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Maryland lawmakers passed sweeping voting rights legislation Monday night, marking a significant expansion of protections for voters of color and setting the stage for the measure to be signed into ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights ...

I felt like I was being mistreated. Facing barriers at the ballot box, Portia Haskins fought back in court. Her fight started one year after the Constitution outlawed poll taxes in federal elections ...

Voting rights have expanded and contracted throughout American history, and as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, that story is still being written. Voting rights have expanded and ...