| 单词 | right to vote |
| 例句 | A Provisional Government took the place of imperial rule in Petrograd and granted equality in law to Russian women, giving women the right to vote and to hold office. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Kansas voters did not face a choice between voting rights for black men or white women; both groups could have won the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Such a document implies that a person can exercise that most public of rights—the right to vote— while still keeping apart, unassimilated from public life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton felt that if women did not win the right to vote at this time, it could be decades before they would have another chance. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z These advantages included the right to vote, better housing conditions, far better schools, and access to different types of employment. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The federally guaranteed right to vote gave them the opportunity to elect officials who would protect all the other basic rights guaranteed by federal law and the Constitution. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, again led by Paul and Burns, they went on a hunger strike, a strategy designed to attract public attention to what the denial of women’s right to vote had led to. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Japanese Americans and other Asian Americans weren’t granted the right to vote until 1952. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The Women’s Loyal National League had successfully completed its mission, and many people believed that women had earned the right to vote through this work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Those labeled criminals can even be denied the right to vote. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Suffragists Francis and Virginia Minor also believed that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments granted women the right to vote, and they came up with a plan to put the issue to the test. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Constitutional amendments guaranteeing African Americans “equal protection of the laws” and the right to vote proved as impotent as the Emancipation Proclamation once a white backlash against Reconstruction gained steam. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Susan B. Anthony casts her first vote to test whether the Fourteenth Amendment would be interpreted broadly to guarantee the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In the late 1870s, Stanton and Anthony continued to work on behalf of a constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Voters in Montana gave women the right to vote in 1914. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z More are disenfranchised today than in 1870, the year the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified prohibiting laws that explicitly deny the right to vote on the basis of race. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Two days later, Lincoln had made a speech proposing to give blacks the right to vote, and last night, April 13, all of Washington had celebrated with a grand illumination of the city. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z New Departure advocates argued that women who met those conditions were citizens, so they should have all the rights of citizenship, including the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When passersby asked what they were doing, one member spoke and answered simply and directly that they were marching in support of women’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Woodhull noted that the Constitution didn’t prohibit women from running for president, although they did not yet have the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Today marks the beginning of a determined, organized, mobilized campaign to get the right to vote everywhere in Alabama,” he told the crowd. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1869, the women’s suffrage movement experienced its first victory: The territory of Wyoming became the first US jurisdiction to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Even after the term of punishment expires, some states deny the right to vote for a period ranging from a number of years to the rest of one’s life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z On December 10, 1869, the men in Wyoming granted women there the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Neither African American men nor white women were granted the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It is not simply the denial of the right to vote but the shame one feels when a co-worker innocently asks, “Who you gonna vote for on Tuesday?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z To strengthen the movement, Anthony considered building alliances with almost any other organization willing to embrace women’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Woodhull said that because the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment made no reference to sex, then women also enjoyed the “privileges and immunities” of national citizenship, including the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She and her political supporters went to the states where women had won the right to vote, and they campaigned against Democrats—Democrats, even those who supported suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z For three years, she had heard Victoria Woodhull and other suffragists argue that the Fourteenth Amendment gave all citizens—including women—the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She stuck to the argument that in a democracy, women must have the right to vote, noting that female suffrage “serves the highest interest of the country.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The letter expressed the hope that women’s right to vote would be passed during Wilson’s presidency. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Neither report had any lasting significance on the question of women’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Although it was not on the agenda, a heated debate erupted on women’s right to vote and whether a resolution demanding that right should be drafted and sent to the US Congress. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The suffragists, who supported women’s right to vote, passed out yellow roses. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At the follow-up hearing on November 29, Van Voorhis asked Anthony, “Did you have any doubt yourself of your right to vote?” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In 1878, she and Stanton arranged for Senator Aaron A. Sargent to present Congress with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Everyone expected Harry T. Burn to vote against the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He also discussed his desire that black people, especially those who had served in the Union army, be granted the right to vote. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This eliminated elections and the people's right to vote. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A significant number of the people in attendance had been shocked by the proposal that women should have the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In Alabama and across the South during the early 1960s, African Americans were denied the most fundamental right in a democracy—the right to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The group collected signatures of five thousand women who did not want the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z First came a huge delegation of women from countries that had already granted women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In 1913, though women had not yet achieved the right to vote in federal elections, Illinois extended local suffrage to women. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Their battle to rid the nation of alcohol launched women into politics and, importantly, aided them in their fight for the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Victoria Woodhull arguing before the House Judiciary Committee that Congress should pass a declaratory act confirming women’s right to vote as a provision of the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Without the right to vote, women could not change unjust laws or initiate political change. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The women, who were held for three days, became the first suffragists to go to jail for protesting in support of women’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z After all, in England itself only 3 percent of the population had the right to vote. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Assuming that Miss Anthony believed she had a right to vote, that fact constitutes no defense if in truth she had not the right.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z What made her a rebel willing to challenge law and custom and risk scorn and rejection to take a stand for women’s right to vote? Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Once they are released, they are often denied the right to vote, excluded from juries, and relegated to a racially segregated and subordinated existence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I gotta stand tall. I have a right to vote, a right, I tell you. And a responsibility.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Douglass smiled and asked whether granting women the right to vote would change the nature of man and woman. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z While blacks did win the right to vote when the Republican Party came to power three years later, and even served in various offices, the interregnum lasted less than a decade. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They targeted former slaves and any whites who supported the blacks’ rights to vote, acquire land, or gain an education. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Women in Kansas already had the right to vote in school elections, and many women’s rights leaders thought that there was a real possibility that full suffrage could be won there. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified, granting African American men the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Alice Paul’s Woman Suffrage Parade, however, would be the first national effort calling for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Women had been working for the right to vote since Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a group of reformers first called for female suffrage in 1848. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Several months later, three hundred suffragists in Oakland, California, marched to a state political convention demanding the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Native Americans were not granted the right to vote until the Indian Citizenship Act was passed in 1924. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z One thing was clear: Neither Congress nor the federal courts were ready to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The vast majority of states continue to withhold the right to vote when people are released on parole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But even as the abolitionists spoke up for the rights of Africans, Parliament was finally seriously considering giving more English people the right to vote. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He would also be told that he could be denied the right to vote. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Another popular antisuffrage argument stated that giving women the right to vote would threaten the family structure. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “All Americans should be indignant when one American is denied the right to vote,” he told reporters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The Second Reform Act of 1867 had given working-class men in Britain the right to vote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the 1960s, African American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., made the right to vote, the most fundamental right in any democracy, their highest priority. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z During the Jim Crow era, African Americans were denied the right to vote through poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and felon disenfranchisement laws, even though the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Both Stanton and Anthony were delighted with the achievement, but eager for the legislature to move forward on the question of giving women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The all-white jury promptly returned, however, when Democratic conservatives sought to “redeem” the South by stripping blacks of their right to vote and their right to serve on juries. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Of all of these injustices, Elizabeth considered suffrage, the right to vote, most important. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It did, of course, call for women to have the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Men line up in New York City to read the argument against giving women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She went on to explain that because she was a US citizen, she had the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If a citizen, he may lose the right to vote; if not, he becomes immediately deportable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Once again, women were denied the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Suffrage” comes from the Latin word suffragium, meaning “approval” and “the right to vote”; “franchise” comes from the French word franche, meaning “free.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women, but some states quickly moved to deny nonwhite women—and men—the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Another two years on, the Fifteenth Amendment extended to black men the right to vote. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Every man and woman shall have the right to vote for and stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the right to vote and to sit on juries. