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Voter Suppression
Mississippi Judge Allows Governor’s Race to Take Place Under Jim Crow-Era Rules
The gubernatorial election law was drafted in 1890 by southern Democrats intent on disenfranchising Black voters.
Republicans Can’t Break With Trump While They Invest in Voter Suppression
The only thing Republicans are more invested in than Trump is figuring out how to get less people to vote.
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.