The Senate voted 18-16 against having Maine leave the multistate compact it joined last year pledging to give all of its electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote nationwide, if the compact is enacted.
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Lawmaker and secretary of state clash over constitutional amendment on voting by noncitizens
Rep. Laurel Libby told fellow lawmakers that her proposal would boost the integrity of Maine’s elections, though opponents, including the Maine secretary of state, say it’s unnecessary and could foster anti-immigrant sentiment.
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Supreme Court allows Arizona voter-registration law requiring proof of citizenship
Arizona election officials must reject state registration forms if voters don’t provide documentation of citizenship.
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Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers’ voices ring out for voting rights
She criticized attempts to restrict voting, including limits on absentee voting and early voting, and said the nation is again at a crossroad.
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Federal court deals blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
The 2-1 decision found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce the section of the Voting Rights Act that requires political maps to include districts where minority populations’ preferred candidates can win elections.
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Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills
Even as the country prepares for the next presidential election, the separate measures will underscore how the 2 major parties often are completely at odds over voting procedures.
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Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor
Trump’s lawyers are asking a state court to throw out its report and all testimony from the inquiry and bar Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from continuing to investigate or prosecute Trump.
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Lawmakers consider bill requiring Maine voters to show photo ID at polls
Supporters say a photo ID mandate would boost public confidence in Maine elections, but opponents, including Gov. Mills, say it would do far more harm than good.
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Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law, says it aims to suppress Black voters
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has said that while he expects aspects of his agenda to be struck down by the federal court in Tallahassee, he is confident they will be upheld on appeal to a more conservative court.
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McConnell responds to uproar over his comment about Black voters
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says accusations that he’s racist are ‘hurtful and offensive.’