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z However powerful Stanton’s words, they were still not strong enough for Congress to follow up with concrete steps to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Phillips and other Republican leaders encouraged women to be patient and wait until African American men secured their right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The American Woman Suffrage Association had worked on state-by-state campaigns to secure women’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The National became involved in women’s rights issues more broadly, while the American focused narrowly on the question of a woman’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z One was the manner in which Paul and the other leaders shifted attention away from state-level voting rights toward a constitutional amendment granting women the national right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Soon after the organization was established, it formed important alliances with legendary women’s rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women battling to gain the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In other words, if Anthony won at the Supreme Court, women across the United States would win the right to vote without waiting for Congress or the states to give them that right. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If women had the right to vote, she believed, they would have the power to change all the other laws that kept them unequal to men. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When African Americans began to exercise their right to vote in the 1970s, there was deep concern among some prosecutors and judges about how the racial demographics in some counties would complicate their reelections. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Women did not have the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He taught Woodhull the arguments behind the New Departure, the controversial interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that asserted it gave women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were rounded up by the millions, packed away in prisons, and when released, they were stigmatized for life, denied the right to vote, and ushered into a world of discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Women would not get the right to vote until 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment was passed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Workers were striking all over England, fighting wage cuts and demanding the right to vote. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with devoting herself to campaigning for a ban on alcoholic beverages, Willard was also a strong advocate of women’s right to vote and an eight-hour workday. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And black leaders, aware of Clark’s segregationist views and explosive temper, expected him to display, for the world to see, the violence that assailed blacks when they tried to exercise their right to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Happersett decision said that the Constitution did not give citizens the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z There would be time for that later, she told herself, after women had won the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mott knew that at the time, no nation on earth recognized women’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That act, however, did not guarantee the right to vote, a battle that was now being fought in the streets of Selma. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They lost in the lower courts, so they appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the federal protections of a citizen’s right to vote superseded any state law that says otherwise. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Those pieces are part of Project 19, the Philharmonic’s multiyear initiative commissioning 19 works by women to celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which barred the states from denying women the right to vote. The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Britain passed legislation in 1918 giving some women the right to vote for the first time and women won the right to vote on the same terms as men in 1928. Meryl Streep urges Congress to back equal rights amendment 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z For days, as vigilant residents stood watch over the convention center, protecting their right to vote, Gritty signs and people in Gritty costumes were a mainstay. Thank you, Gritty, for rallying with us to save our democracy 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was passed by Congress in 1919, and was ratified by the states in 1920—but not without some drama. This Graphic Shows Why We Still Need Women’s Equality Day 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Modernity, the show suggests, is creeping up, whether in the form of the automobile or independent women campaigning for the right to vote. A ‘Howards End’ True to Then and Now 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The only thing we really, really do have in an equal way is the right to vote. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z That context was the Latin America of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s — a turbulent period beginning just seven years after women in Mexico were granted the right to vote in national elections in 1953. How Mexico's súper rudas 'Radical Women' are rewriting the history of Latin American art 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Passersby stare up at the bust or touch the tall stone pedestal, which until it was knocked down last year featured the statue of a man who opposed women’s right to vote. Sculpture of enslaved explorer mysteriously appears in Oregon park 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z He also helped women achieve the right to vote in 1911. In Iceland, a Literary Tour Explores Rich History 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z A generation after American women won the right to vote, these films, Cavell persuasively argues, show us our fantasies, expressing “the inner agenda of a nation that conceives Utopian longings and commitments for itself.” In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Equality Is Deadly 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z “It’s such a reflection of our film industry that the story hasn’t been told yet,” Mulligan said of the feature, which focuses on women fighting for the right to vote in Britain. Kristen Stewart Calls Hollywood 'Disgustingly Sexist' 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Mälkki notes that in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when her profession was growing in prestige, women did not even have the right to vote. With every flick of her baton, conductor Susanna Mälkki chips at classical's glass ceiling 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Equality, especially the right to vote, is still at the mercy of local beliefs and practices. The Black Sergeant and the White Judge Who Changed Civil Rights History 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In a big election year, this book offers a fortifying and vibrantly illustrated introduction to some of the lesser known “brave and revolutionary women who fought for the right to vote.” Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z After Congress passed the 19th Amendment in 1919, ratification needed to occur in 36 states for women’s right to vote to become federal law. In ‘The Woman’s Hour,’ the Battle Over the 19th Amendment Comes to Life 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Hundreds of legal cases for various freedoms, including Virginia Minor’s case for a women’s right to vote, have played out in the 150-year-old courthouse. On a Civil Rights Trail, Essential Sites and Indelible Detours 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z That night, Gladys’s relatives came to Lonaconing to meet the baby girl whose country had just granted women the right to vote. She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . . 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z It prohibits any election practice that denies the right to vote to citizens on the basis of race. To win a presidential election, getting the most votes isn’t always enough 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Even better might be a children’s book focused on Emmeline and Richard as a team, how they collaborated and worked out their inevitable disagreements while fighting together for women’s right to vote. Beyond Battles, Boogers and Pranks 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Instead, the orchestra is celebrating another, more relevant anniversary in 2020: the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which brought women the right to vote. Review: 19 Female Composers Start to Mark a Century of Suffrage 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z They were the first in the nation to exercise their right to vote. Polygamy, progressivism and the real history of Mormon feminism: “Women who joined this movement were gender radicals” 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Of that population, 98.4% are racial or ethnic minorities, none of whom have the right to vote in U.S. elections. Watch John Oliver Cast His Ballot for Voting Rights for U.S. Territories 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z In the movie, Johnson — weary from having passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — is talking about King’s push for a federal law protecting blacks’ right to vote. Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The film chronicles the lives of Pankhurst and her compatriots as they fight for their right to vote in the early 20th century. The discomfiting truth about white feminism: Meryl Streep, Amy Poehler & the movement’s long history of racial insensitivity 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z He announced that he was giving women the right to vote and run in municipal elections. Saudi king: Women can vote in 2015 2011-09-25T16:21:00Z In April, Carey Mulligan, who stars in the forthcoming Suffragette, the story of 19th-century campaigners fighting for women’s right to vote, called the movie industry “massively sexist”. Geena Davis: ‘After Thelma & Louise, people said things would improve for women in film. They didn’t’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, giving some women in the U.S. the right to vote. 5 off-the-beaten-path getaway destinations that are particularly relevant in 2020 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z “What’s happened since then is that the Supreme Court did its best to get rid of the affirmative right to vote,” Glass explained, in a reference to the Court’s recent decision in Shelby County v. Philip Glass Never Stops Writing 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Women were granted the right to vote through the 19th Amendment, which was ratified in 1920. Is America more racist, or more sexist? Admittedly, it’s a tough call 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, was supposed to prohibit governments, whether state or federal, from denying men the right to vote based on race, color and their history of servitude. Is America more racist, or more sexist? Admittedly, it’s a tough call 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The initiative, which celebrates the centennial anniversary of women getting the right to vote, includes programs, acquisitions and exhibits. Museum Showcases a Neglected Segment of the Art World: Women 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Anthony was a leader of the campaign for women’s suffrage, writing the text of what became the 19th Amendment when it was passed in 1920, giving women the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony photo, found in attic, now going to auction 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z And they will have a right to vote on me. Tribune interview with Rahm Emanuel 2012-02-12T13:12:00Z In many countries where women are denied a meaningful right to vote, men are too. Chelsea Clinton’s ‘It’s Your World’ 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Wednesday is Women’s Equality Day, which celebrates the 95th anniversary of when American women finally won the right to vote in 1920. This Graphic Shows Why We Still Need Women’s Equality Day 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The church has always been the political center of Black life and key to attaining and expanding the right to vote. PBS' ambitious & fraught "Black Church" takes a tour of America's complex history, music and faith 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Allan J. Lichtman’s important book emphasizes the founders’ great blunder: They failed to enshrine a right to vote in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Why the Right to Vote Is Not a Right 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The podcast takes a potentially dangerous risk with two episodes imagining how historical events, like the 1919 passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, would be handled by broadcasters. Podcast revisits how the biggest stories unfolded on TV news 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Republicans on the Supreme Court invoked two centuries of jurisprudence when they stopped a recount: “The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the president of the United States.” Why the Right to Vote Is Not a Right 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z A century ago, the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was submitted to the states for ratification. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z In Florida a proposition for giving the right to vote back to formerly convicted felons passes with 64% of the vote. How to un-rig an election: In "Slay the Dragon," citizens fight back against gerrymandering 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early leader of the women's rights movement, were so desperate to gain political power and the right to vote, she appealed to white men with decision-making power. A feminist reckoning for six Beyoncé songs 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z In 1869, the Territory of Wyoming passed the first law in United States history granting women the right to vote — nearly 51 years before the 19th Amendment guaranteed the same entitlement to all American women. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Nearly one-in-five Americans would even deny Muslims who are U.S. citizens the right to vote. “Fear kills freedom”: New study shows political rhetoric fuels bigotry against Muslims 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z White males pose the biggest threat to U.S. citizens, but no one is talking about taking away their right to vote. America’s real Muslim problem is Islamophobia 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Still, the new arrivals gained access to education and the right to vote, and even their crowded urban dwellings were an improvement on the shacks of their native South. SAM hosts rare reunion of Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Migration Series’ 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Winemaker Chris Pearmund created this rosé to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote. Warning: This $20 rosé may make you smile from ear to ear 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z For example, in many states felons are stripped of the right to vote. