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Associated Press: After voters embraced mail ballots, GOP states tighten rules
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Roll Call: 5 things to know about the voting rights bill named for John Lewis
The bill would also subject certain proposed laws to preclearance, even potentially in jurisdictions that would not otherwise...
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Cincinnati Enquirer/Gannett: Ohio Redistricting Commission, set to miss first deadline, can’t agree on who draws maps
"It is not the end of the world if they miss the deadline," Turcer said. "It is a problem if they don’t lay out a plan and address public concerns about a secretive process."
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Associated Press: Democrats set to OK new legislative maps over criticism
“At each opportunity in this redistricting process, it’s as if lawmakers went out of their way to ensure the creation of these maps had as little public input as possible,” Young said.
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Associated Press: After census, citizens panels seek sway in redistricting
Dan Vicuna, national redistricting manager for Common Cause, said there are efforts underway across the country “trying to shame the legislature into doing the right thing.”
But if lawmakers don’t adopt citizens’ redistricting suggestions, “we think it could be more powerful to...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The majority rules: Republicans hold onto power in a changing Georgia
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Op-Ed): An end to sinister prison gerrymandering is a racial justice victory
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USA Today/Gannett: House Democrats approve voting-rights bill named after John Lewis as GOP calls it ‘partisan power grab’
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Roll Call: House passes voting rights bill as White House, Senate face pressure
“We’re continuing to mobilize and energize our thousands of activists and volunteers to do whatever it takes to get the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act this fall,” he said.
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House Passes and Senate Must Follow in Passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to Protect Every American’s Freedom to Vote
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Common Cause Urges U.S. House Members to Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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NBC News: Texas Republicans renew effort to advance voting bill as Democrats regroup
Her group also hosted what it called a "honk! for voting rights" protest, encouraging cars to circle the Capitol on Monday morning, hoping for a noisy show of dissent with social distancing baked in.