As someone who works on voting rights, it’s hard to argue that Florida and Michigan voters (who had nothing to do with scheduling their rogue primaries) should be shut out of the process...
Hailing from Texas, I've seen my fellow southerners come up with some great ideas—like adding creamy gravy to chicken-fried steak, for instance. But Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's election "reform" proposal has me scratching my head...
Tonight, judging from early reports from Wisconsin, home to an open primary, it appears the state's presidential runoff ran smoothly and with few delays...
From my home state, a court ruled that some absentee voters will get a "do-over" in the coming presidential primary...Given the substantial support for both Edwards and Giuliani, the decision may impact thousands of voters....
While the country is closely following the presidential primary contests, another contest is being fought that will determine the way many Americans-and even which Americans-will vote in November and in years to come...
The Department of Justice was originally created during Reconstruction with the intent of protecting the rights of newly freed slaves. Then in the 1960s, Congress placed the charge of enforcing the Voting Rights Act into the hands of the Department of Justice. Given this history...
This past Friday was the last day to register to vote in New York's presidential primary. But if you're already registered as an independent and wanted to vote, your "secret" deadline was three months ago.
