Virginia Abolishes Death Penalty, Marking Historic Shift
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Source: Virginia Governor Clears Path For Ex-Convicts To Regain Voting Rights : NPR

Check out this @PostReports podcast,  where I discuss the recent Supreme Court argument and what it means for voting rights in this country. @WashingtonPost @NYUPress @UbaltLaw @Adv_Project #VotingRights #VRA

This is HUGE! https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/972935032/supreme-court-seems-ready-to-uphold-restrictive-voting-laws. #VotingRightsAct #VRA

Arizona leads the country with 19 Republican-proposed bills that would place restrictions on voters, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.

Source: Arizona leads country with ‘voter suppression’ bills, institute finds

Those incarcerated awaiting trial or convicted of misdemeanors would be able to register to vote and learn about their voting rights under legislation in the Maryland General Assembly this year

Source: Maryland bill would provide voting info to the incarcerated – The Washington Post

Because the House and Senate have approved different proposals, lawmakers will have to decide how far they want to go within a matter of weeks.
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All eyes are on state legislatures.  This is something to watch.

Measure would bar the use of qualified immunity as defense.

Source: NM civil rights law passes first hearing » Albuquerque Journal

The work begins.  State legislatures are positioned to roll back voter access gains.  #VOTE

One of the bills introduced by Republican state lawmakers will require people who vote via mail-in ballot to have ballot notarized by a notary public before the ballot is sent in. Another would purge those who have not voted in the Primary and the General Election in Arizona for two straight voting cycles.

Source: Voting rights advocates decry GOP bills in Arizona State Legislature, saying it amounts to voter suppression