Movement for Voting Rights Gains Ground, Loses Interest
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Two congressional committees are scheduled this week to consider a bill giving the District its first full vote in the House, and senior Democrats hope to pass it in the House and send it to the Senate this month.
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Florida pulls back from high-tech electoral reforms  -  and critics cheer
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Tens of thousands of recently found ballots in a Florida county are reversing one outcome in Tuesday&#39;s election.
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Voting in US elections this week was mostly fair, but the lines were too long at some polling stations, according to an international rights group monitoring the presidential contest for first time.
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Nearly a month after John Kerry conceded Ohio to President Bush, complaints and challenges about the balloting are mounting as activists including the Rev. Jesse Jackson demand closer scrutiny to ensure the votes are being counted on the up-and-up.
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The 227-186 roll call Thursday by which the House defeated a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Supporters of the amendment fell 49 votes short of the 276 votes they need to advance the bill.
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A small but potent group of voters is feeling slighted after getting no-shows from the top candidates at a major conference
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As the number of states allowing early voting soars, race for undecideds intensifies and the campaign rhythm shifts.
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A conservative backlash to the massive street demonstrations over immigration is aggravating Republican leaders&#039; carefully orchestrated plans to renew the landmark Voting Rights Act before the fall elections.
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Republicans narrowed the gap in party allegiance among registered voters during the past election year.
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Campaign says surge in black voter turnout is more than identity politics, it is the result of a strong grass-roots organization.
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The disappearance of tens of thousands of ballots has raised new questions about Florida's ability to avert a repeat of the 2000 debacle, and fueled protests in the battleground state.
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Lawmakers have come full circle after devoting more money to high-tech voting machines following the 2000 election debacle in Florida. They now say a return to the paper trails of old is the key to an honest vote, exasperating state election officials.
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Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path
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The contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is dividing civil rights movement veterans as well as older and younger African-American voters
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Voters are sending mixed signals about how they want their communities to grow, embracing strict controls in some places and rejecting them in others.
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In the last few years, political races from Congress to county sheriff have begun to hinge on the American Indian vote.