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‘It’s really not okay’: Kansas City mayor trying to vote was told he ‘wasn’t in the system’
(Daily Kos) Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas not only showed up to the polls Tuesday to vote in the Missouri primary, but posted video of himself encouraging other Missourians to vote, only to be turned away from the polls.
Coronavirus prompts new polling places to protect elderly
Voting-rights officials said the coronavirus outbreak has had a cascading effect on the primary season, with election officials in states such as Ohio and Illinois that vote March 17 beginning to shift polling places away from senior-citizen homes. Ohio officials at...
PRESS BRIEFINGS: Election Protection Primary Updates on problems at the polls at 1pm & 6pm EDT
Join press calls for updates on Big Tuesday Primary Day voting issues WHAT: Learn about the issues facing voters during the March 10th Big Tuesday Primary in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi. Missouri, North Dakota and Washington. Election Protection, the...
Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Protects Michigan Voters During the Primary
Call 866-OUR-VOTE Election Protection Hotline for Voter Assistance Election Protection is the nation’s largest and longest-running nonpartisan voter protection coalition which works year round to safeguard voting rights in Michigan and across the...
Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Protects Missouri Voters During the Primary
Call 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline for Voter Assistance Election Protection is the nation’s largest and longest-running nonpartisan voter protection coalition which works year round to safeguard voting rights in Missouri and across the country. For the Missouri...
Mississippi Primary: Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline Available to Help Voters Across the State
Call Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline for Voter Assistance Washington, DC - Election Protection is the nation’s largest and longest-running nonpartisan voter protection coalition which works year round to safeguard voting rights in Mississippi and...
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, UndocuBlack Network, and African Communities Together File FOIA Requests to Uncover DHS’s Decision-making Process that Led to Expanded Muslim Ban
Washington, DC (March 5, 2020) – Today the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the UndocuBlack Network, and African Communities Together filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information about the Department of Homeland...
Voting Rights Groups Demand Equal Access to Voting Sites for African-American Voters in Panama City Ahead of March 17 Primary Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@lawyerscommittee.org Voting Rights Groups Demand Equal Access to Voting Sites for African-American Voters in Panama City Ahead of March 17 Primary Election Panama City, FL (March 5, 2020) – A coalition of Florida and national...
Tornadoes, virus fears, machines disrupt some voting
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ADRIAN SAINZ (AP) Deadly tornadoes knocked out polling places in Tennessee, fears over the coronavirus left some precincts short of election workers and long lines frustrated voters in California and Texas as Super Tuesday sent voters...
Louisiana’s Act 620 Will Restrict Abortion Access For Black Women
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Sues to Extend Tennessee Primary Voting Period
Lawsuit Seeks to Provide relief for Voters Impacted Across Nashville Region WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2020) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), a national civil rights organization that leads the Election Protection coalition,...
Voting Disrupted by Tornadoes, Virus Fears, Machines in Some States
Tennessee State Officials Must Extend Primary Election Period for Voters in Tornado-Impacted Region
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Demands Officials Extend Election Period WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2020) – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil rights organization that leads the Election Protection coalition, issued a...
Some face masks, but coronavirus did not appear to significantly limit Super Tuesday turnout
Election Protection Coalition Hosts Press Briefings on the EP Hotlines and Voting Issues in the Field
Washington, DC (March 3, 2020) The Election Protection Coalition will host two press briefings on the hotlines and issues in the field at 2:00 pm EST and 6:00 pm EST 2PM ELECTION PROTECTION UPDATE CALL – with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under...