Voting rights advocates fear it's a potential path for undermining Section 2, which they say is crucial after a 2013 Supreme Court ruling effectively dismantled requirements for certain states and ...

It would among other things restore a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires states with a history of discrimination to get federal approval before making election changes.

Voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm after Trump and House Republicans roll out sweeping changes to how elections are run, Alex Woodward reports ...

Register readers take issue with anti-Trump protesters, a voting bill, and changes in college athletics in letters published ...

Colorado lawmakers, hoping to enshrine federal voter protections in state law, advanced a bill this week to bar voter ...

Tarrant County Republicans say the effort will ensure "responsible, conservative leadership," while Democrats allege ...

Trump has signed an executive order requiring stricter voting regulations. A group of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging Donald Trump's recent executive order seeking to ...

We passed the Washington Voting Rights Act to ensure fair representation ... to ensure jurisdictions with a history of discrimination against its own residents do not make changes that ...

The U.S. Constitution gives most authority over elections to the states, although Congress has the ability to pass laws such as the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in elections.

Voting rights advocates fear it’s a potential ... requirements for certain states and counties with a history of racial discrimination to get “preclearance” approval from the Justice ...