ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Secretary of State Steve Simon was a strong proponent of restoring the vote to people on probation and now he's letting prisoners know how the rules have changed for former ...
Few counties in California have accurately written policies for incarcerated youth to follow if they are eligible to vote, according to a new report from the Youth Law Center.
Civil rights advocates say Mississippi needs to simplify the process of restoring voting rights to people convicted of some ...
State lawmakers gathered for a hearing to address a House bill that would have given voter rights back to thousands of ...
Mississippi lawmakers heard testimony from people with felonies on their records on why they should have the right to vote.
A legislative proposal to immediately restore voting rights to Nebraskans convicted of a felony once they’ve completed their ...
A bill letting felons vote when they complete their sentences became law Wednesday after Gov. Jim Pillen took the unusual ...
A ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts opened in the landmark federal law ...
Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. Minnesota is known for its relatively high voter ...
Elizer Darris fills out his voter registration during the Restore the Vote implementation rally at Arlington Hills Community Center in St. Paul on June 1. Minnesota Supreme Court justices ...
Women's March activists hold signs outside the White House in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, DC, US, July 9, 2022.
The organizations claim ‘extreme’ ban enacted last month is unconstitutional attack on voters A group of Alabama civil rights and voting rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit against ...