Articles tagged: Voting Rights

Voices

The out-of-state student struggle to vote absentee

In the midst of early voting season, I’ve begun to notice a trend: voting-by-mail is anything but convenient–even more so depending on which state one is mailing their ballot back... Read more

By November 4, 2024

News

How to vote from college, explained

For college students, especially those who attend school out of state, voting in the Nov. 5 elections is not as straightforward as going to a polling center or ballot drop... Read more

By September 28, 2024

Features

Joel Castón’s one-of-a-kind re-entry

No one else in D.C. history has ever regained their freedom as an elected official, and Joel Castón is determined to set a good precedent.

By January 22, 2022

Editorials

End the Disenfranchisement of D.C. Felons

Early this June, at-large Councilmember Robert C. White Jr. introduced the Restore the Vote Amendment Act of 2019. This bill would make D.C. the first jurisdiction in the country to... Read more

By the July 2, 2019

Editorials

Don’t Deny D.C. Statehood

The 35-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, threw D.C. residents into the national spotlight, but also brought an unintended consequence for statehood advocates. Washington City Paper argued that... Read more

By the February 1, 2019

Editorials

Justice Department Makes Troubling Turns on Voting Rights

In the seven months that he has been in the White House, it seems as if President Donald Trump and his administration have produced a lifetime’s worth of political news... Read more

By the August 30, 2017