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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold voting laws lower courts found unfair to minorities
However, the greater impact will be the test that the increasingly conservative court develops for proving violations of the Voting Rights Act, as new laws are proposed and state legislatures begin redrawing congressional and legislative districts following the 2020 Census.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia
Black voters have fueled big Democratic wins in Georgia, and Republicans are trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
Jim Fossel: Democracy is the antidote to extremism
Getting more people to participate in elections will decrease the number of alienated citizens.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
A Republican donor gave $2.5 million for an election fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back.
The story behind the donation provides new insights into the frenetic days after the election, when baseless claims led donors to give hundreds of millions of dollars to reverse President Joe Biden's victory.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2021
Commentary: The courts are not coming to save voting rights
More than 100 new voting restrictions have been introduced across the United States. Opponents will find it hard to stop them.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2021
Smartmatic USA voting firm sues Fox, Giuliani over false claims of election fraud
A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its top hosts, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for $2.7 billion, charging that the defendants conspired to spread false claims.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
Maine Voices: Will Maine’s senators let my mom vote?
Mainers can help bring democracy to our nation’s capital at long last. We must encourage Sens. King and Collins to sign on as co-sponsors of the D.C. statehood bill.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021
Maine officials join push to protect Voting Rights Act
Maine’s attorney general and secretary of state filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in a pair of cases that concern Arizona laws that have drawn criticism from voting rights advocates.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
Maine lawmakers seek more than a dozen changes to state election laws
Lawmakers from both parties are proposing reforms that could change the way Maine votes, including modifications made in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
Maine Voices: Our state has far to go to live up to voter-friendly reputation
Innovation is lagging, common-sense laws seen elsewhere are not in place here, and too many municipalities don’t enforce the inclusive statutes that Maine has.
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