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Mar 22 2024
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Judge dismisses challenge to DC law on non-citizen voting
A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to a Washington, D.C., law permitting noncitizens to vote in local elections. The measure further applies to illegal immigrants and the staff of foreign embassies, according to Fox News. Non-citizens must merely reside in the District for at least 30 days and be otherwise qualified to vote to be eligible. Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday
Just The NewsApr 23 2024
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Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’
A federal judge on Monday struck down a North Carolina law that criminalized voting for people with felony convictions. In a 25-page order, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs wrote that the law, which was originally passed in 1877, “was enacted with discriminatory intent, has not been cleansed of its discriminatory taint, and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters.” Biggs’ ruling
The News & ObserverFeb 26 2024
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Del. Superior Court rejects early voting, permanent absentee voting laws
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Delaware elected leaders on both sides of the aisle are reacting to a Delaware Superior Court decision late last week that struck down two statutes that expanded access to the voting booth. Judge Mark Conner denied a motion by State Election Commissioner Anthony J. Albence and the
WHYYApr 05 2024
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The ground rules are changing in Georgia elections. Again. Here are voting law changes
For the second election cycle in a row, the ground rules will be different when Georgia voters head to the polls in November. The General Assembly passed the most far-reaching election law changes last month since 2021, when the legislature’s Republican majorities enacted a sweeping election system overhaul following Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow victory in the Peach State in 2020 and the
The Telegraph (Georgia)May 10 2024
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Blue State Blues: A Vote for Biden Is a Vote for Hamas
President Joe Biden is determined to save Hamas from destruction. That’s the obvious conclusion from his threat to deny Israel bombs and artillery rounds if it dares to enter the densely-populated areas of Rafah, in Gaza, where the last Hamas battalions are hiding. Biden’s announcement came after days of obfuscation by the White House, which refused repeatedly to confirm or deny that the U.S.
Breitbart NewsMar 23 2024
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Missouri Democrats vote in presidential primary after state law change
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Democrats will hold a hybrid presidential primary Saturday across the state, with mail-in ballots being accepted and limited in-person voting. The Saturday primary comes after a 2022 law change from the Missouri state legislature, switching presidential primaries to be party-ran instead of handled by the state. Missouri Republicans held a caucus earlier in March. “
KSHBApr 17 2024
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As legislative session reaches final hours, lawmakers still have yet to vote on red flag law
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature had yet to vote Wednesday evening on a proposed red flag law that would give family members, in addition to law enforcement, a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation. The bill, L.D. 2283, was introduced late in the legislative session in response to calls for stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the
Portland Press HeraldMar 22 2024
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging DC noncitizen voting law
A federal judge on Thursday tossed a conservative legal group's lawsuit against a controversial Washington, D.C. law that allows noncitizens — including illegal immigrants and foreign embassy staff members — to vote in municipal elections. In a 12-page opinion, Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the plaintiffs, a group of U.S. citizen voters represented by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI
Fox News (Online News)Mar 21 2024
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Federal judge tossed lawsuit challenging D.C.’s nonresident voting law
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a lawsuit challenging a district law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections, ruling the plaintiffs did not prove the law violates their rights. In an opinion issued Thursday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled against a group of seven plaintiffs — all of whom are U.S. citizens and registered to vote in D.C. — who argued the city’s “Local
The Hill