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    As Health Care Access Passes in State Ballots, So Do Ballot Restrictions

    As state ballot measures advancing health access are advancing nationwide, so are those restricting ballot access.

    Gerrymandered by Redistricting — AAPI Advocates in Texas’ Harris County Vow to Make Up for Lost Ground

    While the AAPI population in Texas' Harris County has quadrupled in recent decades, new congressional maps diminish their voting power.

    Vicar of Orlando Churches Blasts Florida Governor DeSantis for Redistricting Maneuver

    "The governor is treating us like this is a plantation and he is a mini-king," said Father José Rodríguez of Orlando's Jesus of Nazareth Episcopal Church.

    North Carolina Activists Make Redistricting an Ongoing Rallying Cry

    The complexities of redistricting often mean certain communities are left unrepresented by the officials they elect to office.

    North Carolina Redistricting Advocates Take a Victory Lap

    The state’s supreme court declared unconstitutional original election maps approved by a mostly Republican legislature.

    2020 Census Undercount 2nd Highest Since 1950 — Native Americans, Blacks, Latinos Pay Highest Cost

    The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.

    Redistricting Countdown: Latinos Lead in Population Growth, Lose in Voting Clout

    The worst practitioners of racial gerrymandering are Republicans, but it has also occurred in some states where Democrats dominate the process, such as Illinois.

    Supreme Court’s Stay Delivers Gut Punch to Fair Redistricting in Alabama

    SCOTUS delivered a major blow to voting rights advocates when it stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering Alabama to redraw its legislative districts.

    Born an Activist: A Venezuelan Student Protester Turns into an Advocate for Latinos in the United States

    Cecilia González Herrera's earliest memories are of the successive closure of independent television channels and newspapers in her country, Venezuela.

    New Redistricting Maps in Southern States Shut Out Voters of Color

    “Extreme racial gerrymandering” and “partisan gerrymandering” represent an unprecedented threat to participatory democracy.

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