/tags/voting-rights Voting Rights en-US Copyright Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:52:36 GMT /2024-11-18/ohio-ballot-board-keeps-proposed-voter-rights-amendment-a-single-ballot-issue The Ohio Ballot Board was charged with deciding whether the language for the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights would be one ballot issue or more. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:52:36 GMT /2024-11-18/ohio-ballot-board-keeps-proposed-voter-rights-amendment-a-single-ballot-issue Jo Ingles /2024-07-23/federal-court-blocks-new-state-elections-law-affecting-voters-who-have-disabilities A new Ohio law that would have limited who can assist voters with disabilities has been put on hold by a federal court. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:19:04 GMT /2024-07-23/federal-court-blocks-new-state-elections-law-affecting-voters-who-have-disabilities Jo Ingles /politics-government/2022-01-20/democrats-fail-to-change-senate-rules-to-overcome-gop-opposition-on-voting-rights The push to alter the filibuster and sidestep a Republican blockade of two voting rights bills was doomed by Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:48:22 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-20/democrats-fail-to-change-senate-rules-to-overcome-gop-opposition-on-voting-rights Alana Wise, Arnie Seipel /2022-01-11/biden-calls-for-changes-to-the-senates-filibuster-to-pass-voting-rights-bills The president's remarks were among his most forceful denunciations of voter suppression legislation introduced in a number of GOP-controlled regions as well as for changing the Senate filibuster. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:05:07 GMT /2022-01-11/biden-calls-for-changes-to-the-senates-filibuster-to-pass-voting-rights-bills Alana Wise /2022-01-11/biden-is-expected-to-back-changing-the-filibuster-to-pass-voting-rights-bills The president has been under increasing pressure to more aggressively combat threats to voting rights. And advocates say speeches are not a substitute for legislative action. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:56:52 GMT /2022-01-11/biden-is-expected-to-back-changing-the-filibuster-to-pass-voting-rights-bills Juana Summers /news/2021-07-16/rep-joyce-beatty-arrested-in-voting-rights-protest Democratic Columbus Congresswoman Joyce Beatty was arrested by Capitol Police Thursday during a voting rights protest in the Hart Senate Office Building. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:12:54 GMT /news/2021-07-16/rep-joyce-beatty-arrested-in-voting-rights-protest /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-14/political-junkie-ken-rudin Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, political journalist Ken Rudin gives us his take on voting restrictions in the Lonestar State and more national political news. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:09:17 GMT /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-14/political-junkie-ken-rudin /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-14/political-junkie-ken-rudin Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, political journalist Ken Rudin gives us his take on voting restrictions in the Lonestar State and more national political news. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:14:25 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-14/political-junkie-ken-rudin /politics/2021-05-12/polling-suggests-ohio-voters-favor-easing-not-tightening-voting-laws A recent poll suggests Republican lawmakers in Ohio are a bit out of step when it comes to a package of new voting restrictions. Wed, 12 May 2021 19:21:52 GMT /politics/2021-05-12/polling-suggests-ohio-voters-favor-easing-not-tightening-voting-laws Nick Evans /news-partners/2021-04-06/mlb-moves-all-star-game-to-colorado-amid-uproar-over-georgia-voting-law The change came in response to Georgia's controversial new voting law, which the MLB says is against its values. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:31:30 GMT /news-partners/2021-04-06/mlb-moves-all-star-game-to-colorado-amid-uproar-over-georgia-voting-law Bill Chappell