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Texas Atty. General Threatens Criminal Charges for Groups Promoting Mail Voting
A county judge says Texas voters worried about COVID-19 can cast mail-in ballots. AG Ken Paxton is fighting back.
Will This Public Health Crisis Lead to a Voting Rights Crisis?
Our election in the fall is in deep trouble if we don't take steps now to safeguard voting rights amid the pandemic.
Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting After Admitting He Cast Ballot by Mail
Trump made wild attacks on voting by mail, which voting rights experts say is an essential option amid the pandemic.
Elections May Have to Change During the Coronavirus Outbreak. Here’s How.
Experts share what you need to know about how coronavirus could affect the way voters cast their ballots in November.
It’s Been Open Season on Voting Rights Since SCOTUS Gutted Voting Rights Act
Women Rising Radio joins two election protection activists to talk about threats to the U.S. electoral process.
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.