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Voter Suppression
Elections Matter, But What We Do Between Them Matters Even More
We must keep defending the political rights we have while simultaneously organizing and mobilizing for something better.
Georgia GOP Bars Saturday Early Voting Before Crucial Senate Runoff
Voting rights advocates say that the GOP’s interpretation of the law barring Saturday voting is inaccurate.
Ocasio-Cortez Cautions: “Don’t Fall for” GOP Lies About Mail-In Ballot Counting
It’s normal for officials to take days to count ballots — but the GOP no longer has regard for election procedures.
DeSantis Wants to Bar Federal Election Monitors From Florida’s Bluest Counties
The DOJ is sending monitors to polling places to ensure federal election laws are being followed.
Fetterman Sues to Get Thousands of Ballots Set Aside by GOP Lawsuit Counted
Republicans had successfully gotten thousands of ballots discounted in a lawsuit last week.
Arizona’s Rollback of Indigenous Voting Rights Could Swing the State for the GOP
Indigenous voters are navigating a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that banned a common method of ballot collection.
1 in 5 Black Voters in Tennessee Have Been Disenfranchised by State Policies
The state makes little data available about who has lost the right to vote and why.
GOP Has Already Filed a Deluge of Lawsuits to Challenge and Invalidate Ballots
Republicans are trying to get thousands of ballots thrown out even before Election Day has arrived.
Georgia’s Governor Deputized GOP Vigilantes to Challenge 149,000 Voters
Black voters in Georgia say the challenges issued by vigilantes amount to a racist poll tax and a new Jim Crow.
Trumpists Are Testing Out New Voter Suppression Tactics in the 2022 Election
Twenty-eight bills have already passed that would make law enforcement more involved in the voting process.