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Voting Rights
Southern States Take Up Fight for Bold Democracy Reforms
Voting rights advocates are proposing far-reaching, pro-democracy agendas in Southern states.
House Passes “Historic” Bill to Restore and Expand Voting Rights
Advocates argue that the bill includes important protections against racist voter suppression.
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.
Ranked-Choice Voting “Allows You to Vote for the Person You Really Like”
“CounterSpin” interviews FairVote’s Rob Richie on ranked-choice voting.
Did the Contested Kentucky Election Reveal Republicans’ Strategy for 2020?
Legislatures could simply ignore voters and appoint presidential electors.
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.
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.