Greater Birmingham Ministries

Civil Rights Groups Appeal Alabama Voter ID Ruling

WAKA Action 8 News,
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by WAKA Action 8 News

Civil rights groups are again challenging a federal judge’s ruling that an Alabama law requiring government-issued photo ID for voting is not discriminatory. The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Greater Birmingham Ministries and minority voters filed an appeal in U.S. District Court in northern Alabama on Tuesday. The organizations sued in 2015, arguing that the law disenfranchises 100,000 voters….

Lawsuit Challenges Alabama’s Felon Voting Rights Ban

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

A federal lawsuit is challenging Alabama’s practice of stripping convicted felons’ of their right to vote. Greater Birmingham Ministries and a number of Alabamians who are not allowed to vote because of a past felony conviction filed the lawsuit Monday in Montgomery federal court. The Alabama Constitution dictates that people convicted of felonies involving “moral turpitude” will no longer be…