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Voting Rights
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.
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.
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.
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 Applauded for #FairFight2020 Initiative Against Voter Suppression
Abrams's new initiative targets unlawful suppression tactics like the ones she faced in her gubernatorial race.
I’m in Prison, and I Need More Than a Vote to Participate in Democracy
Without changing existing power relationships, restoring voting rights for people in prison is meaningless.
Court Upholds ND Law That Threatens Voting Rights for Many Native Americans
North Dakota is one step closer to ensuring thousands of Native American residents will never be able to vote.
On Voting Rights, the US Is Behind Much of the World
The United States continues to deprive many people of this basic civic tool.
Modern-Day “Poll Taxes” Disenfranchise Millions of Low-Income Voters
Fines related to jail sentences make the right to vote unaffordable for millions of formerly incarcerated people.
People on Parole Fight to Reclaim the Ballot
Shutting out parolees from the two most basic civic institutions, the jury and the ballot, threatens democracy.