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 –…

Federal Courts Deliver Victories to Voting Rights Groups

Federal Courts Deliver Victories to Voting Rights Groups

In a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday evening blocked Wisconsin from implementing a voter ID law that would have required voters to provide photo identification before casting their ballots in the coming election. The Court, which recently allowed North Carolina officials to eliminate same-day voter registration and discount votes cast mistakenly in…