Supreme Court appears likely to uphold voting laws lower courts found unfair to minorities

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Published
March 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.
Published
February 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
Published
February 21, 2021

Jim Fossel: Democracy is the antidote to extremism

Getting more people to participate in elections will decrease the number of alienated citizens.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
January 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.
Published
January 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.
Published
January 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.
Published
January 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.