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![Prisoners’ inability to vote means we can’t vote for fair-minded judges who will protect our rights in civil court.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1023-voting-prison-400x300.jpg)
The Right to Vote Should Be Available to Everyone — Including Prisoners Like Me
Prisoners’ inability to vote means we can’t vote for fair-minded judges who will protect our rights in civil court.
![President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall at Baltimore Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 21, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1022-joe-biden--400x300.jpg)
Biden Says He’s Open to Reforming Filibuster to Win Voting Rights
“We're going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster,” said the president.
![Vice President Kamala Harris is pictured in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on June 2, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1021-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Could Vice President Harris Take a Page From Nixon and Challenge the Filibuster?
The filibuster is not in the Constitution. It’s not part of any law. And it’s damaging the U.S.
![Chairman Joe Manchin, left, and ranking member Sen. John Barrasso conduct a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building on October 19, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1021-joe-manchin-400x300.jpg)
Manchin’s Compromise Voting Rights Bill Gets Zero Support From GOP Senators
The compromise bill was defeated by a Republican filibuster, resulting in renewed calls to end the legislative rule.
![Texas State Representatives Mary Ann Perez, center, and Christina Morales, right, attend a news conference with members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on August 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1019-texas-vote-400x300.jpg)
Texas GOP’s Electoral Map Gives White People Disproportionate Control Over State
The new map just passed the legislature by a largely party line vote and is expected to be signed into law.
![Voting rights should include the right to vote for someone who represents your views, not just the lesser evil.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-157395679-400x300.jpg)
Third Parties May Disappear From Ballot Under Freedom to Vote Act Provision
Voting rights should include the right to vote for someone who represents your views, not just the lesser evil.
![A poll worker puts a mail-in ballot in a security box in the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom at a center in San Clemente, California, on September 7, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0928-mail-ballott-400x300.jpg)
All Voters in California Will Be Mailed Ballots Automatically, Thanks to New Law
The new law cements a state policy, created during the pandemic, to automatically mail ballots to every eligible voter.
![Sen. Kyrsten Sinema heads back to a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure in the basement of the U.S. Capitol building on June 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0927-kyrsten-sinema--400x300.jpg)
Arizona Dems Threaten Sinema With “No Confidence” Vote Over Filibuster Defense
The state party also said it could hold a no-confidence vote if she doesn't vote for Democratic-sponsored legislation.
![Over a hundred people joined Ramarley Graham's family and other organizations and groups for a public action and vigil in conjunction with Beyond The Moments National Day of Action on April 4, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1229069685-400x300.jpg)
Yom Kippur Is About Rejecting the Status Quo — and Vowing to Change It
On Yom Kippur, let’s vow to work toward abolishing white supremacy and misogyny.
![People cast their votes at a voting machine](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0914-atlanta-voter-400x300.jpg)
Compromise Bill on Voting Rights Includes Disenfranchising Voter ID Requirements
The bill has very little chance of being passed as Republicans are almost certain to filibuster it.