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Lamar "Ditney" Smith (1892 – August 13, 1955) was an American civil rights figure, African-American farmer, World War I veteran [1] and an organizer of voter registration for African-Americans. In 1955, he was shot dead in broad daylight around 10 a.m. at close range on the lawn of the Lincoln County courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi. [2]
In North Texas, Kaufman County election officials sent DPS a list of 59 voters, records show, and an email from Tandi Smith, the Kaufman County elections administrator, said all "have sworn ...
All U.S. states and territories, except North Dakota, require voter registration by eligible citizens before they can vote in federal, state and local elections. In North Dakota, cities in the state may register voters for city elections, [1] and in other cases voters must provide identification and proof of entitlement to vote at the polling place before being permitted to vote.
The coverage formula, contained in Section 4(b) of the Act, determines which states are subject to preclearance. As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "test or device" restricting the opportunity to register and vote.
Voting deadlines, details. The 2024 General Election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls opening from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Tompkins County. For early voters here, polling will take place ...
Summit County has just over 300,000 registered voters who are deemed "active," which means they have voted in recent elections and aren't in danger of being purged from the registration list. The ...
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (the "Motor Voter" law) required state governments to either provide uniform opt-in registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration, or to allow voter registration on Election Day, where voters can register at ...
Judge Daniel Coble agreed to a request from the South Carolina Democratic Party to extend the voter registration deadline by one week to Oct. 14, due to the effects of Hurricane Helene.