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Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed
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Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed

  • Allison Mashell Mitchell, University of Notre Dame
  • Updated 12 hrs ago

After the Voting Rights Act, federal election observers helped ensure fair voting, but that oversight has increasingly shifted focus − to monitor what Washington says is voter fraud and accusations of cheating.

Selma Social hosts photography exhibit highlighting democracy and voting during Jubilee
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Selma Social hosts photography exhibit highlighting democracy and voting during Jubilee

  • Cindy Fisher
  • Updated Mar 23, 2026

Voting and democracy took center stage in a photo exhibit at Selma Social on March 6 during the annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

SCOTUS order in Louisiana case could affect Alabama redistricting battle
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SCOTUS order in Louisiana case could affect Alabama redistricting battle

  • Alander Rocha | Alabama Reflector
  • Aug 5, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court’s request to the parties in a Louisiana redistricting case could affect Alabama’s similar, long-running battle over con…

‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress
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‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress

  • Mario Tama // Getty Images
  • Jul 1, 2025

Demonstrators hold signs during the We The People March in Los Angeles, California.

‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress
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‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress

  • Joseph Jones for The Conversation
  • Jul 1, 2025

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'Common sense' bill repealing noncitizens' ability to vote in D.C. passes House

  • By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square
  • Jun 10, 2025

(The Center Square) – Legislation prohibiting noncitizens from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C. passed the House Tuesday after 56…

Arizona voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship and residency after judge upholds 2022 laws
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Arizona voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship and residency after judge upholds 2022 laws

  • Joshua Lott // The Washington Post via Getty Images
  • May 29, 2025

Voters wait in line at a polling station at the Guadalupe Mercado shopping mall in Guadalupe, Arizona.

Arizona voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship and residency after judge upholds 2022 laws
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Arizona voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship and residency after judge upholds 2022 laws

  • Jen Fifield for Votebeat
  • May 29, 2025

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CA voter ID proposition launched, cites 68% policy support

  • By Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square
  • Mar 11, 2025

(The Center Square) - State Assemblymen Carl Demaio, R-San Diego, and Bill Essayli, R-Corona, launched a ballot measure campaign to mandate vo…

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CA lawyer Harmeet Dhillon testifies at assistant AG confirmation hearing

  • By Dave Mason | The Center Square
  • Feb 26, 2025

(The Center Square) – San Francisco lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant attorney general for civil rights, …

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