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News Articles: Voting Rights Act

The first voters under Georgia's newly passed voting rules in the East Macon 3 precinct in Macon, Ga., cast their ballots on Tuesday.⁠

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  • Elections

Judge rules Georgia must end statewide PSC elections

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia's statewide election of its five public service commissioners illegally dilutes Black voting power. The judge on Friday ordered the state to not prepare ballots for two races that had been scheduled in November.

August 05, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2020 election on Nov. 3, 2020, in Auburn, Ala.

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  • Law

U.S. judges are narrowing voting protections. Some fear lasting damage

The Supreme Court has been dismantling key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The justices have taken another case on the issue next term.

February 25, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
President Joe Biden calls for the Senate to pass voting rights legislation during remarks

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Putting Biden's Georgia voting rights visit into context

On this week's episode, we look at President Joe Biden's speech on voting rights in Georgia, the filibuster and why Democrats' new push for federal legislation is stalling.

January 19, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Sen. Jeff Merkley, left, D-Ore.; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams, right, listen to people talk about their experiences in voting, in Smyrna, Ga., Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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  • Elections

What's Next For Voting Rights In Georgia?

From lawsuits to legislation to lingering false claims of fraud in 2020, Georgia occupies a central role in the national conversation about voting rights and elections.

July 22, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Gov. Brain Kemp signs 2021 election law

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  • Elections

Georgia Today: Fallout Intensifies Over Georgia's Controversial Election Law

Voting rights groups continue to push back against the state's sweeping new election law. The measure signed by Gov. Brian Kemp passed without Democratic support, catapulting Georgia smack into the center of a brewing nationwide battle over how Americans vote. In this episode, we'll hear how the law changes the state's election system, and as calls grow louder for companies to boycott Georgia, how the controversy could affect the economy.  

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Carol Anderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and a New York Times Bestselling Author.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Conversation with Author, Historian Dr. Carol Anderson

On this edition of Political Rewind, a conversation with acclaimed author and Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory...

January 21, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Monday, October 29, 2018

Today on the show, we explored the history of voter suppression and lynching victims in Georgia. We also heard from filmmakers and organizers from the...

October 29, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more

Accusations Of Voter Suppression In A Historic Context

Early voting ends this Friday in Georgia. Accusations of voter suppression have landed Georgia in the national spotlight. Secretary of State Brian Kemp...

October 29, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
Hancock County Courthouse in Georgia.

Accusations Of Voter Fraud In 2015 Hancock County Case Refuted

Attorneys on both sides of a high-profile case of what was alleged to be voter fraud in Georgia say they have agreed those charges were unfounded. In...

March 08, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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