SPLC report details election system weaknesses, calls for federal oversight
Nationwide, 243 bills to make voting harder represent a historic threat to democracy, voting rights advocates say.
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Sewell praises House passage of Democrats’ voting rights bill
Congresswoman Sewell praised the House passage of Democrats' voting bill, HR1.
LaTosha Brown’s Alabama roots inspired the work she’s doing for Black voters
LaTosha Brown asked the same question of every speaker as they each took their turn during a virtual town hall on Facebook Live earlier this month. “What do you see?” she asked throughout the event, held to give activists and residents in Selma a platform for their thoughts about changing the name of the Edmund … Continued
Voter Protection Corps recruiting local organizers in Alabama
The national nonprofit March On is recruiting regional leaders for its Voter Protection Corps, a grassroots network of organizers who will be trained to spot and counteract voter suppression ahead of the 2020 election in 14 key states, of which Alabama is one. “With closed polling places, broken machines, long lines and the assault on … Continued
Voting rights activist calls for federal Department of Democracy
LaTosha Brown, a Selma native who co-founded Black Voters Matter, issued a statement saying that it is time to reimagine American democracy.
House passes Sewell’s bill to restore voting rights protections
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Terri Sewell’s bill to restore voting protection and eliminate potential local and state voter suppression laws. The bill, HR4 or the Voting Rights Advancement Act, had previously failed four times to pass the Republican-led house. The bill passed 228 to 187 with only one Republican voting with … Continued