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![Senator Rand Paul walks through the Senate subway without a face covering on February 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0507-rand-paul-400x300.jpg)
Rand Paul and ALEC Are Working Together to Suppress the Vote
Paul is recycling falsehoods about voter fraud that Trump and many GOP politicians perpetuated after the 2020 election.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responds to a question from the media at a press conference at the Eau Gallie High School aviation hangar in Melbourne, Florida, on March 22, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0506-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
Florida’s DeSantis Bars All Media Except Fox at Voter Suppression Bill Signing
Gov. Ron DeSantis made the signing of the bill, which affects the voting rights of millions, a “Fox exclusive” event.
![A masked dad talks to his masked child during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0505-georgia-vote-400x300.jpg)
A New Wave of Jim Crow Laws Is Here. Here’s What You Need to Know.
“We are under significant attack,” says voting rights organizer Toni Watkins.
![Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signs a bill](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0423-andy-beshear-400x300.jpg)
Democratic State Legislatures Seek to Expand Voting in the South
Some of the pro-democracy proposals are coming out of states with a long history of voter suppression.
![Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp puts on a mask after speaking at a press conference on August 10, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0424-brian-kemp-400x300.jpg)
Bills Targeting Local Officials Could Allow GOP to Overturn Election Results
Republicans in at least 14 states are trying to seize power from local election offices in response to Trump’s lies.
![Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton holds a card on the House steps with the final vote count after the House passed HR 51 with a 216-208 vote at the Capitol on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The legislation would create the new state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, with one representative and two senators.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0422-dc-statehood-400x300.jpg)
House Passes Bill to Grant DC Statehood With Zero Republican Votes
The bill to grant D.C. statehood passed on a party-line vote, but the filibuster stands in its way.
![Mitch McConnell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0421-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
Are Republicans Breaking Up With Big Business? Don’t Hold Your Breath.
After Jan. 6, some corporations vowed to cut donations to politicians involved, but it was soon business as usual again.
![A woman casts her ballot in the 2020 general election inside the Basset Place Mall in El Paso, Texas, on November 3, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0413-vote-texas-400x300.jpg)
13 States Set to Copy Georgia Law Restricting Independence of Election Officials
The bills target local officials, who were crucial in protecting the will of the voters from Trump’s challenges.
![Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a news conference about the state's new Election Integrity Law at AJ’s Famous Seafood and Poboys on April 10, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0413-brian-kemp-georgia-400x300.jpg)
Corporations Back Away From Georgia Voting Bill After Funding Its Sponsors
The GOP-backed bill introduces a series of stringent voter restrictions under the auspices of “election integrity.”
![Dontaye Carter and daughter Kyleigh Carter look around the capitol building as demonstrators hold a sit-in inside of the capitol building in opposition of House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0409-georgia-v-400x300.jpg)
Georgia’s Voter Suppression Is Sparking Boycotts. History Shows They Can Work.
Economic backlash against Georgia’s voter suppression law may help reverse the tide of similar laws across the country.