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z That there are laws that are old and that need to be changed, and that this is a time in history, like freeing the slaves and giving women the right to vote, when things changed. Special Issue: Gay Marriage: For the Sake of the Children 2011-07-22T21:23:57Z The 14-foot-tall monument to the three 19th century advocates, dedicated on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the amendment that enshrined women’s right to vote in the U.S. Central Park monument is first to honor nonfictional women 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z And then you look at different things — the right to vote, for example, in Finland, was 1906, and in Switzerland was 1971. Cracking a Glass Ceiling With the Maestro’s Baton 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z And suffragists were pushing for the right to vote for all men, whether or not they were property owners. Object Lesson: When James Ensor turned to skeletons and satire 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z While their advocacy for the full citizenship rights of blacks and women — crystallized by their campaigns to win the right to vote — unite them ideologically, the practical considerations in those battles divide them. Two heroes of 19th-century America seek justice. They get none in ‘The Agitators.’ 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The right to vote, and not being precluded from exercising that right, is fundamental to citizens in any society wishing to call itself democratic or inclusive. Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z But until 1924 Native Americans were not granted citizenship by birth, and certain states denied Native people the right to vote until after the Second World War. David Treuer’s Rebellious New History of Native American Life 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Rios personally called Sofia on Wednesday to tell her the Treasury would move to introduce a bill featuring a woman in 2020, a century after women were guaranteed the right to vote. Exclusive: Girl Who Asked Obama to Put Women on Bills 'Really Excited' About a Woman on the $10 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The right to vote is not also an obligation to vote, despite what some may say. Hear this, Sanders supporters — you don’t need to back Hillary: You have every right to say “Bernie or bust” 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Having the right to vote is often only a first step. Chelsea Clinton’s ‘It’s Your World’ 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Another important figure is the Statue of Liberty, constructed by an “ocean of laborers,” one of whom ruefully observes a suffragist spitting in their creation’s face because women don’t yet have the right to vote. In ‘Thrust,’ Talking Animals and Others Take Aim at Humanity’s Cruelty 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Official events in the inaugural celebration championed women's rights to vote, work and hold public office, while denouncing discrimination, the organization reports. International Women's Day: 5 things you didn't know 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z One of the fundamental ways in which they've disconnected is that if you're convicted of a felony you lose your right to vote for ever. David Simon: 'I don't want anybody in jail for using drugs' 2013-05-11T17:00:10Z Martha Willette Lewis, artist/radio presenter, Connecticut, US I will be running a crafting workshop on Zoom as a part of an exhibition I curated about the women’s right to vote. Forget trick or treat! 10 new ideas for Halloween family fun – from eerie origami to pumpkin spotting 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Women winning the right to vote in 1920 was also the result of radical, persistent leadership. Killer Mike on America: "We've failed, but we can change it" 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z And in some states, women actually lost the right to vote as the Constitution was written. How to Make Independence Day More Meaningful Next Year 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Legend held a fundraiser Thursday night for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which is mounting a statewide effort to help former prisoners obtain the right to vote. John Legend lends support as Florida felons get vote rights 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z After women gained the right to vote in 1947, a wave of female politicians came into office. Eva Per?n?s Buenos Aires 2012-03-09T21:57:43Z In Roger Nero’s case, which was in essence, a civil rights case, Nero attempted to sue in US Courts over his right to vote in a tribal election. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z In the Society of Cousins, men give up the right to vote in exchange for an elevated and pampered status where they show off their skills as artists, athletes and lovers. These dystopian science fiction stories show us all the ways the world can end 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Suffragists didn’t always agree on how the movement should represent womanhood in general, but the clamor over the right to vote seemed to quiet these ideological divisions. From Greenwich Village to the Nation, Leading the Push for Women’s Rights 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z She and Ms. Neuwirth are part of Project 19, the Philharmonic’s initiative to commission pieces from female composers to mark the centennial of the 19th amendment, which brought women the right to vote. When the New York Philharmonic Fought Over Santa Claus 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Presented with Kino Lorber and the Library of Congress, this weeklong survey offers a thrilling look at the variety of films made by women, most before they won the right to vote. Thrills, Tears and the Real Gone Girls of Cinema 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z It also quotes a suffragist pointing out the inconsistency of using a female figure as the face of political liberty when women did not yet have the right to vote. New Statue of Liberty Museum Illuminates a Forgotten History 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z And an active contingent of women and a few men attended teas, lunches and other meetings to promote women’s right to vote. | Long Island: ‘Bellport: Summer, 1900’ Exhibition Is at the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society 2013-07-12T18:43:57Z Older Academy members are continuing to voice their disquiet in the face of a possible cessation of their right to vote for the Oscars. Academy member, 91, threatens to sue if Oscar voting privileges withdrawn 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Although women won the right to vote in New York State 100 years ago this month, the final gallery hardly lingers on that triumph because the celebration and united front didn’t last very long. From Greenwich Village to the Nation, Leading the Push for Women’s Rights 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, that all women gained the right to vote. 5 off-the-beaten-path getaway destinations that are particularly relevant in 2020 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z While Questlove reminded his followers that there were many before them who sacrificed for them to have the right to vote. 30 Celebs Who Want You to Vote This Presidential Election 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Jo made the case for women’s right to vote, which isn’t in the book. This Is ‘Little Women’ for a New Era 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z The clothing choice was ostensibly to mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave white women the right to vote. Perspective | Congressional Democrats wore their white-hot fury to the State of the Union 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps it was called Wizarding Preparatory Academy, and began allowing witches to learn alongside the wizards in the early 1920s, after women won the right to vote in America. This Is What American Hogwarts Could Be Like 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z “The act was passed to overcome many legal barriers that individuals faced when exercising their right to vote but section four was ruled unconstitutional by the US supreme court in 2013.” The Birth of a Nation launches in-theater voter registration initiative 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z We went through the women’s suffrage movement, where women were beaten and jailed and assaulted, but we came out with the women’s right to vote. Olympics activist: ‘Athletes have always been in the forefront saying: We, the people, are better than this’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z It was a kick off for a nonprofit news site that would focus on gender politics and policy: The 19th, named for the amendment that granted women the right to vote 100 years earlier. Perspective | It’s been one pivot after another for the 19th — the start-up news site about gender and politics 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z After the Civil War, she founded both the American Woman Suffrage Assn. and, with her husband, the Woman's Journal, a suffragist newspaper that was published weekly until women won the right to vote in 1920. A new book places Lucy Stone at forefront of women's suffrage 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z So we will see a lot of activism reminding everyone that women had to fight to win the right to vote, just like in the UK with the Pankhursts – my mother’s from England. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z We thought it was important to mark the 100th anniversary of American women winning the right to vote. How We Picked the 2020 ‘Places to Go’ List 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z We get to see Frederick Douglass approach Lincoln on the subject of black suffrage, and Mary Todd Lincoln press him about women’s right to vote. Review: ‘Appomattox’ at the Kennedy Center 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Racial and ethnic minorities, particularly those with criminal records, are also more likely than white people to experience stigma and legal discrimination in employment, education, housing and the right to vote. 10 shameful ways the United States is failing to preserve basic human rights 2014-03-18T11:50:00Z In my lifetime, a number of countries across the world granted women the right to vote for the first time. Chelsea Clinton’s ‘It’s Your World’ 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Our ancestors fought hard for our right to vote. On Ice Cube, Donald Trump, and the question of what my vote is really worth 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z In old photographs, the first-wave feminists — the generation that in the early 1900s won women’s right to vote — look so proper and dull. Review: ‘Bull in a China Shop’ Finds a Revolution in One Woman 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z This fast-food chain is prioritizing its employees' right to vote over profits. White Castle closing on morning of Election Day to encourage employees to vote 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z “It’s always been like this. Remember that not a century ago, women went to jail for the right to vote,” he said. Italy’s Eurovision Entry Signals the Country’s Changes 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Women’s swimming rights paved the way for the right to vote. In Fort Lauderdale, a hall of fame to dive deep into The charter arrived two years after the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. In D.C. and Alexandria, a woman’s political place 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Their friendly exchange turns into a debate when Margaret says that "most civilized countries" afford women the right to vote. Boardwalk Empire: season one, episode four 2011-02-12T22:10:00Z “This is the country that gave working people the right to vote. This is the country that freed the slaves.” Style Invitational Week 1451: Could have said it worse ourselves 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The suffragettes fought for the right to vote over ninety years ago. Nancy Pelosi: We need more women in politics 2013-03-12T15:57:00Z Women were not guaranteed the right to vote for about 130 years. With protest, NFL player is exercising his rights 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Fundamentally, the dispute was about the meaning of the Civil War amendments, in particular that of the 14th, on equality, and the 15th, on the right to vote. What Reconstruction-Era Laws Can Teach Our Democracy 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z At that point, Palestinians may simply abandon their desire for their own state and demand the right to vote in Israel proper. Pick of the week: One Palestinian village resists 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z On phone calls for the coalition, McKenzie uses his story to persuade other former felons — or, as the coalition prefers to call them, returning citizens — to exercise their newly obtained right to vote. In 2018, Florida enfranchised former felons. They’re still fighting for the right to vote. 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Julian Bond and his comrades lived long enough to witness both a high — a black president — and an enraging frustration — the hard-won right to vote coming under siege. Julian Bond had the long view of this journey toward justice 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Bluestein recounts how Abrams, a Black woman, was almost denied the right to vote because a poll worker insisted that she had requested an absentee ballot. What Is Georgia’s Political Future? 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z It is hard to watch this scene today without being reminded of the unrelenting efforts to suppress the right to vote and to roll back the protections of the Voting Rights Act. A Hundred Years Later, “The Birth of a Nation” Hasn’t Gone Away 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The 2019-2020 season will include the start of “Project 19,” commissions from 19 female composers to mark the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Perspective | Reexamining opera, one classic at a time 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z "We have made changes, and certainly the right to vote and the change in the laws of the country have made it easier for our existence in a complex world." 