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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Racist Congressional Maps
The agency says that the new Republican-drawn maps dilute Latinx people’s voting power in the state.
Redistricting Threatens Decades of Black Voters’ Hard-Fought Victories
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to push back against the GOP's racist redistricting and voting laws.
Georgia GOP Redraws Political Map as Senate Democrats Do Nothing
Republican gerrymandering efforts could shut Democrats out of power for the next decade.
Wisconsin GOP Tries to Control State’s Elections in Blatant Power Grab
Republicans want to shred the elections administration system so they can overturn results they don't like.
Cruz Proposes Texas Secession If Democrats Pass Voting Rights Reforms
The Supreme Court ruled in 1869 that no state has the right to secede from the Union.