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The House Administration Committee discussed Texas' new voting law and its potential to restrict ability to cast a ballot in the wake of Texas' recent primary election.

Texas state legislators testified before a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee about their state’s proposed election laws. Witnesses responded to questions related to voter identificatio…

Witnesses testified on access to voting during the 2012 election and the need for protections against efforts to limit or suppress voters.

A bipartisan panel of legal experts talked about redistricting efforts and clashes in Texas, Georgia, California, and elsewhere. In addition, they debated the constitutionality of Section 5,…

Panelists talked about Latino political power and the 2012 elections. Among the topics they addressed were voting trends, the results of the 2010 Census, and the potential impact of congress…

The full panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Padilla v. Lever over allegations that Orange County, California, election officials violated the Voting Rights Ac…

America and the Courts included: On Friday, March 3, 2006 the U.S. Supreme Court class photo was taken. On Wednesday, February 1, 2006, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Sixth Circuit Court of …

A hearing was held on apportionment and citizenship, titled “Counting the Vote: Should Only U.S. Citizens Be Included in Apportioning Our Elected Representatives?” The committee first heard…

Legal scholars talked about several recent judicial decisions on congressional redistricting and the resulting changes in reapportionment procedures. Following their remarks they answered qu…