'Road to Freedom' photos span 50 years of racial division 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Constitution, ratified in 1961, that extended the right to vote in presidential elections to D.C. voters. D.C. history’s pivotal 12-year span is highlighted in exhibit 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The right to vote is by far the biggest change introduced by Abdullah, considered a reformer, since he became the country's de facto ruler in 1995 during the illness of King Fahd. Saudi king: Women can vote in 2015 2011-09-25T16:21:00Z In it, the player guides his character toward a computer-controlled suffragette who is campaigning for her right to vote, and punches her unconscious. The Best Video Games of 2018 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z On the First International Women's day 100 years ago, people marched across Europe campaigning for women's rights to vote, work, be trained and hold public office. Guardian Women 100 2011-01-07T00:05:02Z The date is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Katie Hill, Who Quit Congress Amid Ethics Inquiry, Will Publish Memoir 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The proposal grew organically from curators who wanted to use the centennial of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, to address the scarcity of female artists in the museum’s renowned holdings. Kaywin Feldman wants the National Gallery to be relevant to everyone. But first they have to come back. 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z As evidence for this budding political sensibility, she points to the little-known fact that the territory of Utah granted women the right to vote in 1870, a full half-century before the federal constitutional amendment. How the Women of the Mormon Church Came to Embrace Polygamy 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z But Jones was never able to find the records that would tell her whether Susie exercised her newly won right to vote. ‘Vanguard’ Spotlights the Black Women Who Fought for the Vote 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z As Pelosi noted in her speech, this year marks the 100th anniversary of women having the right to vote. Perspective | For Nancy Pelosi and the new women in Congress, fashion was a defiant statement of purpose — and resistance 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z In 1871, she organized a national suffrage convention in Washington, which pushed the argument that women, under the recently adopted 14th Amendment, were citizens and therefore already had the right to vote. A Trove on the Women’s Suffrage Struggle, Found in an Old Box 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z But the unfettered right to vote is much closer to the heart of the American ideal. Perspective | Voter suppression is a crucial story in America, but broadcast news mostly shrugs 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z In ancient Athens, Mr. Kolman noted, only 10 percent of the people actually had the right to vote — women, nonnative Athenians and enslaved people were excluded. At This Museum Sixth Graders Learn Lessons in Democracy 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “In this room, in 1918, the Committee on Women’s Suffrage convened to discuss and debate whether women should be granted the right to vote,” she said in her closing statement. Perspective | Liz Cheney understood the assignment 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Because in my country, there has been years and years, through different systems, when people haven’t had the right to vote. Meet Maria Bakalova, the Breakout Star of the ‘Borat’ Sequel 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Fifty years ago, they marched from this little church to the state capitol in Montgomery, a tense, dangerous journey in the face of segregationist opposition to their right to vote. Rep. Terri Sewell, a daughter of Selma, rues her city’s lost promise 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The country she was born into was one in which women did not fully have the right to vote. Perspective | The queen’s funeral doesn’t have to be about the queen 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Mulligan plays Maud, a young working mother who joins the Women’s Social and Political Union to campaign for the right to vote. Watch the Trailer for "Suffragette" With Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The name derives from the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which in practice granted white women the right to vote, and whose 100th anniversary is this summer. New media outlet covering the intersection of women and politics launches as 2020 election kicks off 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z There’s a really good training sequence with Pat Morita, and also a 150-year montage where white men denied women the right to vote and people of color were enslaved and disenfranchised. Perspective | Centuries of male-dominated history brought us here. How do we get everyone to accept that? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Many young readers may be familiar with the name Susan B. Anthony, but lesser known, and equally important, is Alice Paul, the activist who helped women earn the right to vote in 1920. The perfect children’s book for kids who won’t be quiet 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Between recipes for traditional Boston dishes like fish chowder and Parker House rolls were sidebars about suffrage and what the right to vote would mean. A brief, subversive history of women baking for liberation 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z In Italy, women only got the right to vote in 1945. Italy’s Eurovision Entry Signals the Country’s Changes 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Before the event, library staff members had laid out some items relating to the 15th Amendment, which gave black men the right to vote in 1870. For Stacey Abrams, a Date With History — or at Least the People Who Write It 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Henri’s full-length portrait of one of the greatest pioneers of modern dance was completed one year before American women won the right to vote. Motor City exhibition ‘Dance’ shows how motion has long inspired American art 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z It would be 46 more years before the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote. A Trove on the Women’s Suffrage Struggle, Found in an Old Box 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Later, Howe emerged as a tireless speaker for feminist causes, notably women’s right to vote. Her truth marches on 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z First, we learned that a new study showed that many Americans view Muslims in the United States as insufficiently “American,” and almost 20 percent would deny Muslim citizens the right to vote. America’s real Muslim problem is Islamophobia 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Phelps was, Chamberlain told me, a fascinating dichotomy: She believed in educating girls, but not in giving women the right to vote. How a garden once lost to history is being brought back into bloom 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z He knew the right to vote is the heart of democracy and did not hesitate to defend it, a legacy today’s Supreme Court and Republicans in Washington and across the country should embrace, not abandon. President Clinton Looks Back at President Grant 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z “There is not a severe burden on the right to vote as the State has gone to great lengths to help voters obtain IDs,” Bailey wrote in a court brief. Missouri’s voter ID law is back in court. Here’s a look at what it does 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z And yet, Smith indicted Trump on the grounds he had violated the rights of all Americans, specifically "the right to vote, and to have one's vote counted." Televising Trump's trial would make Jack Smith's job harder. Here's why it should be allowed anyway 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z At the convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott presented the Declaration of Sentiments, a list of demands and resolutions to be put forward for signatures, demands like the right to vote. The Woman Who Demonstrated the Greenhouse Effect 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z "Jokes aside, paying for an ID excludes a group of people from voter registration hence a huge hindrance to the realization of the right to vote," one Kenyan said on the social platform X. Kenya ID cards: New charge sparks outcry 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z A Minnesota appeals court on Thursday stepped in to protect voting rights recently granted to felons under a new law, undoing a judge’s effort to strip two convicts of their right to vote. Minnesota appeals court protects felon voting rights after finding a lower court judge overstepped 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In Virginia, a felony conviction equates to a loss of civil rights, as noted by The Associated Press, including the right to vote, serve on a jury, run for office, or carry a firearm. "Weaponized incompetence": Youngkin team admits wrongly purging 3,400 eligible voters from rolls 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z He abolished the caliphate, replaced the Arabic script with the Latin alphabet and gave women the right to vote. Turkey celebrates 100th anniversary of republic with fireworks and navy procession 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z “It is important that we resolve these issues as soon as reasonably practical as Governor Youngkin believes that every eligible Virginian should exercise his or her right to vote,” the letter continued. Youngkin administration says 3,400 voters removed from rolls in error, but nearly all now reinstated 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The law, which took effect in July, says people with felony convictions regain the right to vote after they have completed any prison term. Minnesota leaders to fight court ruling that restoring voting rights for felons was unconstitutional 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Argentina is one of a handful of Latin American countries that allows 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote. Argentina's young electorate faces a one-in-a-generation vote 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z “It is important that we resolve these issues as soon as reasonably practical as Governor Youngkin believes that every eligible Virginian should exercise his or her right to vote,” Goettman added. "Weaponized incompetence": Youngkin team admits wrongly purging 3,400 eligible voters from rolls 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Murray is one of the 54 women granted the right to vote for the first time at a synod. Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Jelly Roll says he’s “not a political guy,” in part because “my right to vote was taken from me when I was 16 years old” as a result of his felony conviction for aggravated robbery. How Jelly Roll overcame addiction and prison to become the new (tattooed) face of country 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Women had just won the right to vote a year earlier. A Chance Discovery Uncovered the Remarkable Life of One of the First Female Oceanographers 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z By 1962 they were finally granted the right to vote in national elections. Voice referendum: Indigenous rights vote is a reckoning for Australia 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z It was not until 1960 that the Canadian government passed legislation giving all First Nations adults the right to vote. Kinew to be Manitoba's only First Nations premier as province elects NDP government 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In Florida, felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote. A man charged with voter fraud in Florida blames rivalry between Trump and DeSantis supporters 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Constitution and Voting Rights Act and totally denies newcomers to the state the right to vote for no compelling reason. North Carolina retiree group sues to block 30-day voter residency requirement 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th made formerly enslaved people citizens and gave them protections from state discrimination, and the 15th conferred a right to vote regardless of race. Opinion: Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He's not the first insurrectionist to do so 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z However, 81% of Catalans told the same pollster in 2022 that it was their right to vote on independence in a referendum. Explainer: Who are Catalonia's separatist parties and why do they matter? 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z A group of convicts sued the state in 2018 to regain their right to vote. US appeals court revives Mississippi law barring convicts from voting 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z “We’re running because our most important freedoms, the right to choose, the right to vote, the right to be who you are, to love who you love, is being attacked and shredded,” he said. Biden raises campaign cash in the Bay Area as GOP hopefuls gather in Simi Valley 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z But the law says no U.S. citizen can be denied the right to vote for president and vice president simply because the person can’t comply with a “durational residency requirement,” the lawsuit says. North Carolina retiree group sues to block 30-day voter residency requirement 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z “The right to choose. The right to vote. The right to be who you are, love who you love. They’re being attacked and being shredded right now.” Biden isn’t paying much attention to the 2024 GOP debate. He’s already zeroing in on Trump 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z He has questioned whether women should have the right to vote, claiming wrongly that they are “less intelligent.” A hard-right party gathers strength in Poland, pushing a new, less friendly course on Ukraine 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z It said state courts have an obligation to protect the right to vote, which Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon described as “the essential democratic mechanism” for securing other guarantees outlined in the state constitution. Judge considers accusations that New Mexico Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z That is the rhetoric of people who believe this country belongs to them alone, and who simply do not accept that people have a right to vote for anyone but a Republican. Fetterman's hoodie vs. Boebert's handsy night: Why Republicans can't see their own hypocrisy 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “City residents’ significant property rights are affected without a right to vote,” the lawsuit said. Embattled WA library wins lawsuit, won’t shut down after fight over books 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z In most states, if a person commits a felony, they will also lose the right to vote. What Rights Do Convicted Felons Lose? 