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The Voting Rights Act Was Signed On This Day In 1965 And Now Trump Is Trying To Destroy It
On Aug. 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
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Blacks vote in municipal election in Alexandria, Virginia
Blacks voted in municipal election in Alexandria, Va., for perhaps the first time in the South. The election commissioners refused to count the fourteen hundred votes and military officials suspended local elections pending clarification of the status of the freedmen.
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'There is a voter-suppression wing': An ugly American tradition clouds the 2020 presidential race - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
At the courts and polls, President Trump and his allies move to limit voting. The GOP cites fraud, but voting rights advocates see an old foe: voter suppression.
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Stakes Is High: Where To Find Resources On National Voter Registration Day
Election Day is exactly 42 days away, marking a deadline that could result in severe outcomes depending on who is elected as the next president of the United States.
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Lawsuit challenges Indiana law blocking voters’ rights | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Lawyers’ Committee Files Lawsuit in Federal Court to protect Hoosier Voters’ Rights Ahead of 2020 General Election An Indiana state law violates the constitutional rights of its citizens because it strips voters of their right to petition state courts to extend polling place hours, as a result
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California Disputed Ballot Boxes Removed, Arguing Continues - Voice and Viewpoint
AMY TAXIN | Associated Press The state Republican Party has removed their unstaffed, unofficial ballot drop boxes that state officials deemed illegal, California's secretary of state said Friday, and subpoenas are being issued to get more information about them as the state attorney general looks
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Trump demands ‘these votes must not count’ after California opens poll site in heavily Black area
President Donald Trump demanded that votes from a new voting location in a Los Angeles suburb with a large black population “must not count” as he lashed out at California for its attempts to make it easier Americans to
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Dr Alexis would have better served his clients by encouraging them to accept the reality of their electoral loss
While any primary school child would tell you that 33 is greater than 32, educated minds appearing at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) were complicating the simple: Dr. Alexis posited arguments to interpret the  term “majority” in Article 106 of the Constitution of Guyana to mean “absolute
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North Carolina's Black Voters Are Seeing Their Mail-in Vote Rejected Again
A new study of 2018 mail-in absentee ballot data found ballots mailed-in by Black voters were rejected at more than twice the rate of any other race.
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Democrats call on governor to seek resignation of Stu Soffer from the Jefferson County Election Commission - African American News Today - EIN News
… , of these instances have involved African-Americans, including using derogatory language such … Clerk Terri Hollingsworth, the first African-American female to hold the position …
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OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, 'Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus'
Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the
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Early voter turnout smashing California election records - Black Voice News
More than 4.5 million Californians have already cast ballots in the 2020 general election - and there're still 12 days to go. Roughly one-fifth of the 21.5 million ballots mailed to registered voters had been processed as of Tuesday evening, blowing away previous election totals. About three times
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Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots - Black News Channel
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to observe the counting of ballots, saying Thursday that rules were being
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Malawi opposition leader heading for election win - media | News24
Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera appeared headed for victory on Thursday in a re-run of a presidential vote that was scrapped over massive irregularities, unofficial tallies showed.
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Absentee ballots taking 30 plus days to process, Secretary of State blamed
Absentee Ballots Taking 30 Plus Days to Process in Part Because Secretary of State Chose Arizona Vendor
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It’s up to us to defend the Black vote -
Just weeks before Election Day, with millions of people voting already, the Black vote is being attacked from every angle. Source
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Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting - Black News Channel
By KATE BRUMBACK and LARRY LAGE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With long waits making headlines during early voting across the country, professional sports venues have emerged as bright spots, repurposing huge spaces mostly devoid of fans into efficient and relatively safe polling
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Burundi opposition files election petition
Burundian opposition leader Agathon Rwasa filed on Thursday a case at the constitutional court challenging the May 20 presidential election outcome, saying he had evidence of
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Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. hosts voter registration event at Isaac Coggs Center
On Friday, October 9, 2020, the Milwaukee Health Services, Inc., hosted a voter registration event at their Isaac Coggs Heritage Health Center, 8200 W. Silver Spring Dr. Attendees could safely register to vote for the upcoming presidential election as well as receive a free COVID-19 safety kit
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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act
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District 2 Candidate Clinton Edminster Announces New Absentee Ballot Request Initiative | The Savannah Tribune
Candidate for 2nd District County Commissioner Clinton Edminster is working with businesses across the district to provide Absentee Ballot Request forms for eligible voters leading up to the August 11th runoff. Forms will be placed in rain-proof brochure boxes installed outside businesses at
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How a 2014 Obama speech paved the way for the Great Election Heist
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Lowenfield report says it cannot be ascertained that recount results meet criteria of fair, credible elections
Lowenfield report says it cannot be ascertained that recount results meet criteria of fair, credible elections
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Mississippi voters overturn two Jim Crow-era decisions at ballot box
Mississippi voters overturn two Jim Crow-era decisions at ballot box With a majority of ballots counted, Mississippi voters are projected to overwhelmingly pass Ballot Measures 2 and 3, reforming how statewide elections are won and approving a new state flag, respectively. The following statement
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Lowenfield to submit key elections report today
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County promises shorter lines for November voting -
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County will use new technology to help voters track wait times and speed check-in at polls this November, in addition to sending vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in hopes of limiting the potential spread of COVID-19, officials said June 19. An independent
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Citizens continue to take advantage of early voting
Nearly 2,000 Burke County citizens have opted to vote early for the Nov. 3 general election. As of 2 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), a total of 1,965 ballots had been cast, according to Laverne Sello, executive director for the Burke County Board of Elections and Registration. On the first day of early
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US Election: State of Georgia expecting a vote recount
Now, at the end of US Election race, Georgia's Secretary of State announced that a vote recount is expected. Here's what you need to know.
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Guinea electoral register 'of sufficient quality' for October elections: ECOWAS | Africanews
After the distribution of voting cards which began last Saturday, Ecowas certified Guinea electoral register as ‘of sufficient quality' for October
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