voting Rights Act's Section 2 does not allow private people to sue over alleged discrimination based on race
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Ala. congressional map to include 2nd district for Black voters after legal fight
Alabama voters will vote in the 2024 elections using a map that includes a second district designed to empower the state's Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday
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Major voting rights trial is unfolding in Texas: What to know
Last week in Texas, a federal trial opened over whether Senate Bill 1, or S.B. 1, violates the U.S. Constitution
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Alabama GOP sparks another legal fight by not creating 2nd majority-Black district
Setting the stage for another legal battle, Alabama's Republican-led Legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map with just one majority-Black district
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Alabama lawmakers defy SCOTUS order to create 2 majority Black districts
The governor signed a redistricting map into law with just one majority Black district and a hearing to approve the map is scheduled for August.
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Why the Supreme Court's Alabama election map decision was surprising to many
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke to Michael Waldman about the impact of the decision and his new book, “The Super Majority: How the Supreme Court Divided America.”
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Supreme Court rules against Alabama's congressional maps
The court determined the maps, which were redrawn after the 2020 census, violate part of the Voting Rights Act and dilute the influence of the state's Black voters.
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'It's a big win for civil rights': Expert on Supreme Court voting rights ruling
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Brennan Center for Justice president Michael Waldman, author of the new book “The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America.”
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55,000 convicted felons have voting rights restored under state law
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed House File 28, which restores the right to vote to felons who complete their term of incarceration.
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Voting rights in North Carolina could hinge on its Supreme Court election
Two seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court are up for election this November.
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Supreme Court eyes limits to Voting Rights Act in election map dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday debated new limits on the Voting Rights Act and longstanding protections against race discrimination in the drawing of electoral maps.
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The reality of Texas' new voting law sets in as voters have trouble casting ballots
It took 28 days, 3 forms & several calls for one woman to cast her ballot.
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'Frustrations' in Democrats following failed voting rights bills: Sen. Coons
Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on "This Week."
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Martha Raddatz reports on Texas voting laws
Martha Raddatz reports from Texas on newly enacted, restrictive voting laws on "This Week."
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema formally censured by Arizona Democratic Party
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is hemorrhaging support from Democrats in her home state after blocking the advancement of voting rights legislation.
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Voting rights bill blocked
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons discusses what’s next after Democrats failed to change the filibuster rule in an attempt to pass voting rights legislation.
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Senators turn to reforming Electoral Count Act now that voting rights standoff over
With the voting rights standoff over, a group of bipartisan senators is ramping up efforts to reform the old Electoral Count Act after efforts to exploit it on Jan. 6.
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Psaki, Harris argue Biden wasn't casting doubt on integrity of 2022 election results
White House press secretary Jen Psaki and Vice President Kamala Harris argued President Joe Biden wasn't casting doubt on the integrity of 2022 election results.
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Senate fails to change filibuster for passage of voting rights legislation
The chamber was unable earlier to end debate on the election reform measure.
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Senate holding vote on proposal to skirt filibuster rule
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said senators are duty-bound to “protect and expand” voting. Republican leader Mitch McConnell delivered a warning if the voting rights bill bypasses the filibuster.
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The high stakes of the Democrats’ push for voting reforms
ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks to ABC's political director, Rick Klein, and contributor Donna Brazile, about Democrats’ voting rights push and the future of President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
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Sports icons urge Manchin to pass voting rights bill but punt on filibuster change
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban penned a letter to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., urging him to help push voting rights legislation in the Senate.
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ABC News Live: Senate members debate voting rights legislation
Plus, “significant evidence” of alleged fraud found by former President Donald Trump and his organization, and Univ. of Michigan will pay $490 million over sexual assault lawsuits.
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Progressive Rep. Cori Bush talks battle over voting rights and more
Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush calling on democratic senator Manchin and Sinema to not “be anti-racist”.
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Right to vote: Democrats expected to force vote in Senate
Former Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and former Trump administration official Sarah Isgur discuss the battle over voting rights ahead of the debate on the Senate floor.
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ABC New Live: Voting rights legislation up for debate on Senate floor
Plus, the White House announced it will give 400 million N95 masks to Americans, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine looking to diffuse the situation with Russia.
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Senate members debate voting rights legislation
Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, former acting DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile and president of the Brennan Center for Justice, Michael Waldman, discuss the voting rights legislation debate.
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Democrats expected to force vote on voting rights legislation in Senate
The former Republican chairman of the federal election commission shares his arguments for why the Senate should pass voting rights legislation and his message to Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
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Why Democrats keep bringing up voting rights legislation
The crew discusses what's in the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and why Senate Democrats have taken it up despite unmoving opposition.
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Democrats’ push for federal voting reforms is ‘functionally too late’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to ABC News Political Director Rick Klein about the voting laws that concern Democrats and why Republicans don’t share those concerns.
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ABC News Live: Democrats debate voting rights on Senate floor
Plus, Secy. of State Blinken heads to Ukraine as Russia tensions escalate, and Jamaica’s bobsled team is heading to the 2022 Winter Olympics for the first time in 24 years.
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Fiery debate over voting rights on Senate floor
The Senate moved ahead with a debate on a bill that expands voting rights, even though the bill appears doomed to fail on the floor. Nineteen states have already imposed new voting restrictions.
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Senate Democrats go forward with voting rights debate despite expected failure
Political experts weigh in as Senate debates on voting rights ahead of Wednesday’s filibuster showdown and give insight on what Democrats are trying to accomplish.
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Senate begins debate on voting rights
The bill would make Election Day a federal holiday and expand voting options.
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Senate to debate voting rights legislation
Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans, discusses the importance of voting rights legislation.
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Senate begins debate on voting rights ahead of filibuster showdown
For the first time this Congress, the Senate is expected to debate voting rights legislation on Tuesday ahead of a showdown on the filibuster rule this week.
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Senate to debate voting rights legislation Tuesday
House Minority Whip, Rep. Steve Scalise voiced his opposition to the voting rights legislation.
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Senate to take up voting rights bill
Rachel Scott has the latest on the Senate’s plan to vote on the House-passed voting rights legislation.
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NBA Social Justice Coalition vows to fight for voting rights
The coalition was formed in 2020 after the death of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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ABC News Live: Marches fill DC streets for voting rights on MLK Day
Also, a look at how the omicron variant is still spreading and cases have peaked in the Northeast, and how a rise in antisemitism played a role in the hostage stand-off in a Texas synagogue.
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MLK Jr.’s family rallies for voting rights ahead of Senate debate
ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent Rachel Scott discusses the Democrats’ final push to pass voting rights legislation as Martin Luther King Jr.’s family and supporters rally in Washington, D.C.
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