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Tag: voting rights
News Roundup
In Florida, Officials Agree to Allow Early Voting on College Campuses
In a settlement with voting rights advocates, Florida officials on Friday agreed to allow early voting sites back on college campuses, said an Associated Press (AP) report on WUSF News. The agreement also loosens parking restrictions on campuses, which state officials had said was a reason colleges were unsuitable as polling sites, said AP. Last […]
April 3, 2020
Opinion
Once Convicted, Forever Doomed: On Civil Death and American Politics
One of my all-time favorite movies is Shawshank Redemption starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. I was fascinated by the story of two men, accused of different crimes in very different circumstances, embarking on a common path toward redemption. I was always puzzled why Morgan Freeman’s character seemed so hesitant to leave when he was released. I didn’t understand how a man who spent most of his formative years fighting for his life behind bars, was now afraid to live freely.
April 30, 2019
African-American
Federal Policy Priorities Outlined at National Action Network Conference
Voting rights, health care, economic uplift and criminal justice reform are key legislative policy issues that the public should support as a new Congress is seated in January, according to speakers and panelists Tuesday on the opening day of a legislative and policy conference hosted by the National Action Network.
November 13, 2018
Opinion
It’s Time to Secure the Vote
In spite of our professed love of voting as one of the most precious and fundamental features of American democracy, the framers crafted a Constitution that doesn’t include an affirmative right to vote.
April 22, 2018
Students
Gov. LePage: Maine Will Investigate College Students Who Vote
LEWISTON, Maine ― GOP Gov. Paul LePage says the state will investigate college students who vote in Maine to make sure they follow state law. The governor’s comment came after officials at Bates College said orange fliers distributed at dorms and at the dining hall are a “deliberate attempt at voter suppression.” The fliers said […]
November 7, 2016
African-American
Restoring Voting Rights to Felons a Step Toward Ending Black Voter Suppression
In deciding to restore voting rights to 13,000 former felons, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe took a “bold” step to end a practice of Black voter suppression that hearkens back to the Reconstruction Era.
August 22, 2016
African-American
Scholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting Rights
Political observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.
June 8, 2016
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