Two bills to increase access to democracy for Washington voters were signed by Gov. Inslee after passing through both chambers of the state Legislature.
Minority Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
Equal minority voting rights still face significant obstacles including in registering to vote and casting ballots. Attempts to manipulate the law in new ways that will disadvantage minority communities continue nationwide. Also see our sections on American democracy and our articles on the Voter Access, African-American Voting Rights, Latino Voting Rights or Native American Voting.
Federal Court Says Mississippi Must Redraw Senate District
Federal appeals court told Mississippi lawmakers to redraw a state Senate district where a judge found that black residents’ voting power had been diluted.
Bicameral Native American Voting Rights Act Introduced in Congress
U.S. Senator Tom Udall and others led a group of Senate and House Democrats in re-introducing the Native American Voting Rights Act.
Does California County’s At-Large Election System Harm Latino Voters?
District elections maybe implemented in Orange, following voting rights lawsuit claiming city’s current at-large election method disenfranchises the Latinos
Second US Judge Calls Citizenship Question on Census Illegal
A second federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census is illegal.
Congress Must Pass Critical Voting Rights Advancement Act
Our voice is heard through our fundamental right to vote.When policymakers erect barriers to the ballot box and silence that voice, our government fails us.
New Documents About 2020 Census Preparations Expose Deficiencies
New documents about 2020 Census made public by NAACP, revealing deficiencies in federal government’s preparations and budgeting for decennial headcount.
Rights Groups Respond to Supreme Court Decision to Hear Census Case
Lawsuit is seeking to reverse the administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the census questionnaire for the first time in history.
Navajo Lawmaker Worries New Law Would Disenfranchise Native Voters
Navajo lawmaker worries election bill in the state legislature would eliminate ballot drop-off boxes hence, disenfranchise Native voters.
Imagining the 2020 Census Without Nonprofits Reveals Their Importance
Across country snow is melting, spring is just around the corner, and letters from US Census Bureau are inside every mailbox without Nonprofit involvement.