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[TRENDING NEWS] The Year America Lost Its Democracy

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Author: BY FARHAD MANJOO - Publish Date: December 9, 2021 at 03:00AM Republicans mounted an all-out assault on voting rights. Democrats did little to stop them.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden, Tepid in the Face of Catastrophe

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: October 25, 2021 at 02:02AM Why is the president so reticent to say unequivocally that we must protect voting rights at all costs, even at the expense of the filibuster?

[TRENDING NEWS] Last Chance to Save American Democracy

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: October 18, 2021 at 02:00AM This season of oppression is very likely the beginning of an era of oppression — unless Congress intervenes.

[TRENDING NEWS] Joe Manchin Got the Voting Bill He Wanted. Time to Pass It.

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: September 19, 2021 at 01:58AM Congress needs to protect voting rights. Now.

[TRENDING NEWS] North Carolina court strikes down a voter ID law, citing racial discrimination.

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: September 18, 2021 at 02:32AM The court cited “persuasive evidence” that the state legislature had rushed the law to passage at least in part to make it harder for Black voters to cast ballots.

[TRENDING NEWS] What the recall means for the future of mail-in voting.

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Author: BY JILL COWAN - Publish Date: September 12, 2021 at 12:20AM The number of ballots cast before the election hints at a significant shift in California.

[TRENDING NEWS] Abbott Signs Texas Election Law, Ending a Fierce Voting Rights Battle

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Author: BY NICK CORASANITI - Publish Date: September 7, 2021 at 11:51PM Gov. Greg Abbott called the law, which will sharply curtail access to the ballot in Texas, a “paradigm” for other states looking to pass election bills.

[TRENDING NEWS] Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas calls a new legislative special session, putting pressure on Democrats.

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Author: BY NICK CORASANITI - Publish Date: August 6, 2021 at 12:24AM The move was a new attempt to force Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives to return from Washington. Their absence has prevented Texas Republicans from passing a voting bill and other measures.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden’s ‘You Shall Overcome’ Punt

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: July 26, 2021 at 02:00AM Black people need their voting rights protected. The president won't go all-out to help them.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bob Moses, Crusader for Civil Rights and Math Education, Dies at 86

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Author: BY MICHAEL LEVENSON AND EDUARDO MEDINA - Publish Date: July 26, 2021 at 01:54AM Mr. Moses developed a reputation for extraordinary calm in the face of violence as he helped to register thousands of voters and trained a generation of activists in Mississippi in the early 1960s.