To understand the significance of this week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, books about the Deep South’s changes in the 20th century are critical to read.
Tag: Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements
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Supreme Court Gives the Voting Rights Act a Tenuous New Lease on Life
The main remaining power of the landmark 1965 law, over racial bias in political mapmaking, gets an unexpected buttressing from a court that had been weakening the law for years.
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Republicans Are No Longer Calling This Election Program a ‘Godsend’
Some Republican states are rejecting what was, until a few months ago, widely agreed to be the single best program for keeping voter rolls accurate and up-to-date.
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Texas Passes Bills Targeting Elections in Democratic Stronghold
The bills’ passage was the culmination of a Republican effort to increase oversight of voting in Harris County, which includes Houston.