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z By the mid-1800s, women started to fight back, demanding suffrage, or the right to vote. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Pinkins, appearing at a Vicksburg news conference with Kemp Martin, said regaining the right to vote is vital for people who have left prison. Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z “Republicans would rather restrict your right to vote and limit your voice in government than adopt the commonsense solutions we know the majority of Mississippians want to see implemented,” Pinkins said. Mississippi should revive process to put issues on ballot, Secretary of State Watson says 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z And no one can deny that voter suppression and mass incarceration have escalated so wildly in the past 20 years that an ever-greater portion of the country is losing its right to vote. Welcome to the Big Tech company town, where democracy and labor rights are a farce 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Oregon State and Washington State contend conference bylaws make clear that by announcing intent to leave, the other schools forfeited a right to vote on league matters. OSU, WSU ask court to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from standing in way of rebuilding conference 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Realizing how important women were, President Woodrow Wilson changed his mind about the suffrage movement and started supporting women’s right to vote. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Oregon State and Washington State contend that by announcing their intent to leave, the other schools forfeited a right to vote on conference matters. Oregon State and Washington State file complaint against Pac-12, seek to rebuild conference 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z “Washington’s signature verification requirement is a guilty-until-proven-innocent regime, an abhorrence to our constitutional system in general and intolerable when it strips eligible voters of their right to vote,” he wrote. Fear of fraud vs. disenfranchising voters: WA court to hear case about ballot signatures 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed the Justice Department would continue its investigations as it works to safeguard the right to vote. ‘We’ll … kill you:’ Election workers get threats, warnings they’ll be lynched, US government says 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z After the war, she campaigned for women’s rights and the right to vote, and ran unsuccessful campaigns for the House and Senate. Virginia’s Fort Hill renamed to honor pioneering Union surgeon Mary Walker 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The 19th Amendment was officially ratified, and women in the United States finally had the right to vote. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Biden has signed executive orders to advance racial justice and equity throughout the federal government and to expand access to the right to vote. Biden and Harris will meet with the King family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The system "has great deficiencies, impeding Ecuadoreans from exercising their right to vote," the party said. Ecuadoreans vote for president in election marred by candidate's murder 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z She thinks the legislature’s actions will fuel cynicism that already exists among voters who don’t remember the struggle for the right to vote. Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z “Georgia’s voting system is accessible to all voters, with multiple options for voters to choose how they want to exercise their right to vote.” Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z These resolutions, including the right to vote, would be the guiding principles for the women’s suffrage movement. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Diana Atamaint, the president of the National Electoral Council, said law enforcement is “working to safeguard, above all, the lives of Ecuadorians, so that… we can all exercise our right to vote.” Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The fact that Mexico — where women didn’t have a constitutional right to vote until 1953 and which today struggles with femicides — could have a woman president might seem remarkable. 'I have enough ovaries to apply the law.' As gender enters a presidential race, will it matter? 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z "When a person conspires to injure a constitutional right- like the right to vote and have it counted- then a constitutional violation 𝘪𝘴 a crime." Experts: Trump lawyer’s “aspirational” defense suggests “they know they’re going to lose at trial” 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z These habits show themselves in many ways, including contemporary legal and legislative activity that have made it more difficult — again — for Black Americans to exercise their right to vote. The past isn't dead: Teaching the truth about America's racial history is critical 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z President Abraham Lincoln freed enslaved people with the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, and in 1869 the 15th Amendment gave Black men the right to vote. Womens Suffrage Movement 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Under the Mississippi Constitution, people convicted of 10 specific felonies - including murder, forgery and bigamy - lose the right to vote. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Under the Mississippi Constitution, people convicted of 10 specific felonies — including murder, forgery and bigamy — lose the right to vote. Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Siding with a group of convicts who sued in 2018 to regain their right to vote, U.S. Mississippi cannot strip convicts of right to vote, court rules 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The indictment spells out how much Trump and his co-conspirators were ready — eager, really — to inflict harm on everyday people, simply for defending our right to vote for someone other than Trump. Why the new Trump indictment feels so different: This time, there are victims 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z It also alleges Trump violated an 1800s law that makes it a crime to conspire to violate rights guaranteed by the Constitution - in this case, the right to vote. Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z It also alleges Trump violated an 1800s law that makes it a crime to conspire to violate rights guaranteed by the Constitution — in this case, the right to vote. Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The charge of conspiring to interfere with the right to vote and have one’s vote counted goes back to the Enforcement Act of 1870. Trump indictment defends America’s battered democracy | Noah Feldman 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The fourth charge is about alleged attempts to interfere with citizens' right to vote and to have their votes counted. Could Trump go to prison and other key questions 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Every single person who exercised their right to vote, only to see Trump try to take that away from us. Why the new Trump indictment feels so different: This time, there are victims 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z This law was originally passed in the aftermath of the Civil War to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people, including their right to vote. Explainer: What election interference charges does Trump face and how can he fight them? 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z In invoking the statute, the indictment frames it as “a conspiracy against the right to vote and to have one’s vote counted.” Here are the charges Trump is facing in the Jan. 6 case. 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Upon release from prison, a person’s right to vote is restored, but they will still need to register to vote. Last chance to vote: What to know if you haven’t cast your ballot yet 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z “All we demand today is to get back the right to vote and exercise the right.” Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z During the coup, a Trump-supporting relative of mine took offense at a Facebook comment of mine, pointing out that Trump was trying to take away my personal right to vote. Why the new Trump indictment feels so different: This time, there are victims 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "We are here for people's right to vote," said Sana Ullah, a BNP supporter, who joined the rally from the port city of Chittagong. Bangladesh opposition holds protests to demand resignation of PM 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Naidu and Besant led a delegation of Indian women to lay out their arguments for the right to vote before the Secretary of State. Sophia Duleep Singh: Indian princess who fought for women to vote in UK 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Sombat Boonngam-anong, a veteran social activist who organized the rally, told the crowd that senators only have the right to vote yes, and described voting no as unconstitutional. Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners’ choice for prime minister 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z During the suffrage movement, women pushed baby carriages as they marched for the right to vote. ‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z The indictment spells out how much Trump and his co-conspirators were ready — eager, really — to inflict harm on everyday people, simply for defending our right to vote for someone other than Trump. Why the new Trump indictment feels so different: This time, there are victims 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The third statute prohibits any conspiracy to deprive people of their constitutional rights, including the right to vote and have their votes counted. Column: Jack Smith narrows possible charges against Trump to the essentials. That's a good thing 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z When Sophia grew up, she was given a grace-and-favour apartment by the queen in the Hampton Court Palace, outside which she would later go on to protest for the right to vote. Sophia Duleep Singh: Indian princess who fought for women to vote in UK 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z “You can only vote yes, because the people already said yes to the results. You don’t have the right to vote anything else,” he declared of the senators’ responsibilities. Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners’ choice for prime minister 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Blair Bowie, an attorney with the Campaign Legal Center, which also brought the Falls case, said the new requirement “makes it nearly impossible to restore your right to vote.” Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z And he tried to steal your right to vote, just like he stole those classified documents. Why the new Trump indictment feels so different: This time, there are victims 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z In 1965, he joined Martin Luther King's third march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to bring attention to the desire of African-Americans to exercise their right to vote. Tony Bennett obituary: The great interpreter of the American songbook 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, an immunosuppressed cancer patient had to drive nearly two hours round-trip to a crowded hearing to defend his right to vote. Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Where Democrats hold the majority, lawmakers have been focused on expanding access to voting, overhauling the redistricting process and restoring the right to vote for those with past felony convictions. Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z “The right to vote is the ‘essence of a democratic society.’ D.C. Bar disciplinary panel calls for disbarring Giuliani 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z In the early part of the 1800s, the thought of women having the right to vote in the United Kingdom was completely alien to many. 'No peace' - the plot to burn down Wimbledon 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z “Mr. Falls’ voting rights were fully restored; he should not be denied his constitutional right to vote,” she concluded. Tennessee court rules man who received clemency in Virginia still can’t register to vote 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z But Ramsey felt he had to defend his right to vote. Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z But after the war, the Hello Girls returned to a country where they were denied the right to vote, and where the Army refused to recognize them for their military service. Taproot Theatre takes on story of American women who helped win WWI 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z In an open letter to EU Londoners, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was supporting calls to give EU Londoners the legal right to vote in General Elections across the UK. Brexit: City Hall unable to fly EU flag to mark vote anniversary 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Just as American women were pressing for the right to vote, the women at Newnham were agitating for change too. This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, And Few Believed Her Discovery 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z As undersecretary in the Synod of Bishops, Becquart was de facto granted the right to vote at the upcoming October synod — a right previously held by men only. A high-profile French nun is inspiring hope for Catholic women. But can she really bring change? 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z "We prioritized the right to vote for each of our citizens and protected that through the challenge process." Nearly 100K voter registrations challenged in Georgia — almost all by just 6 right-wing activists 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z He said people who don’t cast ballots would still have the right to vote and would only lose their right to be a candidate. Cambodian leader says people who don’t vote will be barred from being candidates in future elections 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z “And I want to always work collaboratively with all the stakeholders and the local boards in particular to help making sure that every Marylander has the right to vote and with ease as well.” Maryland elections board chooses Jared DeMarinis to be elections administrator 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “And no matter how clear the interpretation was, Blacks were denied the right to vote by the registrar,” he said. Activist’s fight against segregation evolved into political action to push for voting rights 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Veteran Vatican-watchers, however, caution that even with women taking on high-profile appointments and winning the right to vote at the October synod, the men still run the show. A high-profile French nun is inspiring hope for Catholic women. But can she really bring change? 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z “The defense of the right to vote against Donald Trump and his goons is absolutely the one I’m most proud of,” Khan said. Ex-federal prosecutor to run for Pennsylvania attorney general 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Other recommendations included giving all prisoners the right to vote and a suggestion the country hold a referendum on increasing the parliamentary term from the current three years. NZ electoral review recommends widespread changes including lowering voting age 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z That resulted in an 1849 state abortion ban, enacted before women had the right to vote, going back into effect in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z “Without the right to vote, the political process — and in fact the democratic reality — was not one that blacks could experience,” he said. Activist’s fight against segregation evolved into political action to push for voting rights 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z States generally have moved the other way, with voters in several states approving referendums reserving the right to vote strictly for citizens. How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls? 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Just under 10 million Greeks have the right to vote. Greeks head to polls, no outright winner seen 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z All of the governments of Western Europe except Spain and Portugal granted the right to vote to all adult citizens after the war. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They lost the right to vote and most other political rights. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, a longshot candidate for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, tweeted his belief on Friday that some young people in the United States are undeserving of the democratic right to vote. GOP candidate wants to restrict voting for Americans between 18 to 25 amid Republican struggles 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z "The right to vote in parliamentary elections and choose the next UK government is rightly restricted to British citizens and those with the closest historical links to our country," Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands said. Labour considers extending voting rights to EU citizens 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said no final policy has been decided with regard to Labour's reported plan to give millions of EU citizens the right to vote if the party returns to power. Labour: No final policy on giving votes to EU citizens 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z This was the first time in the history of Europe that every adult male was allowed the right to vote regardless of wealth or status. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Laws denied Black Africans the right to vote and prevented them from laying claim to most of the country’s land. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Spain and the UK have an agreement on mutual recognition of the right to vote and stand in local elections. Wooing expat voters with post-Brexit woes in Spain 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Triplett said the right to vote is sacred and having a court with appointed judges “sets us apart in a way that is not positive.” ‘Affront to democracy’: Concern about appointing Mississippi judges where most are elected 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “If a person is indicted, they’re not on committees. They have the right to vote, but they have to go to trial.” Speaker McCarthy is not calling on Santos to resign. 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Most obviously, nowhere did women have the right to vote, and women’s legal rights in general were severely curtailed everywhere. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Shah’s efforts to modernize and Westernize Iran by granting women the right to vote, outlawing their wearing of veils, and providing them equal opportunities for education angered many traditionalist Muslim religious leaders. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z It took until 1969 to formally ratify the 19th Amendment, which gave all American women the right to vote in 1920. The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z “Missouri voters are passionate about their right to vote,” he said. GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z "We have to use our right to vote for the sake of Turkey´s future," said Feridun Sahin as he cast his ballot at the Turkish consulate in Munich. Germany's Turks start voting in critical Turkish elections 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Its defining characteristic was the battle against legally-mandated discrimination against women in terms of property laws, control over children within the family, and the right to vote. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Consisting primarily of American members, the League forced Hawaii’s King Kalakaua to adopt a new constitution that disenfranchised many Indigenous Hawaiians while giving property-owning U.S. citizens the right to vote and hold public office. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z President Biden denounced the measure, calling it a “Jim Crow” law that would “effectively deny the right to vote to countless voters.” The data is in (again) — ‘voter suppression’ claims are mere propaganda 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z In the past, women were allowed to attend the synods, a papal advisory body, as auditors but with no right to vote. Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Also, five nuns will join five clerics to represent religious orders, and they, too, will have the right to vote. Pope Will Allow Women to Vote at Meeting of Bishops 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The charge is a misdemeanor, not a felony, but it still cost him his right to vote in the state. A Fake Craigslist Ad Costs a New Hampshire Man His Right to Vote 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z However, although political rights were extended to all male citizens, Haitian women had to wait until the twentieth century before receiving the right to vote, as did women in France and the United States. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z For decades, women have demanded the right to vote at synods, the next of which is scheduled for October. Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops’ meeting 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Women's groups in the Church have for years been demanding the right to vote at the high-profile synods, which prepare resolutions that usually lead to a papal document. Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “Every generation of Americans have faced a moment when they have had to defend democracy. Stand up for our personal freedom. Stand up for the right to vote and our civil rights,” Biden says. Opinion | Biden defines the central question of the 2024 election 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z People who are convicted of a willful violation of the state’s election laws lose their right to vote under the New Hampshire Constitution. A Fake Craigslist Ad Costs a New Hampshire Man His Right to Vote 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Brazil gave women the right to vote when it became independent. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Anyone convicted of a willful violation of the state’s election laws loses their right to vote in New Hampshire. Fake Craigslist ad costs New Hampshire man right to vote 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Wisconsin’s ban on nearly all abortions was first passed in 1849, two years after statehood and before women had the right to vote. Sen. Ron Johnson renews call for Wisconsin abortion vote 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Time to use our right to vote and speak up, fellow citizens. Gun safety: Legislation 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z A second vote was on nullifying a new law that would grant noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. House voting to overturn DC police accountability law 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The women engaged in reform movements usually realized they could be more effective if they had the right to vote, run for public office, or control property. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The policy dates to the constitution that Virginia adopted in 1902 with the stated purpose of disenfranchising Black men, who had won the right to vote during Reconstruction after the Civil War. Youngkin to meet with Democrats on felon voting rights restoration 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “Citizenship is not stripped away at the prison gates, and neither should the right to vote,” he said. More states allow residents with felony convictions to vote 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Referring to the right to vote, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, he said, “It appears as though the Tennessee Legislature needs a refresher on the American Constitution.” Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The current process conditions the right to vote “on the exercise of unfettered official discretion and arbitrary decision-making,” in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Lawsuit challenges Youngkin’s limits on felon voting rights 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z In 1918, Britain extended the right to vote to property-owning women over thirty. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The earliest Los Angeles women’s clubs took on the tasks of political and social reform, which was unsurprising, because women were still years from the right to vote even in California. Patt Morrison: The naked truth about L.A.'s swanky private clubs 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z In the District of Columbia, Maine and Vermont, felons never lose their right to vote. More states allow residents with felony convictions to vote 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z While being convicted of a felony does not prevent people from running for president, it can restrict their right to vote in elections. Trump can still run for president in 2024 after being indicted 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In Virginia, a felony conviction automatically results in the loss of a person’s civil rights, such as the right to vote, serve on a jury, run for office and carry a firearm. Lawsuit challenges Youngkin’s limits on felon voting rights 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Women won the right to vote in the United States in 1920, though it was couched as a reward for their war service. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z On Nov. 18, 1918 — a week after Armistice Day — he was sentenced to three concurrent 10-year sentences and lost his right to vote. Yes, Trump could run for president from prison. This candidate did it in 1920. 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Brown contended that she could do so only as a nonvoting member, but Jones insisted that she still had the right to vote for a primary along with the rest of the committee. Judge orders GOP primary in Va. Senate race after party official sues 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z People serving sentences for felony convictions lose their right to vote. Push to expand voting rights in US for those held in jails 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z You can see how those measures might get to the polls: Citizens who believe in the right to choose, and citizens concerned about ensuring the right to vote. Michigan offers real hope — and a roadmap back to democracy and common sense 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z First, women over thirty who met a property qualification were given the right to vote in 1918. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “It is no good. It is a part of a system going around the country, suppressing people’s right to vote in a democratic society.” Mississippi sets tighter restrictions on absentee ballots 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z He said he lost his profession, his right to vote and to own a firearm. Va. man who fiercely attacked police in Jan. 6 riot sentenced to 52 months 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The House also passed a second bill that would have overturned a D.C. law granting non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. DC braces for ‘robust oversight’ after criminal code fiasco 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The unanimous opinion Friday, written by Judge Stephen Hill, said the two provisions “impair” the right to vote. Kansas appeals court reinstates lawsuit over voting law 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z I am sure that we on the “inside” really have nothing to fear from rumors of our deportation, our loss of our right to vote, or even our outright loss of our American citizenship. Forced to live in horse stalls. How one of America's worst injustices played out at Santa Anita 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The ban was enacted before women had the right to vote and before the Civil War. Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z "They were on their way to the state capitol in Montgomery to claim their fundamental right to vote laid in the bedrock of our Constitution but stolen by hate harbored in too many hearts." Biden sidelines potential primary rivals — and delights the party’s corporate wing 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z International Women's Day has its roots in the U.S. socialist and labour movements of the early 20th century when many women were fighting for better working conditions and the right to vote. Activists rally, some governments seek change as world marks Women's Day 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “It clarified the right to vote is a fundamental constitutional right and said when election laws are challenged the courts will apply the highest level of scrutiny to those laws,” Hammet said. Kansas appeals court reinstates lawsuit over voting law 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z He said that without the right to vote, “nothing is possible,” and he warned that “this fundamental right remains under assault.” Opinion | Biden is right about voting rights: They’re still under assault 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z It has roots in the U.S. socialist and labour movements of the early 20th century, particularly as women were fighting for better working conditions and the right to vote. Explainer: International Women’s Day: date, history and this year’s theme 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “I made it clear I will not let a filibuster obstruct the sacred right to vote.” In Selma, Biden stresses voting rights in face of divided Congress 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z “I’ve made it clear: I will not let a filibuster obstruct the sacred right to vote,” he said. Biden vows new election laws in ‘Bloody Sunday’ speech, accuses GOP of assault on voting rights 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z "Does the right to vote say 'shall not be infringed?'" Jon Stewart expertly corners pro-gun Republican: “You don’t give a flying f**k” about children dying 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Nobody’s status as a registered voter is being changed, nobody is being removed from the voter rolls and nobody is losing the right to vote, he said. Agreement: Fewer names needed for New Orleans mayor recall 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The memo expressed concerns that noncitizens and other people who don't have the right to vote might sway a close election, even though there is no evidence that demonstrates widespread voter fraud in modern elections. How an anti-abortion law firm teamed up with a disgraced Kansas attorney to dispute 2020 election 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The UK's Companies Act stipulates a company is required to give notice of a resolution once it has received requests from at least 100 investors who have a right to vote at the AGM. HSBC activist shareholder demands AGM vote on Asia business spin-off 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The bills also would specify that state judges interpret voting laws in a way that ensures people maintain their right to vote. Some Democratic-led states seek to bolster voter protections 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z "There are people who want to suppress the right to vote, and they are copying each other," Brown added. “Model for bad democracy”: Voting rights wins may be reversed after GOP flips North Carolina court 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Some progressive voices have gone even further, saying Israel can never truly be a democracy as long as it rules over millions of Palestinians who do not have the right to vote. Israel’s rightward shift is straining its ties with US Jews 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z “I passed legislation to protect our right to vote and our right to a clean environment. I led the fight for our reproductive freedom,” Ms. McClellan said in a television ad. McClellan Wins in Virginia and Will Be State’s First Black Woman in Congress 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Champion said residents who would regain the right to vote are often people whom the courts have deemed safe for release, and that they’re working, raising families and paying taxes. Minnesota Senate moves to restore voting rights for felons 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The reforms guarantee workers the right to vote by secret ballots, see their contracts and periodically approve union leaders, all of which did not happen before. In Mexico, U.S. complaints help union organizing efforts 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Local 99 has filed “dozens of unfair labor practice charges” with state regulators, Arias said, “to protest LAUSD’s unlawful interference in workers’ right to vote and participate in union activities.” LAUSD bus drivers, food workers, teacher aides give union OK to call strike if talks fail 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z The same applies to citizens' right to vote and to gun safety. Democrats flipped the Pennsylvania House this week — here's why that matters 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Often, these two classes of common stock were distinguished only by the right to vote on things like directors and shareholder initiatives. How the wealthy save billions in taxes by skirting a century-old law 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “Even so, I could not vote to extend a fundamental right of U.S. citizenship — the right to vote — to non-U.S. citizens.” House votes to block D.C. bills on noncitizen voting, criminal code 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Allowing noncitizens the right to vote has become a surprising and contentious battleground in recent years. House votes to overturn D.C.’s illegal immigrant voting plan 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z They chose that color to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave white women the right to vote. Perspective | Marjorie Taylor Greene’s big mouth and her big white, fur-rimmed coat 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z California is currently among 21 states where felons only lose their right to vote while they are incarcerated, the conference says. California proposal would reinstate prisoners’ voting rights 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z We must protect the right to vote, not suppress that fundamental right. Full Transcript of Biden’s State of the Union Address 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “We must protect the right to vote, not suppress that fundamental right. Honor the results of our elections, not subvert the will of the people,” he said. Biden slams ‘Big Lie’ politics for endangering Paul Pelosi 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It is also evident in the ongoing struggle for voting rights, as Black citizens are still being denied the right to vote through various means, including gerrymandering and voter suppression tactics. ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z "For example, people whose signatures have changed, you really want to be mindful of any kind of change because it can have a really direct impact on people's right to vote." “Hyper-partisan attack”: Arizona GOP advances new voting bills inspired by conspiracy theories 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The law previously required felons to complete their parole period before getting back their right to vote; Californians approved the change to get rid of that requirement in a 2020 constitutional amendment. California proposal would reinstate prisoners’ voting rights 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “The extremist, so-called leaders, who want to distract and divide our nation as they ban books, as they reject the history of America, as they criminalize doctors and nurses and the sacred right to vote.” Biden sounds ready to seek second term while rallying Democrats 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Nissan in a statement provided by a spokesperson said it disagreed with the decision, but respected its employees' rights to vote on union representation. Nissan to face union vote at Tennessee plant after labor ruling 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The fundamental right to vote has been a core value of Black politics since the colonial era — and so has the effort to suppress that vote right up to the present moment. The votes that weren't cast: The nightmare of Republican voter suppression 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The Curry slate didn’t want every member to have a right to vote in this election. 2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The brutality took on an organized paramilitary form in the attacks by the Ku Klux Klan after 1867, when Black men earned the right to vote and hold office. Review | During Reconstruction, a brutal ‘war on freedom’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z So in 1895, 25 years before women got the right to vote, she made a move that Rossman says helped level the playing field. This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “Hanging their argument on this 100-year-old privilege is really, for me as an African American woman, really quite disturbing,” Daughtry said, noting that Black women didn’t have the right to vote about a century ago. Democrats vote to give states more time on new primary calendar 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z "House Democrats intend to use every rule in the rulebook, every sentence, every comma, every semicolon of the Texas Constitution to defend the right to vote," Fischer said. Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z A true reformist would want the membership to have a right to vote in the election. 2 rivals from factory floors facing off in race to lead UAW 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z “The president has been very clear that voting, the right to vote, the access to vote is a core component of our democracy,” Bottoms said. Biden welcomed back to Georgia after laying low in midterms 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Still, the message was sent and received: Democrats believe in extending and safeguarding the right to vote, unlike other parties that back a certain fascist-flavored, orange-hued pseudo-billionaire. House GOP sets its top priority: Covering up for Donald Trump's crime spree 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Montana has the smallest percentage of Black residents in the country, and the largest minority group in the state, Native Americans, have faced entrenched disenfranchisement since securing the right to vote in 1924. How Montana Took a Hard Right Turn Toward Christian Nationalism 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Darris said more than 50,000 convicted felons in Minnesota would regain the right to vote if the legislation passes, and he hopes that other states will follow. Minnesota elections chief seeks to make voting even easier 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z In November, 60% of Connecticut voters approved a ballot referendum allowing the legislature to amend the state constitution and add the right to vote early in person. With 2024 election on the horizon, state legislatures consider voting changes 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Constitution that gave women the right to vote decades before. Similar state abortion challenges meet different outcomes 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z They said the move violated Black voters’ guarantee of equal protection of the laws under the 14th Amendment, as well as the 15th Amendment’s prohibition against abridging the right to vote on account of race. Federal Panel Rules South Carolina Congressional District Is Illegal Gerrymander 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was not ratified until eight years later. Column: In the desert, history blooms as Arizona tops records with a fifth female governor 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “With the direction I was seeing my adoptive country heading, I wanted the right to vote.” Number of New U.S. Citizens Hits Highest Mark in 15 Years 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z There are many historical examples, from the suffragette movement that won U.S. women the right to vote, to the fight for a 40-hour work week. 3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Thompson, 74, is a Black liberal Democrat from Mississippi who grew up during the civil rights movement and remembers how racist Jim Crow repression denied his father the right to vote. Opinion | Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney are the Jan. 6 committee’s unusual dynamic duo 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Constitution, ratified in 1870, granted men who were citizens the right to vote regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Racist audio leak raises a tough question: Why don't Latinos vote more in L.A.? 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z And what of the precious right to vote, so long denied or suppressed by law or by violence in this country? Was the Civil War Inevitable? 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z In addition to conferring the right to vote, citizenship allows people to serve on a jury and to sponsor other family members for U.S. residency. Number of New U.S. Citizens Hits Highest Mark in 15 Years 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z She went on to write that the map of state Senate districts “creates stark partisan asymmetry in violation of the fundamental right to vote on equal terms.” N.C. court strikes down voter ID law as intentional racial discrimination 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “A districting plan must comply with the broader constitutional standard of upholding the right to vote on equal terms and to substantially equal voting power,” Associate Justice Robin Hudson wrote in the prevailing opinion. N. Carolina justices: State Senate map must be drawn again 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Still, the right to vote remained a white, male privilege for decades. Racist audio leak raises a tough question: Why don't Latinos vote more in L.A.? 