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The Supreme Court’s voting rights decision could reshape local government across Texas

The Voting Rights Act helped Latino and Black voters gain representation in city and school boards across the state, but now ...
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Here’s where redistricting stands after Florida’s new congressional map and the Supreme Court’s Callais decision

Florida is the eighth state to draw a new congressional map for the 2026 election, a modern record. More will probably follow ...
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How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps

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Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act, making it harder to challenge political maps for being racially discriminatory

The decision makes it harder to challenge political maps for being racially discriminatory. Here’s what it means for the 2026 ...
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The Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. It may change how maps are drawn in Arizona.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to weaken the landmark law, which aimed to limit racial discrimination in voting, is ...
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Mequon clerk rejected some ballots that appear to have met her own disputed standard

Mequon’s clerk rejected ballots from places like Fox Point — even though those municipalities are uniquely named and should ...
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Wisconsin clerk rejects five absentee ballots over address info, raising legal questions

The ballots listed a street name, number, and municipality in the witness address field, but no ZIP code or state. The ...
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Tensions mount as Michigan and Antrim County clerk threaten legal action against each other

The state Bureau of Elections sent Bishop a letter on April 14 warning Bishop that her actions were illegal and fell outside ...
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Pennsylvania has spent $1.4 million updating its voter registration system — but won’t provide progress reports

The state has already spent $1.4 million to upgrade the 20-year-old system, which is reportedly prone to crashing.
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Judge strikes down rule requiring counties to aid voters who go to wrong polling place

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian ...
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U.S. Supreme Court restricts Voting Right Act, but effect on Pennsylvania likely limited

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ...