voting rights

SPLC asks Alabama to Restore Voters to ‘Active’ Status

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

The Southern Poverty Law Center is asking Alabama to restore thousands of people to active voter status after election day confusion. In a Friday letter to Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, the organization said it believes large numbers were incorrectly moved to inactive voting status during an update of rolls. SPLC President Richard Cohen said they are worried that…

Appeals Court Sets September Hearing in Voting Rights Case

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in September in an appeal that could affect the voting rights of thousands of voters in Kansas, Georgia and Alabama in upcoming elections. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday set a Sept. 8 hearing date in the case of a U.S. election official who without public…