This August marked the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – the landmark United States federal law that banned racial discrimination in voting. But six decades later, many of its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuesday's elections proved to be not only big wins for Democratic candidates in many races, but also history-making in several ...

Black South Carolinians voted in 1948 for the first time since Reconstruction. This successful crusade, like many others, helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Black South Carolinians voted in ...

The League of Women Voters will focus on the history of voting on Wednesday, Nov. 12 as part of its Semiquincentennial Speaker Series at Creative 360. This is the second event in the series. The ...

There's plenty on the line on Election Day 2025, with the top ballot box contests viewed as crucial barometers ahead of the battle for Congress in next year's midterm elections. Bragging rights and ...