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Alabama

Alabama voters to decide on removing racist language from Constitution | Don’t Miss This | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY — In less than five weeks, voters will decide on renaming and updating Alabama’s Constitution, which proposes removing racist and outdated provisions. The state’s Constitution has been amended nearly 1,000 times since its establishment in 1901 and lawmakers said the updated proposal seeks to reorganize the historic document. If the majority of voters vote […]

Alabama

Simechak, Michalic to talk elections at DCRP meet | #elections | #alabama

STAFF REPORTS OZARK-The Dale County Republican Party will meet Monday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at Hoppergrass Restaurant in Ozark. Speakers for this last meeting before the Tuesday, Nov. 1 election are Matt Simechak, an attorney in Ozark, and Dale County Probate Judge Sharon Ard Michalic. Simechak will explain the Alabama constitutional amendments that will […]

Arkansas

Arkansas’ proposed constitutional vote change

Arkansas voters will decide in November if a simple majority of ballots cast continues to have the power to make amendments to the state’s constitution. State of play: There are four issues on the state ballot, including No. 2, known as the “Constitutional Amendment and Ballot Initiative Reform Amendment.” Sponsored by Rep. David Ray (R-Maumelle) […]

Alabama

FACTBOX-U.S. Supreme Court to tackle a raft of new cases | #elections | #alabama

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opens a new nine-month term loaded with important cases on issues including race, voting rights, religious liberty, environmental regulation, the power of federal agencies and even Andy Warhol paintings. Here is a look at some of the cases that the justices are due to hear during the term. […]

Alabama

Glitter Magazine | November Brings New Opportunities for Five States to Outlaw Slavery | #elections | #alabama

vesperstock/ Shutterstock In November, voters in five states have the power to remove language that allows involuntary servitude and slavery as punishment for a crime or debt from their state constitutions.

Alabama

A Campaign to Counter Christian Nationalism in State Politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Growing up in the heart of the Bible Belt in central Alabama, Chris Nelson attended a Pentacostal church. He explored other denominations in college and later became a Lutheran. But Nelson, 41, has fallen away from religion in recent years. He says he’s grown alarmed by the rise of right-wing politicians whose embrace of a […]

Alaska

Religion, injunctions, affirmative consent: Court conference tackles heavy political subjects | Courts | #alaska | #politics

Federal judges and lawyers heard about the cascade of recent developments in legal interpretation during a three-day conference in Colorado Springs, with a heavy focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s sharp turn toward more conservative outcomes on major cultural issues. Attendees at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit’s Bench & Bar Conference […]