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “The MOG assesses that Fijian voters were able to exercise their right to vote freely.” Fiji observers say election was free after 5 parties protest 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z A loudspeaker repeats the slogans that urged the public to fight for food, freedom, the right to vote and to remove Xi. China’s Protest Prophet 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “Measures like voter ID create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately impact vulnerable populations across the state who have a right to vote.” N.C. court strikes down voter ID law as intentional racial discrimination 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z But the Senate map “creates stark partisan asymmetry in violation of the fundamental right to vote on equal terms.” N. Carolina justices: State Senate map must be drawn again 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z He invoked the legacies of civil rights heroes and “martyrs” who fought and sometimes died for the right to vote, even as he promised to pursue bipartisanship in pressing his policy ambitions. A Pastor and Politician Who Sees Voting as a Form of Prayer 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z "It's a mission by conservative academics and others to undermine the ability to protect regular citizens' rights to vote," Elias added. Supreme Court considers limiting judicial scrutiny in U.S. elections 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Oasis, which owns 16.5% of Fujitec, said the board had "decided to egregiously breach shareholders' most basic right – the right to vote and hold directors accountable," demonstrating a complete lack of independent counterbalancing power. Fuji Soft proxy fight the latest test of Japan Inc board independence 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z “The right to vote is a fundamental right, preservative of all other rights. If the right to vote is undermined, it renders illusory all ‘other rights, even the most basic,’” she wrote. N.C. court strikes down voter ID law as intentional racial discrimination 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Women’s right to vote would be won in 1920, just months after the final waves of the pandemic blew through major cities. How the 1918 pandemic changed America, from women’s rights to germaphobia 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z “In short, she did everything that was required of her to cast her ballot and exercise her fundamental right to vote,” the lawsuit says. Lawsuit seeks to stop disqualifying WA ballots for signature mismatches 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z An investigation by The New York Times could not document any voter being denied the right to vote. Trump demands to "redo the Arizona election" in Truth Social rant after his candidates all lost 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z But they maintain that no one was denied the right to vote. Arizona attorney general demands answers on Election Day printer issues 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The color marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave many women the right to vote. Perspective | Speaker Pelosi’s style of power 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The amendment also establishes a fundamental right to vote, giving citizens a chance to sue to block any laws or policies that they view as inhibiting their ability to vote. Voters in Great Lake states deliver election deniers a stiff rebuke 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The colours have been associated with the suffragette movement, which campaigned for women to be given the right to vote in the early 20th century. Scottish parliament apologises after suffragette scarf row 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Devastated, she thought of her grandmother, who lost a baby to stillbirth in 1920, just a few weeks before women got the right to vote. Her child was stillborn at 39 weeks. She blames a system that doesn’t always listen to mothers 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z County officials say no one was denied the right to vote. Arizona precincts with voting problems were not overwhelmingly Republican 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Trump posted a message on social media Tuesday afternoon falsely claiming that voters were being refused the right to vote in Detroit. Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last? 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z The decision reversed a ruling that gave felons the right to vote regardless of outstanding legal obligations. Justices cheered at conservative group’s anniversary dinner 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Here in the Golden State, women got the right to vote in 1911, making California one of the earliest states to adopt that change. More Women Are Expected to Win Seats in the California Legislature Than Ever Before 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “My grandparents instilled that in us — don’t ever give up your right to vote,” he said. Perspective | 200 years after Harriet Tubman’s birth, Md. finally gets a Black governor 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Never mind that the glitches didn’t cause a single ballot not to be counted, nor a single voter to be denied the right to vote. Opinion | In Arizona, a MAGA victory party takes a sour turn 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “I try not to get caught up on that, and I just go ahead and vote. For me, coming from where I’m coming from, the right to vote is what matters.” Abortion, inflation, parental rights: Voters tell us what matters 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z In 1835, the new state constitution took away the right to vote from free Black men, who had been able to vote under the previous constitution. How Tennessee disenfranchised 21% of its Black citizens 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The right to vote privately and independently was enshrined 20 years ago by Congress in the Help America Vote Act, which was the first law to require polling places to have accessible voting systems. New Voting Laws Add Hurdles for People With Disabilities 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z A state constitutional amendment gives most people formerly convicted of a felony the right to vote. Black voters in Florida express fear, confusion as DeSantis election laws kick in 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z There's a competing initiative on the November ballot that would forbid efforts with "the intent or effect of denying, abridging, interfering with, or unreasonably burdening the fundamental right to vote." Black voters strike back against election denialism — and its corporate funders 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Our country was built on democracy, women and people of colour fought for freedom and the right to vote. US midterm elections: 'Angry, petrified'... US voters share their fears 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Over the past two decades, the state has made it more difficult for residents to get their right to vote back. How Tennessee disenfranchised 21% of its Black citizens 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z California is the latest target in a movement to grant 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal elections. It will be a stormy L.A. election day for the first time in years. Will rain hurt turnout? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The department’s civil rights lawyers are responsible for enforcing civil action tied to the voting statutes and protecting the right to vote. Justice Department to monitor voting rights across 24 states 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z “Only this court can right the wrong done to these hundreds of voters and ensure that they are able to exercise their fundamental right to vote in this November election.” Voters in Atlanta suburbs sue over unsent absentee ballots 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z As he prepared to canvass a neighborhood Wednesday, Miles Griffin, a 17-year-old senior at Culver City High, described the right to vote in existential terms. On Tuesday, this California city decides if 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The state makes little data available about who has lost the right to vote and why. How Tennessee disenfranchised 21% of its Black citizens 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z With the blessing of five Republicans on the Supreme Court in 2017, they've also doubled down on caging and voter roll purges, stripping the right to vote from millions just this year alone. Republicans pointed a weapon at the heart of our democracy — in 1964. We're feeling it now 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z “We did all of that while also reminding the American people we will defend women’s freedom and the right to vote.” Democratic Disconnect: Dems miss the mark with voters irked by high crime and high prices 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z “Reject the right to vote. Deprive delegation rights. Remove the right of veto, if it is a member of the U.N. Security Council, in order to punish the aggressor within the institutions.” Putin’s power play: Russia’s rebuke neuters U.N. push to end war in Ukraine 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden said that it is not just Social Security, the right to vote and abortion rights that are on the ballot. Biden emphasizes the threat to Social Security and Medicare at rally in Philadelphia. 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The very little fraud that is caught, Hamilton said, isn’t worth erroneously stripping the right to vote from tens of thousands of people. Why does WA reject tens of thousands of ballots? Hint: It’s not fraud 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The ultimate argument against compulsory voting is that the right to vote should entail the right not to, he says. Midterms turnout: Could Australia-style voting help in US? 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The modern Democratic Party pushed for the civil rights laws in the 1960s that secured Black people the right to vote and prohibited discrimination in public places, hiring and housing. Democrats count on huge Black turnout, but has the party delivered in return? That means denying your right to vote and deciding whether your vote even counts. Full Transcript of President Biden’s Speech on Democracy 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z There’s nothing like a drive from Maryland, where I live, to Louisiana, where I was born, to refresh my appreciation for the right to vote. Perspective | You can’t ever take for granted the right to vote 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z To address those concerns, the group had spent time and money aiming to educate Arizona voters that they had a legal right to vote, she said.. Judge Curbs Actions of Election-Monitoring Group in Arizona 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z If you believe in free and fair elections and the unfettered right to vote, then you should do your civic duty and return your ballot this election. Election: ‘Democracy is on the ballot’ 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z “Reject the right to vote. Deprive delegation rights. Remove the right of veto — if it is a member of the U.N. Security Council, in order to punish the aggressor within the institutions.” Russian roadblock: U.N.’s role in Ukraine sharply limited by Moscow’s veto power 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z “They are lies fabricated to distract us from their real agenda: to take away our right to vote and control what our children learn in school.” Inflammatory Radio Ads From 2 Trump-Aligned Groups Are Airing in Battleground States 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z “It’s a bad idea to callously give away the right to vote to people that haven’t earned it,” LaRose said at an October news conference touting the issue. Ohio seeks to become latest state to ban noncitizen voting 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z It first embraced the practice in 1880 as a repudiation of constitutional amendments that guaranteed Black people the right to vote and, by extension, serve on a jury. At least one juror refused to call them guilty. But they’re still in prison. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z “There was no prejudice to the right to vote … There is no need to overstate this issue,” Moraes said. Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win third term as Brazil’s president 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Abrams answered that Kemp “has spent 16 years attacking the right to vote in Georgia,” most recently with the 2021 elections law overhaul that, among its provisions, enacted new rules around voting by mail. Kemp, Abrams argue abortion, voting in final Georgia governor debate 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z But if you apply for a voting card under your own name and the government sends it to you, the clear implication is that you have the right to vote. Opinion | DeSantis unleashes the Florida voter-fraud squad. Perplexity ensues. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Legal immigrants fighting for the right to vote in local elections invoke a similarly patriotic rallying cry, this one from the American Revolution. Ohio seeks to become latest state to ban noncitizen voting 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z They counter that Gibbs’s embrace of Trump, his previous criticism of women’s right to vote and other inflammatory statements are incompatible with a race that requires that a candidate appeal to the district’s growing middle. New boundaries, new dynamics have Democrats hopeful in Michigan swing district 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z “He thought it was important to exercise his constitutional right to vote, as I just mentioned, and set an example by showing the importance of voting,” she told reporters. Biden to vote early in Delaware with his granddaughter 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers later insisted the law be clarified to require that felons pay all fines, restitution and legal fees as part of their sentences to regain their right to vote. Florida voters asked to scrap one way to amend constitution 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z She said some issues are “fundamental” to American life, such as the right to vote or abortion, in which legislation should not need 60 votes to advance. Bolduc accuses Maggie Hassan of pushing voters into economic peril: ‘Granite Staters are hurting’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z In 1893, it became the first self-governing country in the world to grant some women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. New Zealand’s Parliament becomes majority female — ‘about blimmin’ time’ 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z |
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