Voting rights
The Battle Over Voting Rights Is Now Targeting College Football and Black Athletes
The NAACP is taking a civil rights fight directly to one of the South's most powerful institutions: college sports.
The organization launched its "Out of Bounds" campaign Tuesday, urging Black athletes, recruits, fans, alumni, and donors to boycott athletic programs at public universities in Southern states it says are restricting Black voting rights through redistricting and other measures.
DHS Reportedly Launches Nationwide Probe Into Naturalized Citizens Who May Have Voted Before Gaining Citizenship
The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly launched a nationwide initiative directing agents to investigate naturalized citizens who may have voted before obtaining citizenship.
DHS Data System Is Wrongly Removing U.S. Citizens From Voter Rolls, Lawsuit Claims
A new lawsuit alleges that an expanded Department of Homeland Security data system is causing U.S. citizens to be wrongly removed from voter rolls, raising questions about the accuracy and legality of federal efforts to verify voter eligibility.
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Proof of Citizenship Bill; 9% of Eligible Voters Lack Required Documents
Voting rights advocates say the bill would disproportionately affect married women, young voters, and minorities.
Arizona's Maricopa County Recorder Already Warns of Delays Due to 40,000 Incomplete Voter Registration Forms
Maricopa County received a record number of voter registration forms this year. Thousands of the them arrived damaged or incomplete
Trump Allies Lead Efforts to Challenge Voter Rolls in Georgia but 99% of Cases Have been Dismissed
Local election officials have rejected the vast majority of cases, often due to a lack of appearance by challengers or insufficient grounds for removal
Percentage of Early Voters For This Year's Election's Expected to Approach or Exceed 50%, Recent Poll Reveals
The proportion of early voters this year is projected to be the same or higher than those captured in other recent election years
Kansas Professor In Trouble After Calling for Men Who Won't Vote for a Woman President to Be Lined Up and Shot
A video circulating online of a University of Kansas staff member violently denouncing men who wouldn't vote for a female presidential candidate has resulted in the staff member being placed on administrative leave.
Eight U.S. States Will Vote to Ban Noncitizen Voting in November Despite Existing Laws
Currently, only 17 localities across the U.S. allow legal noncitizens to vote in local elections and they can only do so in municipal races
Activists reject Republicans' noncitizen voting theory: 'it's an attack on voters of color and Latinos'
Advocates believe the focus on this narrative threatens to sow distrust in the election system and could be used to justify challenges should Trump lose
Immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens at the fastest average rate in a decade
About 3.3 million immigrants have become citizens during Biden's administration with an average processing speed of under five months
Conservative group sues Arizona county for failing to verify citizenship status of over 25,000 voters
America First Legal president said that Maricopa county is "unlawfully permitting illegal aliens and foreign citizens to interfere in the 2024 election"
As House passes bill expanding proof of citizenship to vote, critics says it aggravates racial disparities
"The noncitizen nonsense is a broad and orchestrated attack on the legitimacy of Latino voters" said Juan Espinoza of UnidosUS