Voting Rights Act

The country’s top elected Democrat came to Ferguson Monday to push the party’s efforts to expand voting rights across the country.U.S. House Speaker Nancy…

Updated with comment from the school district and plaintiff — The Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education has to switch to a weighted voting system for its…

Updated at 2:25 p.m. July 3 with comments from the ACLU — A federal appeals court in St. Louis has ruled that the way the Ferguson-Florissant School…

The Missouri Secretary of State’s office will comply with a White House commission’s request for voter information — but only the details allowed under…

Updated 7:01 p.m. Jan. 05 with response from the court — Ferguson-Florissant's April school board elections will operate under its old at-large system.…

One day before filing for the spring election begins, the Ferguson-Florissant school board announced Monday that it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling…

Updated Nov. 22 with comments from plaintiff Willis Johnson. — A federal judge has ordered the Ferguson-Florissant School District to vote for its board…

As St. Louis area residents head to the polls Tuesday, some have potential obstacles to overcome — aside from long lines.For people experiencing…

The Ferguson-Florissant School District wants a federal judge to approve an election system he ruled unconstitutional in August because it diluted the…

Updated Sept. 29 with the plaintiff’s choice — The American Civil Liberties Union and the Missouri NAACP are asking the judge in their ongoing voting…