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Voting Rights
![McKayla Wolff, left, and Karen Wolff join hands as they rally for abortion rights in St. Paul, Minnosota, on July 17, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0719-abortion-m-400x300.jpg)
The Attack on Abortion Is an Attack on Democracy Itself
The Christian nationalists targeting abortion are also engaged in attacks on voting, education, and other basic rights.
![Poor People’s March on Washington Saturday Demands Moral Reset on Poverty, Voting Rights, Climate](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/SEG4-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Tomorrow’s March on Washington Will Target Poverty, Voter Suppression, Climate
The Poor People's Campaign will lead a march to demand the government address key issues facing low-income communities.
![Sen. Joe Manchin asks questions during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0525-manchin-400x300.jpg)
Manchin Backs Gun Legislation But Won’t Budge on Ending Filibuster
“You know where I stand,” Manchin told reporters who asked about his stance on the Senate rule.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida's 15-week abortion ban into law at Nacion de Fe church in Kissimmee, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0512-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis’s Congressional Maps Deemed “Unconstitutional” by Judge He Appointed
The circuit judge said the maps diminish “African Americans' ability to elect the representatives of their choice.”
![Pastor RB Holmes, with Bethel Missionary Baptist, organizers and Black Florida lawmakers gather to speak against a congressional map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0428-florida-redistricting-400x300.jpg)
Voting Rights Groups in Florida File Motion to Block DeSantis’s Racist Maps
The groups in the lawsuit allege that the new maps violate the “Fair Districts Amendment” to the state constitution.
![A boy in a child carrier looks at his father as he casts his ballot for the Democratic presidential primary election at a polling place in Armstrong Elementary School on March 3, 2020, in Herndon, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0412-vote-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Introduce Bill Guaranteeing Workers Paid Time Off to Vote
The bill would require employers to give workers two hours of paid time off to vote in a federal election.
![People deposit their mail-in ballots for the presidential election at a ballot collection box in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 18, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0406-arizona-vote-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects State GOP Lawsuit to Eliminate Mail-In Voting
The ruling may only be temporary, as the court said the GOP could resubmit the lawsuit to lower courts.
![A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0324-supreme-court-building-400x300.jpg)
Progressive Groups Decry Supreme Court Ruling That Tosses Out Wisconsin Maps
The court “swerved way out of their way to favor their Republican friends in the Wisconsin legislature,” one group said.
![Workers drop ballots into a secure box at a ballot drop-off location in Austin, Texas, on October 13, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1229054900-400x300.jpg)
New Texas Law Has Already Resulted in More Black Voters’ Ballots Being Tossed
The rate of rejected mail ballots soared in Texas's March primary elections.
![Votes wait to be counted by staff at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1229481601-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Senate Approves GOP Bill That Could Spur US’s “Most Extreme Voter Purge”
The bill targets voters born outside the United States for investigation.