Truthout
Voting Rights
Democracy Is Under Assault Around the World, and Right Here in Texas
The consequences from the 2013 evisceration of the Voting Rights Act came to full bloom in Texas this week.
Texas Closed Hundreds of Polling Sites in Black and Latino Communities
Counties with the largest Black and Latino population growth saw 542 polling place closures.
The Slave Trade Used to Be Legal. Let’s Not Glorify the Law.
While legal strategies have been important in achieving historic gains for Black people, so have illegal acts.
Company Behind Iowa Caucus App Has a Deeply Troubling Plan to Manipulate Voters
The company plans to feed voters strategic “local” news based on their online activity.
Voter Suppression Could Reach New Heights in 2020 — Unless We Push Back
With the 2020 election under way, activists are beginning to push back against voter disenfranchisement across the U.S.
Kentucky Bill Would Make It Harder for Formerly Incarcerated People to Vote
The bill would disproportionately affect the 140,000 people whose voting rights were recently restored.
Ranked Choice Voting Gains Traction for 2020
Proponents say the system allows for viable third-party candidacies by breaking the hold of the two-party system.
Judge Orders More Than 200,000 Wisconsin Voters Purged From Rolls
Voting rights advocates are calling for a massive registration effort to get purged voters to the polls in 2020.
Paper Genocide: The Barriers to an Accurate Count of Native People in 2020
Undercounting American Indians and Alaska Natives wreaks havoc on tribal communities today and for generations to come.
Southern States Take Up Fight for Bold Democracy Reforms
Voting rights advocates are proposing far-reaching, pro-democracy agendas in Southern states.