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Voter Suppression

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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Voters stand at ballot boxes and cast their votes at Fairdale High School on November 3, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Politics & Elections

Billionaire-Backed Group Enlists Trump Supporters to Hunt for Voter Fraud

The Voter Reference Foundation is putting voter rolls online while making unsupported claims suggesting election fraud.
by
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica
March 11, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a press conference at the Miami Dade College’s North Campus on January 26, 2022, in Miami, Florida.
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Politics & Elections

In Blatantly Fascist Move, Florida GOP Passes Bill to Form Election Police Force

The police would report directly to far right Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has continually spouted lies about voter fraud.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 10, 2022
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Black voters at polling place
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Redistricting Tactics Threaten to Suppress Black Representation in Louisiana

Louisiana’s Black population is growing, but redistricting is carving up communities to dilute their voting power.
by
Ashley K. Shelton,
Truthout
February 22, 2022
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A protester carries a poster reading "I am Trayvon Martin"
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Racial Justice

In a Victory for Activists, Lawsuit Against Arizona’s ALEC Lawmakers Can Proceed

Racial justice groups say Arizona Republicans violated a state open meetings law at a secretive right-wing summit.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
February 19, 2022
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Former President Donald speaks to a crowd a rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022, in Conroe, Texas.
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Politics & Elections

Just 13 of 143 Texas GOP Candidates Will Admit Trump’s Loss Was “Legitimate”

Only a few of the Texas Republicans running for Congress accept the 2020 election results, according to a Hearst survey.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
February 18, 2022
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