voting rights Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/voting-rights/ A platform for change Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:38:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The GOP has turned voter suppression into part of its national platform https://flux.community/julia-conley/2023/06/the-gop-has-turned-voter-suppression-into-part-of-its-national-platform/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:38:33 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13912 Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Shelby County v. Holder exactly 10 years ago Sunday, at least 29 states have enacted nearly 100 restrictive laws including many that are racially discriminatory, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice. The nonpartisan law and policy think tank said Friday that at least one-third of […]

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]]> Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Texans to protect reproductive and voting rights during Austin visit https://flux.community/william-melhado-and-trent-brown/2022/10/vice-president-kamala-harris-calls-on-texans-to-protect-reproductive-and-voting-rights-during-austin-visit/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:00:46 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12549 Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday called Texas’ abortion ban “immoral” and urged Texans to protect reproductive rights when considering their choices in the upcoming November elections. “A democracy will be as strong as our willingness to fight for it,” she said during a discussion on reproductive rights at the LBJ Presidential Library on the […]

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]]> Grave warnings as Supreme Court agrees to hear case that threatens ‘future of voting rights’ https://flux.community/becca-hawkins/2022/07/grave-warnings-as-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-that-threatens-future-of-voting-rights/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:00:27 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11497 As SCOTUS-watchers scrambled to stay abreast of a rush of rulings affecting climate, immigration, Indigenous rights, and other policy areas, the nation’s highest court on Thursday said it would hear oral arguments this October in a case involving a controversial legal theory that one advocacy group says is “threatening the future of voting rights.” The case, Moore v. Harper, involves North […]

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]]> Senate Democrats propose return of ‘talking filibuster’ for voting bills https://flux.community/jessica-corbett/2022/01/senate-democrats-propose-return-talking-filibuster-voting-bills/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:41:33 +0000 https://flux.community/2022/01/senate-democrats-propose-return-talking-filibuster-voting-bills/ The post Senate Democrats propose return of ‘talking filibuster’ for voting bills appeared first on Flux.

]]> Kyrsten Sinema’s support for U.S. Senate filibuster undermines her claims to support voting rights https://flux.community/jake-johnson/2021/12/kyrsten-sinema-claims-support-voting-rights-while-also-defending-us-senate/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:52:23 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/12/kyrsten-sinema-claims-support-voting-rights-while-also-defending-us-senate/ The post Kyrsten Sinema’s support for U.S. Senate filibuster undermines her claims to support voting rights appeared first on Flux.

]]> State-level Republicans rolling back voting rights with majority votes, as national Democrats cling to filibuster https://flux.community/jessica-corbett/2021/11/state-level-republicans-rolling-back-voting-rights-majority-votes-national/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:54:41 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/11/state-level-republicans-rolling-back-voting-rights-majority-votes-national/ The post State-level Republicans rolling back voting rights with majority votes, as national Democrats cling to filibuster appeared first on Flux.

]]> Joe Biden says the need for election law reform is serious, but where are his actions? https://flux.community/miles-mogulescu/2021/07/joe-biden-saying-all-right-things-election-reform-where-are-his-actions/ Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:11:23 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/07/joe-biden-saying-all-right-things-election-reform-where-are-his-actions/ The post Joe Biden says the need for election law reform is serious, but where are his actions? appeared first on Flux.

]]> Republicans aren’t being forced to subvert democracy, they are choosing to do it https://flux.community/eric-boehlert/2021/06/republicans-arent-being-forced-subvert-democracy-they-are-choosing-do-it/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:02:16 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/06/republicans-arent-being-forced-subvert-democracy-they-are-choosing-do-it/ The post Republicans aren’t being forced to subvert democracy, they are choosing to do it appeared first on Flux.

]]> Republican obstruction is making the filibuster’s one-time supporters revise their opinions https://flux.community/martin-longman/2021/03/democrats-may-kill-filibuster-voting-reforms/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:47:57 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/03/democrats-may-kill-filibuster-voting-reforms/ The post Republican obstruction is making the filibuster’s one-time supporters revise their opinions appeared first on Flux.

]]> Georgia Republicans target Democratic voters after Biden’s 2020 victory https://flux.community/andrea-germanos/2021/02/georgia-republicans-targeting-democratic-voters-after-bidens/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:02:16 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/02/georgia-republicans-targeting-democratic-voters-after-bidens/ The post Georgia Republicans target Democratic voters after Biden’s 2020 victory appeared first on Flux.

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