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    What You Need to Know About the Voter ID Law SCOTUS Refused to End

    Native Americans say the North Dakota law was designed to keep them from the polls and violates the Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Constitution and the state Constitution. The Supreme Court just declined to get involved.

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 10, 2018 5:09PM EDT
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    Florida Lawsuit Seeks Bilingual Ballots for Puerto Ricans Who Fled Hurricane Maria

    Several advocacy organizations say elected officials in Florida are violating the voting rights of tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans who moved to the mainland after the devastating hurricane.

    catherine lizette gonzalez Aug 17, 2018 1:49PM EDT
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    ICYMI: NAACP LDF Asks Texas to Accommodate Voters Displaced by Hurricane Harvey

    “The Texas code already recognizes that a natural disaster is an extenuating circumstance necessitating accommodations.”

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 16, 2017 1:28PM EDT
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    ICYMI: Judge Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law as Discriminatory, Again

    “It imposes burdens disproportionately on Blacks and Latinos.”

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 25, 2017 11:37AM EDT

    ICYMI: Hillary Clinton Calls Alabama DMV Office Closures 'A Blast From The Jim Crow Past'

    The Democratic presidential candidate penned an op-ed in the Birmingham News,  coinciding with her campaign stop in Alabama, criticizing the closure of centers where black citizens most frequently obtain the ID they need to vote.

    Sameer Rao Oct 19, 2015 4:26PM EDT

    Bernie Sanders Announces Racial Justice Policy

    On the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announces plan that addresses “the four central types of violence waged against black and brown Americans.”

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 11, 2015 1:04PM EDT
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