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![Rep. John Sarbanes speaks at the Capitol on March 10, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0222-sarbanes-pelosi-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Unite Behind Election Reform Act to Counter GOP’s Voter Suppression
Republicans oppose the bill that many political journalists and experts say will help restore democracy in the U.S.
![President Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on January 4, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0222-trump-b-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Are Keeping Trump’s Big Lie About a “Stolen” Election Alive
The Big Lie about the stolen election has opened the door for a wave of voter suppression not seen in decades.
![On the first day of early voting for the January 5th US Senate runoff long lines of Georgia voters form on a drizzly and chilly morning at Ponce De Leone Library in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 14, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/GettyImages-1230133561-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Have Already Introduced Over 100 Voter Suppression Bills This Year
Voting rights advocates are calling on Democrats to abolish the filibuster in order to pass pro-democracy reforms.
![Rep. John Sarbanes, the sponsor of the For the People Act, holds a press conference on August 18, 2020, at USPS Headquarters in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1228119283-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Plan to Open Next Congress With Voting and Ethics Reforms
A sweeping package of voting-rights, government-ethics and anti-corruption measures is at the top of Democrats’ agenda.
![The real Brad Raffensperger speaks at a podium in a church](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021-0104-bradley-400x300.jpg)
Raffensperger Stood Up to Trump, But He Also Attacked Voting Rights Groups
Creating investigations to resolve frivolous claims and unfounded allegations should not be something to celebrate.
![A poll worker helps a voter (left) fill out a provisional ballot at Park Tavern polling station on November 3, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_1229-georgia-vote-400x300.jpg)
Civil Rights Groups Fight Back Against Georgia’s Voter Purges
The purging of nearly 200,000 Georgia voters could determine which party will control the Senate.
![Vote counters count votes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_1209-vote-counters-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Moves to Shut Down Early Voting Sites Ahead of Senate Runoff
Civil rights groups warn that the decision will disproportionately impact people of color.
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Group Sues Georgia for Purging 200,000 Voters Ahead of 2020 Election
Black Voters Matter Executive Director Cliff Albright speaks about why the state is “ground zero” for voter suppression.
![People vote at machines](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_1206-voters-400x300.jpg)
Voters Complained About Threats, Aggressive Electioneering and Racism at Polls
Some voters felt harassed and intimidated at polling locations across the country.
![People gathered near the Post Office in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the election of Joe Biden as president of the United States on November 7, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1229523160-400x300.jpg)
Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Certification of Pennsylvania Results
Three Republican-appointed judges unanimously denied the Trump campaign's injunction on Friday.