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GOP Set to Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts in 2022
A new analysis says that Republicans show no signs of slowing down in the new year.
Georgia Senator Wants to Ban Ballot Drop Boxes After Voting to Install Them
Georgia Democrats say Sen. Butch Miller is trying to “silence voters of color” with sudden drop-box switchback.
Sinema Imperils Voting Rights Push for the Sake of Archaic Filibuster Rule
Congressional Democrats are running out of time to prevent a wave of GOP-led redistricting and voter suppression.
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Racist Congressional Maps
The agency says that the new Republican-drawn maps dilute Latinx people’s voting power in the state.
Poll Finds Most Young Americans Say US Democracy Is “in Trouble” or “Failed”
The poll comes as young Americans are poised to inherit monumental political, economic and environmental challenges.
Dems Hopeful Stacey Abrams Will Win Governor’s Seat After Georgia’s Blue Wave
The voting rights advocate may stand a chance in the state that surprisingly turned blue in the 2020 election.
Redistricting Threatens Decades of Black Voters’ Hard-Fought Victories
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to push back against the GOP's racist redistricting and voting laws.
Georgia Rejects Record Number of Absentee Ballot Requests Under New Voting Laws
Four times as many applications were denied under the restrictive voting laws passed by the GOP after Biden's victory.
Trump Has Already Laid the Groundwork to Subvert the 2024 Election
Democrats must take seriously the possibility of this nightmare scenario and take action to prevent it from happening.
UN Human Rights Envoy Slams Racist Voter Suppression in US
A UN expert said the U.S. “stands out among Western democracies for its incomplete patchwork of human rights.”