Jim Crow 2.0: Georgia outlaws giving water to voters waiting in hours-long lines
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Jim Crow 2.0: Georgia outlaws giving water to voters waiting in hours-long lines

Voting should be a quick and simple process. In many places, you can show up at a polling place, request a ballot, verify your identity, and fill out the ballot in 15 minutes. But states with a history of racial discrimination are often different. They may erect artificial barriers that are meant to deter –…

Oregon Becomes First State to Adopt Universal Voter Registration
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Oregon Becomes First State to Adopt Universal Voter Registration

Bucking the nationwide trend of eroding voting rights, the state of Oregon on Tuesday signed into law a bill that will make it easier to cast a ballot — by implementing the country’s first automatic registration for eligible voters when they get drivers’ licenses and identification documents. The “Motor Voter” legislation directs the Department of…