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Voter Suppression
Facing Suppression, These Voters Are Fighting to Make Their Voices Heard
Watch before 2020 to identify and fight voter suppression tactics that kept Stacey Abrams from winning in Georgia.
Jim Crow Steals Election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District
Racist voter suppression easily accounts for the supposed GOP margin of victory.
More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years
A wave of polling place closures has swept 13 states since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Probe of Missing Georgia Votes Finds Extreme Irregularities in Black Districts
Last year's lieutenant governor race may have had a huge undercount in Black precincts. Sound like coincidence?
Stacey Abrams Applauded for #FairFight2020 Initiative Against Voter Suppression
Abrams's new initiative targets unlawful suppression tactics like the ones she faced in her gubernatorial race.
People on Parole Fight to Reclaim the Ballot
Shutting out parolees from the two most basic civic institutions, the jury and the ballot, threatens democracy.
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies Are a Voter Suppression Strategy
The GOP's vicious immigration policies seek to entrench white political power for generations.
Florida Makes Voting Restoration Contingent on Criminal Debt Payment
Any law restricting the re-enfranchisement of voters in Florida will only hinder the state.
How Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering Cleared the Path for Abortion Bans
The widespread attack on abortion rights across the country is tied directly to voter suppression.
After Attempted Voter Purge, Texas Secretary of State Resigns
The ill-fated tenure of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley officially came to end after months of controversy.