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Voter Disenfranchisement
Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration
The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law.
Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections
His order on voter policy could disenfranchise millions, but multiple lawsuits have already sprung up to challenge it.
Right-Wing Activists Are Pushing States to Use Their Voter Roll Purging Software
The software programs empower self-appointed activist “election investigators” to attempt to knock voters off the rolls.
Supreme Court Upholds Republican Purge of Voter Rolls in Virginia
“The Supreme Court just ignored a key provision of the National Voter Registration Act,” a civil rights attorney said.
Trump Supporter Purged From Voter Roll After Being Wrongly Labeled “Noncitizen”
Mary Howard-Elley is one of ten US citizens whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned.
Wisconsin College Students Receive Disturbing Texts About Voting
Potentially thousands of college-age voters received texts discouraging them from voting.
GOP Is Targeting Disabled Alabamians With Voting Restrictions
Under Alabama’s SB 1, people who assist voters with absentee ballot applications could face a 20-year prison sentence.
Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Felony Disenfranchisement Laws Moves Forward
Virginia's expansion of felony disenfranchisement violates an 1870 federal statute, the lawsuit contends.
Federal Court Rules Against Jim Crow-Era Disenfranchisement Law in Mississippi
“It's just as unconstitutional today as it was when it was enacted,” ACLU national legal director David Cole said.
Alabama GOP Defies Supreme Court Order to Pass Maps Empowering Black Voters
“Why can’t we in Alabama one time do what’s right?” lamented one Democratic Alabama state lawmaker.