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Voting Wrongs
We expose the injustices that deny the vote to millions — and cover the fight for true enfranchisement.
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.
The Trump Campaign Is Deploying “Army” of Poll Watchers to Intimidate Voters
Far right groups are recruiting hundreds of volunteers to show up physically at polling places.
Trump’s Hospitalization Hasn’t Diminished the Threat of Election Theft
Trump and his backers have made clear their intent to denigrate and then defy the popular will.
Winner-Take-All Electoral College Could Enable Dreaded Constitutional Crisis
Support for abolishing the institution is rising amid reports that swing states could appoint Trump-loyal electors.
Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Reject the Results of the Election
With less than 10 weeks until the election, Trump is taking a scorched-earth approach to maintain his hold on power.
GOP Is Waging a War on Voting. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Protect Election 2020.
The GOP has a plan to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend $20 million in 15 key states to influence who gets to vote.
Voter ID Law Handed Wisconsin to Trump in 2016. It Could Happen Again in 2020.
The loss of Black and student voters due to the ID law cost at least 61,274 votes, almost three times Trump’s plurality.
Wisconsin’s Voter Suppression Could Swing 2020 Election in Trump’s Favor
A lower-court decision awaiting review by the state’s Supreme Court would purge 129,000 predominantly Democratic voters.
Trump’s Federal Police Surge Could Provoke an Election Day Constitutional Crisis
If courts don’t stop Trump’s police, feds could bolster the ranks of 50,000 poll watchers or be called upon if he loses.