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![Officers stand between two opposing groups of demonstrators outside of the Georgia Capitol building on March 3, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0107-georgia-voting-protest-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Are Trying to Pass More Voting Restrictions Ahead of 2022 Midterms
Republicans in 19 states passed 34 laws restricting ballot access last year — and they're just getting started.
![GOP Attack on “Election Fraud” Is Really an Attack on Black Voters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG2-Anderson-split-1-400x300.jpg)
GOP Attack on “Election Fraud” Is Really an Attack on Black Voters
Trump's false claims about voter fraud prompted a wave of racist assaults on voting rights, says author Carol Anderson.
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following a Senate Republican Policy Luncheon on Capitol Hill on January 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0106-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
McConnell-Backed Election Reform Gambit Is a Trap, Advocates Warn
Voting rights advocates fear McConnell and conservative Dems aim to sideline real efforts to counter voter suppression.
![Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 14, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0104-chuck-schumer-400x300.jpg)
Schumer Says Senate Could Vote on Filibuster Changes Later This Month
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has suggested changing filibuster rules several times over the past few months.
![Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1230-marjorie-taylor-greene-400x300.jpg)
Greene Suggests Blue State Residents Moving to Red Ones Shouldn’t Get to Vote
However, Greene has been more than willing to accept out-of-state campaign contributions.
![Voters can be seen at booths as people waiting in line in the foreground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1222-voting-line-400x300.jpg)
GOP Set to Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts in 2022
A new analysis says that Republicans show no signs of slowing down in the new year.
![A woman votes at a booth](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1220-atlanta-voter-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Senator Wants to Ban Ballot Drop Boxes After Voting to Install Them
Georgia Democrats say Sen. Butch Miller is trying to “silence voters of color” with sudden drop-box switchback.
![Sen. Raphael Warnock Calls to End Filibuster, Pass Voting Rights Acts](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/SEG5-warnock-1-400x300.jpg)
Sen. Raphael Warnock Urges End to Filibuster, Passage of Voting Rights Bills
“Who is being asked to foot the bill for this bipartisanship? And is liberty itself the cost?” Warnock said.
![Sen. Kyrsten Sinema departs from a meeting with fellow Democratic Senators in the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building on December 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1216-kyrsten-sinema-400x300.jpg)
Sinema Imperils Voting Rights Push for the Sake of Archaic Filibuster Rule
Congressional Democrats are running out of time to prevent a wave of GOP-led redistricting and voter suppression.
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Progressives Ask Why Deal to Pass Debt Ceiling Can’t Be Used for Voting Rights
The deal would allow a workaround of the filibuster, enabling Senate Democrats to increase the limit with just 51 votes.