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Voter Suppression

Republican Gubernatorial candidate David Perdue speaks during a Bikers for Trump campaign event held at the Crazy Acres Bar & Grill on May 20, 2022, in Plainville, Georgia.
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Politics & Elections

Trump’s “Big Lie” Lost Big in Georgia on Tuesday

Trump spent much of this election cycle yammering on about the 2020 election, but GOP voters shrugged it off on Tuesday.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 25, 2022
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The Texas state flag is seen near an oil refinery on January 21, 2022, in Houston, Texas.
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Environment & Health

Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table

A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.
by
Andrew McCormick,
The Guardian
May 1, 2022
Truthout
Interview
Politics & Elections

Florida’s Gerrymandered Map Is Now Law — Practically Guaranteeing GOP Victories

The state’s new voting map is part of a broad racist strategy, says a state senator who protested its passage.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 25, 2022
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A boy in a child carrier looks at his father as he casts his ballot for the Democratic presidential primary election at a polling place in Armstrong Elementary School on March 3, 2020, in Herndon, Virginia.
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Politics & Elections

Democrats Introduce Bill Guaranteeing Workers Paid Time Off to Vote

The bill would require employers to give workers two hours of paid time off to vote in a federal election.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 12, 2022
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A voter prepares to place his ballot in a vote by mail ballot drop box on January 11, 2022, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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Politics & Elections

Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Florida GOP’s Election Law, Citing Racism

“This court finds that … Florida has repeatedly sought to make voting tougher for Black voters,” the judge wrote.
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
April 1, 2022
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Diana Davis Spencer, chairman and president of The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, speaks at City Year's Action Gala on April 21, 2016.
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Politics & Elections

This Little-Known Foundation Is Pushing “The Big Lie” and Voter Suppression Laws

The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation gave $3.7 million to 13 voter suppression groups between 2018 and 2020.
by
David Armiak,
The Center for Media and Democracy
March 31, 2022
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Workers drop ballots into a secure box at a ballot drop-off location in Austin, Texas, on October 13, 2020.
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Racial Justice

New Texas Law Has Already Resulted in More Black Voters’ Ballots Being Tossed

The rate of rejected mail ballots soared in Texas’s March primary elections.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
March 24, 2022
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A Trump supporter waves a Trump 2020 flag during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Pro-Trump Group Sent Armed Members to Colorado Voters’ Doors, Lawsuit Alleges

The lawsuit accuses a group linked to MyPillow’s Mike Lindell of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act and voting rights laws.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
March 21, 2022
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The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, headquarters of the Ohio Supreme Court, is pictured at night.
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Politics & Elections

Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Gerrymandered GOP Maps for the Third Time

Court justices said that Republicans have stirred up “self-created chaos” in the redistricting process.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 17, 2022
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A census employee holds a sign reading I count at the unveiling of the U.S. Census Bureau's campaign for the 2020 United States Census at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 2020.
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Politics & Elections

The 2020 Census Undercounted Native Americans, Black and Latinx People

Inaccurate census counts of non-white populations can lead to even further voter disenfranchisement.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 11, 2022
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