Minnesota has twice tried to end prison gerrymandering, but lawmakers failed to pass the reform on both occasions. This time a Democratic legislative trifecta saw the bill get passed and signed into law. https://boltsmag.org/minnesota-ends-prison-gerrymandering/
Oregon secretary of state candidate Dennis Linthicum wants to stop all mail voting. He’ll face Democrat Tobias Read in November's race to be the state's top elections official.
Minnesota just became the latest state to eliminate prison gerrymandering. A new law will end the practice of counting incarcerated people where prisons are located, which skews political power within the state.
An Arizona constitutional amendment, placed on the November ballot by GOP lawmakers, would severely restrict direct democracy through strict geographic requirements on ballot petitions.
In California, absentee voters with low vision and other disabilities often have to give up their right to a secret ballot. “We want to vote the same way that other people do,” says a blind man who's suing the state. https://boltsmag.org/california-electronic-voting-disability-rights/
Black Virginians are far more likely than white residents to get offered plea deals under the condition that they agree to waive some of their constitutional rights for years, opening them up to random and invasive police searches long after their cases have been resolved. https://boltsmag.org/fourth-amendment-waiver-virginia-police-traffic-stops/