voter suppression

"It's not simply a different circumstance. It's apples and bowling balls," said the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate.

The Reverend James Woodall accused the GOP secretary of state of attempting to disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters throughout Georgia.

The civil rights organization accused the Trump campaign and Republican National Convention of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act in their election lawsuits.

"Republicans had a plan for stopping voters from getting to the polls. We beat them in multiple states and flipped the outcome," the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate said.

Santorum insinuated that this year's massive voter turnout is proof that voter suppression is not an issue.

As a matter of policy and of law, we should always err on the side of inclusion rather than exclusion. Better a few improper votes be counted than many proper votes be discounted.

The 127,000 drive-thru ballots from Harris County's early voting will be counted, despite GOP efforts to throw them out.

Texans protests outside a federal courthouse the day before Election Day, calling on the state to count the 127,000 early votes in question.

"This is a 100-year flood of voters that we are seeing," said Stanford Law School professor Nate Persily.

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ordered far-right activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman to cease their campaign of "electoral terror" by making misleading robocalls while comparing the pair's tactics to those of the Ku Klux Klan on Wednesday.

Voter suppression in 2020 continues to attempt to silence women of color. But here's the thing: We're ready for it, and we're not going away.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office launched the probe after the men—at least one of whom was armed—were reportedly stationed outside an early voting location in St. Petersburg.

The company has also rejected 2.2 million ads that failed to complete the political ads authorization process.

"The right to vote and the right to keep and bear arms are not mutually exclusive. No voter should be forced to choose between these fundamental principles," State Rep. Beau LaFave said.

On Thursday, a Travis County District Judge issued an injunction blocking the governor from only allowing each county in Texas to have one drop-off location for mail-in ballots.

The conservative commentator said it was "plainly ridiculous" to argue that long voting lines amounted to voter suppression.

Virginians seeking to register to vote in the upcoming election have been advised to print out and complete a paper application in the interim.

Election officials have been working to avoid the kind of chaos Georgia faced during the pushed-back primary elections in June.

Abbott's order has shut numerous sites in some of the state's biggest cities and Democratic strongholds.

Florida residents who want to vote in November's election had until 12 a.m. Tuesday to register.

There are too many in politics who place the pursuit of power ahead of the preservation of our democracy and election integrity. This is a threat to us all.

Michigan prosecutors say deceptive robocalls made in heavily Democratic areas urged voters to "beware of vote by mail" while warning that those who vote in November's election could be entered into a police database of be forced into receiving "mandatory vaccines."

"These enhanced security protocols will ensure greater transparency and will help stop attempts at illegal voting," Governor Greg Abbott said about reducing the number of ballot drop-off locations in Texas counties.

"As a company, when you support civic engagement, what you're essentially telling your employees is what you care about really matter to us," Civic Alliance director Steven Levine said.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decision to limit the number of ballot drop boxes in each county is a form of voter suppression, the lawsuit alleged.

There are clear warnings that the U.S. election may see disruptions in November, including possible violence.

Fifty-four percent said they were concerned about mail-in ballot fraud.

"The DNC lawyers are...getting at least mentally ready for a scenario where they have to go to the courts," a Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman said.

"Many people left the line," one voter from Harris County told Newsweek.

"I don't want us to elect the best bully. I want us to elect the best person," Abrams said during a SXSW appearance.