John Lewis and the power of our vote

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham says the civil rights icon wanted citizens to use their votes as a means to rebuild America "in the image of God and democracy."

• Aug 30, 2020

Celebrating 100 years of women's suffrage

August marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. While it gave women the right to vote, most Black women could not vote until the 1960s. On this historic centennial, "CBS This Morning" is exploring the long struggle for full equality. Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today joins the show to discuss more, and how women could shape the next election.

• Aug 25, 2020
• 4:32

How suffragists finally won the right to vote for women

100 years ago the 19th Amendment, intended to empower women with the Constitutional right to vote, was just one vote short of ratification; historians discuss how suffragists won the long-pitched battle

• Aug 23, 2020

Celebrating 100 years of voting rights for women

On this historic centennial, “CBS This Morning” is celebrating the milestone and exploring the long struggle for full equality. Adriana Diaz reports from Chicago, where she spoke to generations of women about the past, present and future fight for women's rights.

• Aug 21, 2020
• 5:21

Trump ramps up attacks on mail-in voting

President Trump is escalating his rhetoric against mail-in voting as he threatens to block funding for the U.S. Postal Service ahead of the November election. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns has done extensive reporting on this issue, and she joins CBSN to explain the latest developments as well as the latest on plans for next week's Democratic National Convention.

• Aug 14, 2020
• 7:06

Voting Rights Act turns 55

Fifty-five years ago, the Voting Rights Act was signed in to law. CBS News contributor Antjuan Seawright joins CBSN to discuss unprecedented challenges for the voting process amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• Aug 6, 2020
• 10:50

Does the U.S. need another Reconstruction?

The U.S. is continuing to struggle with the consequences of slavery and generations of institutionalized racism. Brooklyn Law School associate professor Wilfred Codrington III joined CBSN to discuss his recent piece in The Atlantic about why the U.S. is in need of a third Reconstruction to correct the nation's past mistakes.

• Aug 5, 2020
• 11:04

Jamaal Bowman on historic primary victory

Official results for New York's primary elections lagged for weeks because of delays in counting absentee ballots. Jamaal Bowman didn't have to wait long to celebrate though, given his dominant victory over House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District. Bowman joined CBSN to talk about voting rights, schools and what he plans to do as a progressive in Congress.

• Jul 31, 2020
• 10:47

Trump ramps up false attacks on mail-in voting

Despite not having the power to do so, President Trump suggested the November election should be moved. His comments were roundly rejected by lawmakers of both parties as his attacks on mail-in voting continue. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns highlighted the falsehoods by the president as well as the real problems states could face as requests for absentee ballots hit record highs.

• Jul 31, 2020
• 8:37

Honors for John Lewis

This weekend, Representative John Lewis, who died July 17 at the age of 80, will be taken by a horse-drawn carriage one last time across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, Ala., the same bridge where his peaceful protest for voting rights in 1965 was met with a violence that has become seared in our nation’s collective memory. Later, his body will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.

• Jul 26, 2020
• 1:58

Many former felons still blocked from voting

In 2018, Florida voters approved a ballot measure that would return the right to vote to more than 1 million people who completed serving felony sentences in the state. But two years later, the legal fight continues. Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition joined CBSN to explain why he believes a law from Florida's Republican governor and state legislature is unconstitutional.

• Jul 20, 2020
• 5:36

SCOTUS allows Florida to narrow ex-felon voting rights

The justices chose not to overturn a hold on a federal appeals court ruling that would have enfranchised the voters.

• Jul 16, 2020

Supreme Court issues voting rights rulings

The Supreme Court issued two major rulings on voting rights. One involved temporarily blocking the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and the other said federal courts cannot rule on questions of partisan gerrymandering. Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, and Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, joined CBSN to discuss.

• Jun 27, 2019
• 8:12

Progressive group launches campaign to encourage Congress to pass election assistance

Stand Up America is launching a six-figure campaign to reach grassroots voters.

• Apr 30, 2020

Florida Supreme Court rules felons must pay off fines before voting

Florida's high court sided with a decision by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.

• Jan 16, 2020

Kentucky governor to restore voting rights to 100,000 convicted felons

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, announced Tuesday he plans to sign an executive order restoring voting rights to more than 100,000 people convicted of felonies.

• Dec 11, 2019

Former inmate sues Florida over bill restricting felon voting

A controversial bill that goes into effect Monday prevents those with felony convictions from being able to vote unless they pay financial obligations

• Jun 30, 2019

Florida governor signs bill restricting felon voting rights

Republicans interpreted the langauge in a state constitutional amendment to include restitution, court costs, fines and fees imposed by a judge at sentencing

• Jun 28, 2019

New bill could limit voting rights of ex-felons who won back right to vote

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled he plans to sign the S.B. 7066, which would require all financial obligations be paid off before an individual can vote

• May 23, 2019

Florida House passes bill giving ex-felons voting rights

The legislation would restore voting rights to convicted felons except murderers and felony sex offenders

• Apr 25, 2019

McConnell hits “power grab” bill to make Election Day holiday

Mitch McConnell criticized a far-reaching voting reform bill proposed by House Democrats

• Jan 30, 2019

Ex-felons in Florida begin registering to vote as amendment takes effect

Until Amendment 4 passed, Florida's constitution automatically barred felons from being able to vote after leaving prison

• Jan 8, 2019

Federal judge rules Georgia must ease procedure for voters proving citizenship

Georgia must make it easier for voters flagged as potential noncitizens to prove their U.S. citizenship at the polls, a federal judge ruled Friday

• Nov 2, 2018

Voting rights a key issue in Georgia gubernatorial debate

Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp faced off in their first televised gubernatorial debate Tuesday evening

• Oct 23, 2018

Biden says "absolutely, positively, without question" voter suppression is ongoing

Former Vice President Joe Biden discussed potential voter suppression in Georgia before a competitive gubernatorial election

• Oct 17, 2018

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