The North Carolina Senate Rules Committee votes today on House Bill 589, a wide-ranging piece of legislation that curbs poll access for working people, young voters, seniors, and the disabled.
A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
Some might call it chutzpah. State Sen. Mark Grisanti recently sent out mailers condemning sensible campaign finance reform. Grisanti boasted he will “protect your tax dollars” from being used “to fund political campaigns across the state.”
July 1, 1971 marks the anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. While this opened the door for young Americans to vote, voting reforms are still needed to fully realize youth's voting power.
A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck at the heart of the most successful piece of civil rights legislation in American history when it invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Earlier this week, the City Council unanimously passed an ordinance clearing the way for the public financing of council elections. This proposal is a major step toward ensuring everybody is able to participate in the democratic process.
Congress considered 15,000 pages of evidence when it reauthorized the Voting Rights Act in 2006. A divided Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the law in only 24 pages. Congress must now figure out a way to put it back together.
Even if it was not entirely unexpected, it is nonetheless shocking to read a majority of the Supreme Court sweep away a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, the most celebrated piece of civil rights legislation in our nation’s history.
Last week, the New York Senate failed to pass public financing for state elections, but voted through a bill expanding casinos after accepting millions in contributions from the gambling industry.
