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![People gather outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2019, on a day the court was hearing the Rucho v. Common Cause gerrymandering case.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0830-gerrymandering-scotus-400x300.jpg)
Our Voting Rights Are at Stake in Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling
The court’s ruling in “Moore v. Harper” will shape whether multiracial democracy has a future in the United States.
![A Coconino County ballot drop box stands next to City Hall in Williams, Arizona, on the first day of early voting for the primary election on July 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1241754892-400x300.jpg)
Nonwhite Voters Face High Risk of Being Dropped From Arizona’s Mail Ballot List
A new state law could drop voters from the permanent early voting list, which remains popular among Arizonans.
![The marchers are demanding better protections against voter suppression by employers in union elections.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/FZP-6GqWQAEfjma-400x300.jpg)
Hundreds of California Farmworkers Are Marching for Union Voting Rights
The marchers are demanding better legal protections against voter suppression by employers in union elections.
![Business people clap at seminar, focus on hands.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0729-business-400x300.jpg)
ALEC Focuses on “Woke Capitalism,” Bodily Autonomy and More at Annual Meeting
The reception followed training for ALEC leaders on prospects for enacting total abortion bans state by state.
![Ten Florida men with felony convictions have been charged with voter fraud, but critics say the punishments are unfair.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1202502780-400x300.jpg)
10 Floridians Were Charged With Voter Fraud After Official Helped Them Register
Ten Florida men with felony convictions have been charged with voter fraud, but critics say the punishments are unfair.
![McKayla Wolff, left, and Karen Wolff join hands as they rally for abortion rights in St. Paul, Minnosota, on July 17, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0719-abortion-m-400x300.jpg)
The Attack on Abortion Is an Attack on Democracy Itself
The Christian nationalists targeting abortion are also engaged in attacks on voting, education, and other basic rights.
![Poor People’s March on Washington Saturday Demands Moral Reset on Poverty, Voting Rights, Climate](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/SEG4-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Tomorrow’s March on Washington Will Target Poverty, Voter Suppression, Climate
The Poor People's Campaign will lead a march to demand the government address key issues facing low-income communities.
![Sen. Joe Manchin asks questions during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0525-manchin-400x300.jpg)
Manchin Backs Gun Legislation But Won’t Budge on Ending Filibuster
“You know where I stand,” Manchin told reporters who asked about his stance on the Senate rule.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida's 15-week abortion ban into law at Nacion de Fe church in Kissimmee, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0512-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis’s Congressional Maps Deemed “Unconstitutional” by Judge He Appointed
The circuit judge said the maps diminish “African Americans' ability to elect the representatives of their choice.”
![Pastor RB Holmes, with Bethel Missionary Baptist, organizers and Black Florida lawmakers gather to speak against a congressional map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0428-florida-redistricting-400x300.jpg)
Voting Rights Groups in Florida File Motion to Block DeSantis’s Racist Maps
The groups in the lawsuit allege that the new maps violate the “Fair Districts Amendment” to the state constitution.