Voting Rights & Democracy Reform

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1227+ words) Decisions made in courts across the country are changing the rules of voting and shifting Black political power. Capital B is tracking the fight for voting rights to show who is affected, where power is shifting, and what the changes…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (265+ words) State Rep. Sam Mims is not seeking reelection next year. The Republican, who represents District 97 in the Mississippi House of Representatives, announced Monday that his time in the legislature will come to an end after the upcoming session. Mims’ district…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (998+ words) JACKSON, Miss.— Mississippi Sen. Kamesha Mumford’s first memory of Flonzie Brown-Wright was hearing the civil rights activist’s name in her fourth-grade classroom at Holy Child Jesus School in Canton, Mississippi, she recalled during a press conference on Aug. 28. Her teacher,…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (216+ words) This November marks a pivotal election for Ohio, as it decides on a new governor, U.S. Senator, and many other important races, yet for the over 1 million Ohioans with disabilities, navigating the poll booth can be a discouraging experience. Inaccessible polling…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1083+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MATT BROWN Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (132+ words) by Press | Sep 14, 2026 | Press Releases Federal court grants civil rights groups’ request for preliminary injunction, halting new restrictions that threatened mail voting for millions of Americans ahead of November elections. “We are proud to stand with our clients and co-counsel…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1645+ words) BLACKPRESSUSA—Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson, Bishop William J. Barber II, and a coalition of congressional, faith, and civil rights leaders gather Tuesday outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, days after founding director Lonnie G. Bunch III…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (699+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The state’s Department…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (648+ words) The planned fiscal year 2027 budget for Cherokee Nation includes funding for the Election Commission to cover its recent approval of a 50 percent increase in the number of polling sites for next year’s balloting. TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation tribal councilors on the…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1620+ words) FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — The Fenwick Shores hotel on the Delaware coast carries a stamp of unusual privilege. It’s not because the 65-room hotel claims to be Fenwick Island’s first upscale getaway, where the best suites can cost $2,000 per night during…...