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Redistricting Tactics Threaten to Suppress Black Representation in Louisiana
Louisiana's Black population is growing, but redistricting is carving up communities to dilute their voting power.
![Voters line up at a polling station to cast their ballots during the presidential primary in Houston, Texas on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0215-texas-voters-400x300.jpg)
Suppression of Mail-In Voting Looms Over Texas Primary
Civil rights groups say Texas Republicans wasted precious time chasing Trump’s conspiracy theories.
![Demonstrators stand outside of the Georgia Capitol building, to oppose a bill that will add voting restrictions to the state's upcoming elections on March 3, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1231496404-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Republicans Are Trying to Undo Democracy in Local Elections
GOP lawmakers in Georgia are seeking “total control” by targeting key election boards and posts to remove Democrats.
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Supreme Court Ruling on Alabama Voting Map Has Voting Rights Advocates Worried
The court's ruling likely sends a message to states that they can pass whatever maps they want before the 2022 midterms.
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GOP Lawmakers Block Virginia Amendments on Marriage Equality, Voting Rights
Amendments to the state’s constitution must be approved in two legislative sessions before being included on the ballot.
![White supremacists march with tiki torchs through the University of Virginia campus on the night before the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0127-white-supremacists-400x300.jpg)
Fascism’s “Legal Phase” Has Begun. Threats of White Vigilante Violence Are Real.
Fortunately, our history shows that there are things we can do to protect a free and fair democracy.
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Tax Cuts and Voter Suppression Laws Are Working Together to Lock in Plutocracy
State lawmakers are moving hard and fast to keep their wealthy backers wealthy.
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Sanders Says Arizona Democrats’ Decision to Censure Sinema Was “Exactly Right”
Sanders has been advocating for more Democratic proposals to come to a vote in order to get senators’ views on record.
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Increased Voting Restrictions Put LGBTQ People of Color at Risk, Advocates Say
State-level voting restrictions will affect marginalized communities the most.
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GOP Suppression Efforts Escalate as Voting Rights Bill Fails in Senate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t wait for the voting rights bill to fail to go on the offensive.