voting rights

Senate GOP Blocks Debate On Democratic Voting Reform Bill, The For The People Act

Senate Republicans voted as a group Tuesday to block debate on the Democratic voting reform bill, the For The People…

3 years ago

Stacey Abrams & Beto O’Roarke Voice Support For Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Compromise

When Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) came out against the For The People Act earlier in June, he came under…

3 years ago

Pelosi Says She’s Not Giving Up On Sen. Joe Manchin Or Election Reform Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is refusing to give up on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and his opposition to…

3 years ago

Attorney General Garland Vows Actions To Protect Voting Rights

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that his Department of Justice (DOJ) will take series of actions to protect voting…

3 years ago

Obama Says GOP Voting Restriction Laws Are ‘Rigging the Game’

Former President Barack Obama on Friday denounced voting laws being pushed by Republicans - which started Georgia and have been…

3 years ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Vows To Withhold Pay From Democrats Who Blocked Voting Restriction Bill

Texas' Senate Bill 7 was heavily debated this last weekend and ended with Democrats walking out late Sunday night in…

3 years ago

Texas GOP Lawmakers Set To Approve Major Bill Restricting Voting

Texas legislators Saturday were set to finalized a bill that would impose new voting restrictions, which would significantly limit the…

3 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Ben Wikler Explains Wisconsin Democrats Strategy To Un-Gerrymander His State

https://youtu.be/b1uihhEOsDU Wisconsin Democratic State Chair Ben Wikler spoke to uPolitics about his party's plans to protect the state from partisan gerrymandering now…

4 years ago

Texas Senate Passes Sweeping New Voting Restrictions

The Republican-majority Texas State Senate passed a new sweeping election reform bill on Thursday with a slew of new voting…

4 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Hold Up Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) is threatening to kill the voting rights reform bill S.1 which passed in the House…

4 years ago

Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon Arrested For Trying To Observe Signing Of Voting Restriction Law

Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon was pulled out of the state's Capitol building and arrested on  Thursday for trying to…

4 years ago

Georgia Voting Restrictions Signed Into Law, Democrats Call Them ‘Racist’

In a hasty Senate session, the Georgia upper house voted in favor of sweeping voting restrictions, which have now been…

4 years ago

Senate Debate On Voting Rights Legislation Heats Up As Schumer & McConnell Clash

On Wednesday, the Senate held its first debate on the voting rights reform bill S.1 which passed in the House…

4 years ago

Stacey Abrams Denounces Georgia House For Passing ‘Anti-Democratic’ Election Bill

Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams denounced a bill passed on Monday in Georgia's House of Representatives saying it is "one of…

4 years ago

House Passes Voting Rights Bill HR 1, 220-210

By a final vote of 220-210 on Wednesday night, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 1, a Democratic voter rights…

4 years ago

WATCH: Obama Calls For Voting Reform & Filibuster Abolition During John Lewis Eulogy

During his 40-minute eulogy for the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), former President Barack Obama called for broad voting reform…

4 years ago

Federal Judge Throws Out Florida’s GOP Law Which Required Felons To Pay To Regain Voting Rights

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle threw out Florida's restrictive felon voting rights law, declaring some parts of it unconstitutional. The…

4 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Candidate John Delaney On Reforming Criminal Justice System

  The American criminal justice system has long been criticized for reflecting racial and other social inequities, among other things,…

5 years ago

House Democrats Announce Election Reform Bill To Make Election Day A National Holiday

Since regaining the majority in the House of Representatives last month, Democrats have been pushing for change on many issues,…

6 years ago

House Democrats Unveil Bill To Require Release Of Donald Trump’s Tax Returns, Monitor White House

On Friday, House Democrats revealed a massive ethics reform bill designed to force President Donald Trump to release his tax returns and…

6 years ago