Reserved seats for women in parliament in African countries is not a new initiative but has recently gained prominence through legislation.
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.
How Exclusion Became The Driving Force For Democratisation
Canton Geneva has made history in Switzerland by voting to provide people with severe mental or physical disabilities full political rights.
Disabled Voters Struggle As States Enforce Restrictive Voting Laws
Americans with disabilities say state efforts to tighten voting laws are making it harder for eligible voters like them to cast their ballots.
New Congressional Maps Dilute Black Power, Critics Say
In Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, new congressional maps that some judges have ruled dilute the voting power of black voters.
How Public Campaign Financing Empowers Small Donors Nationwide
Mounting evidence…[shows] that public financing amplifies underrepresented voices and makes democracy work better for all Americans.
Redistricting Cycle Failed To Increase Representation For Minorities
It may get the most attention, but partisanship is not the only way to measure how fair the country’s new congressional maps are.
Attacks Against Election Officials Are Taking a Toll
Election officials so essential to the functioning of American democracy have increasingly come under attack since the end of 2020.
57 Years After The Selma Voting Rights Act March
The Voting Rights Act is linked to the events of Bloody Sunday, what preceded them, and what we as a nation should have learned from them.
Native American Tribes Sue North Dakota Over Gerrymandering
The suit charges that diluting Native power violates their voting rights and will handicap tribe members who run for office.
Georgia Republicans Try To Undo Local Elections
A new wave of power grabs by Georgia’s GOP legislators is threatening to wrest control of key local government bodies from Democrats.