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Voter Suppression
Georgia Primary Sends Us a Warning — November Could Be a Voting Rights Disaster
The U.S. witnessed a voting debacle that has been repeated throughout history, and which threatens the general election.
Reverend Barber Organizes “Poor People’s Digital March on DC” for June 20
Rev. William Barber discusses the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities and voter suppression ahead of November.
Supreme Court Blocks Absentee Ballot Extension in Wisconsin as COVID-19 Spreads
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warns that the right-wing majority's ruling will result in massive disenfranchisement.
Elite Media Dismiss Voter Suppression on Grounds That It’s “Complicated”
Mainstream coverage downplayed any suggestion that there might be voter suppression going on in 2020.
It’s Time to Close the Loopholes That Are Harming the 2020 Election
H.R. 1 would make it easier to vote, transform campaign financing and ban partisan gerrymandering.
Democracy Is Under Assault Around the World, and Right Here in Texas
The consequences from the 2013 evisceration of the Voting Rights Act came to full bloom in Texas this week.
Voter Suppression Threatens to Take the US Back to Reconstruction Era
Much voter suppression is based on a myth massive rampant voter fraud.
Long Lines, Closed Polling Places Hurt Black, Latinx and Student Voters
On Super Tuesday, many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot.
Texas Closed Hundreds of Polling Sites in Black and Latino Communities
Counties with the largest Black and Latino population growth saw 542 polling place closures.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Voting Restrictions Unconstitutional
The state can’t bar people previously convicted of a felony from voting if they can’t pay off fines or court fees.