The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Padilla, a California Democrat, also introduced the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities of Translations in Elections, or ...

Larry Hamm and former Assemblyman Craig Stanley called for passage of state bills to counter what they view as voter ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton reflects on the continued fight for ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...

The Journey of Democracy” features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

The Trump DOJ is taking aim at illegal race-based gerrymandering and voter roll issues, Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet ...

In public appearances across Boston this week, the Texas Democrats warned that the GOP-led effort to effectively erase five ...

Maryland voting rights advocacy groups are optimistic about the change to the Baltimore City Board of Elections leadership ...