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Voting Wrongs
We expose the injustices that deny the vote to millions — and cover the fight for true enfranchisement.


House Rejects Cori Bush’s Amendment on Voting Rights for Incarcerated People
The proposal exposed a deep rift among Democrats over how far to push their agenda on racial justice.

Raffensperger Stood Up to Trump, But He Also Attacked Voting Rights Groups
Creating investigations to resolve frivolous claims and unfounded allegations should not be something to celebrate.

No, Trump Isn’t Following Stacey Abrams’s “Playbook” in His Refusal to Concede
Contrary to the claims of Georgia’s secretary of state, Trump follows his own playbook, which he began writing in 2016.

Trump’s PA Strategy Is to Use the Courts to Toss Votes Out. It’s Not Working.
The Trump campaign is fighting to throw out legitimate votes.

Postmaster General DeJoy Defies Federal Judge as Mail-In Ballots Surge for Biden
Some 300,000 ballots remain a matter of dispute, as does their potential impact on the presidential election.

Trump’s Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud Are Flat-Out Conspiracy Theory
The real threat to the integrity of this election comes from Trump’s attempts to stop every vote from being counted.

Election Day Mayhem Began Two Years Ago With Massive Voter Purges
Since 2018, Georgia’s GOP secretary of state has quietly wiped away the voter registrations of 198,351 voters.

Instead of Chasing “Swing Voters,” Ohio Organizers Push to Expand Electorate
Investing in programs like the one underway in Ohio leads to more voters being added to the rolls.

Trump’s Attacks on Mail-In Voting in Las Vegas Could End Up at the Supreme Court
If SCOTUS conjures some pretext to invalidate mail ballots, it could render the 2020 election a smoldering ruin.

Texas Is Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Locations. Activists Are Pushing Back.
Despite a last-minute ruling restricting absentee voting, civil rights advocates are doubling down to get out the vote.