Tag: Voting rights
Nashville civil rights veterans see hope for future
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On April 20, 1960, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood at a podium at Fisk University and said he had...
Democrats point to Georgia in push for new elections law
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are spotlighting Georgia as they build their case for a broad overhaul of U.S. election law, arguing the new voting...
Georgia’s Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022
<p>ATLANTA — President Joe Biden called Georgia's new voting law an “atrocity.” A leading Black bishop called for a national boycott of companies headquartered...
Georgia’s Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden called Georgia's new voting law an “atrocity.” A leading Black bishop called for a national boycott of companies headquartered...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
<p>In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
As America embraces voting early, GOP moves to restrict it
<p>Nearly seven of every 10 voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2020. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to...
As America embraces voting early, GOP moves to restrict it
Nearly seven of every 10 voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2020. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to...
S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearing
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by...
S Carolina Republicans give expanding voting a brief hearing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill in South Carolina that would greatly expand voting through no-excuse absentee ballots and eliminating witnesses for votes cast by...