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Michigan to automatically register people to vote when exiting prison

GCN

The law signed this week is the first in the nation and expands the state's Department of Corrections’ current effort to restore voting rights to returning citizens.

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Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

Policy Chats

“In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice.

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Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

Policy Chats

“In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice.

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Voting machines must be test hacked for certification, under proposed bill

GCN

The new law would require cybersecurity penetration testing as part of voting systems’ approval process.

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FCC reinstates net neutrality rules

GCN

Commissioners voted 3-2 to revive net neutrality, which supporters said would prevent the internet from being intentionally blocked or slowed down. Opponents said the effort is unnecessary and violates the law.

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Leadership, Change and Respect for Our Foundational Law

ASPA National Weblog

Thank goodness law and policy guides our institutional tradition in transitioning leadership. I saw similar personal hardship when entire industries were outlawed after the environmental laws of the 1970s, leaving families poor, homeless and broken. Now more than ever, it is time for civil servants to exercise the “civil” in our title.

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ELECTION LAW:  Federal District Court Judge Orders Georgia Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Map for the 2024 Election

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

ELECTION LAW: Federal District Court Judge Orders Georgia Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Map for the 2024 Election Anne B. congressional maps presented to the court dilute and diminish the Black population's voting power in the Atlanta area. Hemenway —Senior Attorney On October 26, 2023, in three cases similar to the U.S.

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