Voting Rights

House Judiciary Considers Election Day Deadline For Absentee Ballots

The bill's sponsors believe voters have ample time in the leadup to Election Day to get their votes in.

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A Contaminated Water Lawsuit And The History Of Voting This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, residents around Indian Creek are beginning to take legal action over contaminated water, and Us & Them looks at the history of voting.

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Us & Them: In The Beginning, There Was Very Little Mention Of The Right to Vote

The right to vote in free and fair elections gives us a way to change our leadership — peacefully. But it wasn’t front and center for the nation’s Founding Fathers. As we work through unprecedented times looking toward the November election, Us & Them looks back at our right to vote, to offer some historical context.

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Us & Them: Locked Out Of Voting?

Millions of people in the U.S. cannot vote because they’ve been convicted of a felony. A majority of those are not currently in prison, but on probation or parole. In this episode, we look at the nation’s patchwork of voting rights laws and the confusion they can create.

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