Matt Vasilogambros

4 weeks ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Matt Vasilogambros

ELECTION INTEGRITYNoncitizens Cannot Vote in New York City’s Local Elections, State High Court RulesPublished 27 March 2025Though few localities allow noncitizens to vote, Republicans have made it a focus. New York state’s highest court struck down a New York City statute that would have allowed 800,000 noncitizens to vote in mayoral, city council and school board elections.

1 month ago | stateline.org | Matt Vasilogambros

New York state’s highest court struck down a New York City statute that would have allowed 800,000 noncitizens to vote in mayoral, city council and school board elections. This month, six of the seven judges on the New York State Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling that found the city’s statute unconstitutional, siding with the New York Republican State Committee, the Republican National Committee and others.

1 month ago | ohiocapitaljournal.com | Matt Vasilogambros

Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Democratic lawmakers in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey are pushing such legislation this session, attempting to join seven other states with similar laws enacted in recent years.

1 month ago | stateline.org | Matt Vasilogambros

Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Democratic lawmakers in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey are pushing such legislation this session, attempting to join seven other states with similar laws enacted in recent years.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Matt Vasilogambros

A Maryland voter receives an "I Voted" sticker after casting a ballot at an early voting location before the 2022 midterms. The Maryland Senate passed its own Voting Rights Act, hoping the state joins seven other states with similar laws.