October 11, 2018 – SNEWS: the NEWS is broken; long live the SNEWS!

Keeping Jim Crow Alive in Georgia With ‘Exact Match’

October 11, 2018 Syndicated 0

“Exact match” voter registration is a law enacted by the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature; it carries on the infamous history of suppressing the African American vote in the Peach State.

Supreme Court Celebrates Columbus Day by Screwing North Dakota’s Native American Voters

October 11, 2018 Syndicated 0

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling from a lower court requiring ID and street address to cast a ballot in North Dakota. The ruling is expected to have an outsized impact on Native American rural communities in the state.