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![Rep. John Lewis speaks to the media ahead of the House vote on H.R. 4, The Voting Rights Advancement Act, on December 6, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/GettyImages-1192319670-400x300.jpg)
House Passes “Historic” Bill to Restore and Expand Voting Rights
Advocates argue that the bill includes important protections against racist voter suppression.
![A student is prevented from getting to the voting booth because an elephant is standing on part of their backpack](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1125-campus-voting-400x300.jpg)
More Students Are Voting — But Republicans Are Trying to Get in Their Way
Republicans are erecting new voting barriers as young people begin to flex their electoral muscle.
![A voter stands at a booth](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1122-voter-at-booth-400x300.jpg)
Ranked-Choice Voting “Allows You to Vote for the Person You Really Like”
“CounterSpin” interviews FairVote’s Rob Richie on ranked-choice voting.
![Gov.-elect Andy Beshear waves to a crowd](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1115-andy-beshear-400x300.jpg)
Did the Contested Kentucky Election Reveal Republicans’ Strategy for 2020?
Legislatures could simply ignore voters and appoint presidential electors.
![Two people vote next to oneanother at their respective booths](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1025-people-voting-400x300.jpg)
The Long Fight to Use Student IDs to Vote in North Carolina
The state passed the U.S.'s most suppressive voter ID law, which excluded student IDs as a valid form of identification.
![A sign points the way to the polling place at the Franklin Elementary School in Kent, Ohio.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/GettyImages-1058159638-400x300.jpg)
Ohio Purge Targeted 40,000 Active Voters — Including Head of Voting Rights Group
Ohio is one of several key battleground states that have attempted error-plagued voter purges.
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Facing Suppression, These Voters Are Fighting to Make Their Voices Heard
Watch before 2020 to identify and fight voter suppression tactics that kept Stacey Abrams from winning in Georgia.
![A man holds a tiny u.s. flag during an outdoor assembly](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_0913-citizenship-assembly-400x300.jpg)
Stalled US Citizenship Applications Prolong the Wait for Civil and Voting Rights
Congress has held only one hearing on the current backlog and has not taken any follow-up action.
![In this 2015 photo, students organizers with the Andrew Goodman Foundation took part in a voter registration drive at Tennessee State University. The group is among those challenging a new state law that poses a threat to such efforts.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/andrew-goodman-foundation-400x300.jpg)
Tennessee Voting Rights Activists Fight New Registration Restrictions
Tennessee is the first state to threaten civil penalties for submitting incomplete voter registration forms.
![Stacey Abrams stands in front of a blue banner with white text reading "I WILL VOTE"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0814-stacey-abrams-400x300.jpg)
Stacey Abrams Applauded for #FairFight2020 Initiative Against Voter Suppression
Abrams's new initiative targets unlawful suppression tactics like the ones she faced in her gubernatorial race.