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Voting Rights
Critics Slam Trump’s Executive Order on Voting as an “Authoritarian Power Grab”
They say the order aims to take away the right to vote or to make it so hard that many don't participate.
Democrats Push State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections
Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.
Utah Bill Would Disenfranchise Rural Native Residents, Critics Warn
The proposal comes despite the vast majority of Utah voters being confident in the current vote-by-mail system.
Virginia Dems Advance Reproductive, Voting and Marriage Rights Amendments
The votes on these measures this past week are the first step to enshrining the measures in the state constitution.
Illinois Bill Would Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Incarcerated People
Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.
Republicans Plan to Revive Legislative Attacks on Voting Rights
A key GOP lawmaker said the party would push to resurrect the ACE Act and the SAVE Act under a GOP trifecta.
Noncitizens Can’t Vote — 8 States Just Passed Amendments Forbidding It Anyway
The amendments created confusion and could be used to intimidate naturalized citizens or citizens with foreign parents.
Trump Sails to Presidency in Election Fueled by Racism and Anti-Immigrant Hate
Voting rights groups had to respond to bomb threats and reports of racist voter intimidation on Tuesday.
Pro-Trump Activists Are Using Jim Crow-Era Laws to Disenfranchise Voters
Right-wing vigilantes have been in overdrive attempting to challenge the ballots of 2 million voters by Election Day.
Volunteers Are Ensuring Disabled Voters Have a Ride to the Polls on Election Day
“This is a way to get the disability community to have candidates pay attention to us,” says one volunteer.