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Tiffany Wilburn, 41, a Jackson, Miss., based social activist, says she has been reinvigorated to go to the polls thanks to her close friends, her children and voting rights advocacy groups, during a roundtable discussion on elections, race and voter fatigue, Oct. 25, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage
By AYANNA ALEXANDER - Associated Press
Sun,11/05/23-7:02AM , 113 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn’t see the point in voting any longer.
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Ashley Cheng poses for a photo at her father's restaurant, Chinatown, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Cheng, the founding president of Asian Texans for Justice, recalls discovering her mother was not listed in the voter rolls when she tried to help her vote in 2018. They never found out why she wasn’t properly registered. Advocates say this highlights flaws in the system and illustrates how volunteers are essential to overcoming them. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters
By AYANNA ALEXANDER - Associated Press
Thu,07/06/23-11:05PM , 106 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized residents by helping them register to vote — and, in recent years, those efforts have extended to the growing Asian American and Asian immigrant communities.
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Patti Chang, who is blind, uses headphones and audio along with an electronic controller outfitted with braille to vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election at the Roden Branch of the Chicago Public Library Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Chicago. Like many voters with disabilities, Chang faces barriers at the polls most voters never even consider — missing ramps or door knobs, for example. The lack of help or empathy from some poll workers just adds to the burden for people with disabilities. (AP Photo Erin Hooley)

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Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles
By AYANNA ALEXANDER - Associated Press
Sun,04/02/23-7:17AM , 281 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patti Chang walked into her polling place in Chicago earlier this year, anxious about how poll workers would treat her, especially as a voter who is blind. Even though she was accompanied by her husband, she said she was ignored until a poll worker grabbed her cane and pulled her toward a voting booth.
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