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Inspired by Georgia, GOP Is Creating “Best Practices” Guide on Voter Suppression
With help from the Heritage Foundation, GOP leaders are working on national guidelines for voter suppression laws.
![Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1231540808-400x300.jpg)
Lindsey Graham Vows to Filibuster Voting Rights Bill Until He Collapses
Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News that he “would talk 'til I fell over” if Democrats revive the talking filibuster.
![Raphael Warnock Slams GOP Assault on Voting Rights in First Senate Speech](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/SEG1-Warnock-1-400x300.jpg)
Raphael Warnock Slams GOP Assault on Voting Rights in First Senate Speech
Warnock called on Congress to pass the For the People Act, also known as H.R. 1, a sweeping voting reform bill.
![Voters enter a polling station at the Zion Baptist Church on January 5, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0318-georgia-vote-400x300.jpg)
Georgia GOP Jams 91 New Pages Into Voter Suppression Bill an Hour Before Meeting
Among the new proposals is a “challenger law,” which in some states has been used to block oppressed groups from voting.
![Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Rep. Jennifer Wexton greet voters outside an early voting location at Fairfax County Government Center on October 19, 2020, in Fairfax, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0316-ralph-northam-400x300.jpg)
Virginia Gov. Restores Voting Rights for Persons Formerly Convicted of a Felony
The change in the policy does not allow incarcerated individuals to vote while in prison.
![Rep. Charles Booker speaks to protesters gathering before a march to the Breonna Taylor memorial at Jefferson Square Park on October 10, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0316-charles-booker-400x300.jpg)
Charles Booker Eyes Running Against Rand Paul by Building Urban-Rural Coalition
Booker has launched Hood to the Holler, a group working to unite rural and urban Kentuckians around populist issues.
![Former gubernatorial candidate for Georgia Stacey Abrams speaks at University of New England's Portland campus on January 22, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0315-stacey-abrams-400x300.jpg)
Stacey Abrams Calls GOP Voter Suppression Effort “Jim Crow in a Suit and Tie”
Georgia Republicans have been aggressively pushing racist voter suppression laws after record turnout in 2020 elections.
![A "no voter fraud" sign is displayed by a protester at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 4, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0311-voter-protest-400x300.jpg)
“Everybody Shouldn’t Be Voting” Says GOP Lawmaker Pushing Voter Suppression Laws
Arizona state Rep. John Kavanagh told CNN that “we have to look at the quality of votes” when considering voting laws.
![Demonstrators stand outside of the Capitol building on March 8, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0308-georgia-v0fb-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Republicans Pass Sweeping Bill Restricting Voting Rights
Republicans are pushing through bills that would restrict voting, especially for Black people, in the state.
![Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters before walking into the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0305-joe-manchin-400x300.jpg)
“Moderate” Democrats May Obstruct Fundamentally Essential Electoral Reform
Democrats have a small window of opportunity to stop an undemocratic movement from securing minority rule indefinitely.