/tags/voting-rights-act Voting Rights Act en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-14/100-years-of-citizenship-tribal-advocates-press-citizens-to-vote This year is the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act, yet tribal leaders and advocates say too many Natives are still hesitant to vote. Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-14/100-years-of-citizenship-tribal-advocates-press-citizens-to-vote Felix Clary, Tulsa World and ICT /news/2024-06-05/100-years-ago-us-citizenship-for-native-americans-came-without-voting-rights-in-swing-states An act of Congress a century ago guaranteed citizenship to wary Native Americans in an age of forced assimilation and marked the outset of a long journey to secure voting rights. Daunting legal and logistical obstacles to voting persist in remote stretches of the southwestern United States, where the Native vote is credited with swinging the 2020 presidential election in Arizona to President Joe Biden. In New Mexico, recent election reforms are promising tribal communities a greater voice in how and where they can vote — bolstering an already robust path to political power. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-05/100-years-ago-us-citizenship-for-native-americans-came-without-voting-rights-in-swing-states Morgan Lee, Associated Press /politics/2018-09-04/city-in-colorado-could-join-movement-to-give-younger-citizens-the-vote If the measure passes in November, the town of Golden, Colorado may join a handful of cities that allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections. The idea… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 23:45:35 GMT /politics/2018-09-04/city-in-colorado-could-join-movement-to-give-younger-citizens-the-vote Rae Ellen Bichell /npr-news/2013-08-22/justice-files-voter-discrimination-suit-against-texas Attorney General Eric Holder's office has filed a lawsuit alleging that the state's voter ID law keeps minorities from the polls. Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-22/justice-files-voter-discrimination-suit-against-texas Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-07-25/holder-seeks-continued-oversight-of-texas-election-laws The attorney general says Justice wants continued authority over Texas election law despite a Supreme Court ruling last month striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-25/holder-seeks-continued-oversight-of-texas-election-laws Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-07-21/the-voting-rights-act-hard-won-gains-an-uncertain-future The Supreme Court overturned a key provision of the civil rights-era legislation in June. Free of past restrictions, some states acted quickly to change their voting laws, and it is now up to Congress to figure out where the act goes from here and how to continue to protect voters from discrimination. Sun, 21 Jul 2013 21:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-21/the-voting-rights-act-hard-won-gains-an-uncertain-future NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-07-08/a-mea-culpa Nina Totenberg discusses an error she made in a recent story about the Supreme Court term. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:42:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-08/a-mea-culpa Nina Totenberg /npr-news/2013-07-05/whose-term-was-it-a-look-back-at-the-supreme-court The end of this latest Supreme Court term leaves us with questions: Is it Justice Kennedy's court or Justice Roberts'? Does pragmatism triumph over ideological purity? Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-05/whose-term-was-it-a-look-back-at-the-supreme-court Nina Totenberg /npr-news/2013-06-29/legalese-aside-how-do-we-talk-about-race-nowadays The news this week has put race on America's brain. There were the Supreme Court decisions, the trial of George Zimmerman and the downfall of celebrity chef Paula Deen. But the country is still fumbling through persistent inequality, even in the absence of overt prejudice. Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:42:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-29/legalese-aside-how-do-we-talk-about-race-nowadays NPR Staff /2013-06-28/election-laws-likely-to-change-without-voting-rights-act The Supreme Court struck down a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act this week. The court said that the standard by which it is determined that some states need preapproval for making changes to voting laws was unconstitutional. So what does it mean for the Department of Justice and states that were affected by the law? Audie Cornish speaks with Bill Yeomans, law professor at American University. Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:00:00 GMT /2013-06-28/election-laws-likely-to-change-without-voting-rights-act