By Solomon O. Smith California Black Media Black voting rights advocates in California convened virtually Aug. 28 after a federal court temporarily blocked new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail ballots, a ruling civil rights leaders described as an important but temporary victory ahead of the November election. The restrictions are tied to President Donald ...

By Sunita Sohrabji On a 220-208 vote April 10, the House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act — SAVE — potentially stripping away the ability to vote for at least 40 million Americans. All House Republicans, along with 4 Democrats, voted for the bill — HR 22 — which now heads to the Senate, ...

Ahead of the Tuesday, November 5, General Election, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a bulletin summarizing California laws that apply when voters entrust their ballots to another person for delivery to elections officials, as well as rules that apply to unofficial ballot collection containers. Active registered voters can track their ballots by signing up at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov and ...

By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has until Oct. 14 to certify the results in the gubernatorial recall election held Sept 14. Her announcement will officially confirm that a majority of voters want Gavin Newsom to remain governor. While the certification process plays out, Weber and her office ...

by Edward Henderson California Black Media For African Americans, the right to vote was won by the passion, sacrifice and bravery of many who came before us. It is our responsibility to make sure we are doing everything in our power to ensure that our vote counts in every election held at the local, state ...