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Voting Rights
As Federal Voting Rights Law Is Gutted, Some States Step In to Fill the Gap
In the wake of recent SCOTUS rulings, states are passing their own versions of the Voting Rights Act.
FBI Raids Ohio Voting Rights Organization
Ohio Organizing Collaborative board member Prentiss Haney accused the feds of using “straight-up intimidation tactics.”
Experts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by Mail
Congressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order.
Delaware Judge Upholds Town Charter That Allows Corporations to Vote
Roughly one in eight “voters” in the town of Fenwick Island are “nonliving” entities.
Gutting Voting Rights Act Is Just First Step in Far Right Plan to End Democracy
Curbing access to the ballot brings us closer to the far right's techno-feudalist dream of a "Dark Enlightenment.”
SCOTUS Denied VA Dems’ Attempt to Salvage Congressional Map Approved by Voters
The map would have added several Democratic-leaning districts as a counter to GOP gerrymandering in other states.
SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act Puts a Third of Black Caucus Seats at Risk
Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina is among the lawmakers at risk of losing their seats because of mid-census redraws.
Tennessee’s War on Black Political Power Demands Not Just Outrage But Resistance
The struggle isn’t just about surviving the next election -- we must secure civil rights for the next generation.
Tennessee GOP House Speaker Suspends Dems From Committees for Voting Map Protest
All 24 Democrats in the state House voted against new congressional maps that benefit the GOP candidate in the midterms.
Louisiana Hearing Erupts Over GOP Push to Eliminate Majority-Black Districts
"He’s suggesting he’s not racist. I suggest we look at his work,” a Louisiana lawmaker said during heated map debate.