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

Selen Ozturk - Nov 26, 2024

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

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Will the Threat of Gun Violence at the Polls Deter Voting?

Sunita Sohrabji - Sep 21, 2023

Voting and elections have become the targets of threats and intimidation as the nation faces a proliferation of guns.

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Alabama Unbowed in Battling Black Voting

Mark Hedin - Aug 22, 2023

Alabama's GOP-dominated legislature and governor are defying a SCOTUS ruling ordering the state to draw voting maps that are fairer to Black voters.

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Voting Rights Facing Relentless Attack

Mark Hedin - Jul 8, 2023

Civil rights gains have been under constant challenge since a 2013 Supreme Court decision gutted sections of the landmark Voting Rights Act.

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Supreme Court Rulings Won’t Reverse Racist Voting Laws in South

Mark Hedin - Jun 29, 2023

Voter participation by people of color remains under threat, due to gerrymandering, arbitrary voting tests, new voter ID laws, and changing polling places.

Redistricting

There is Power in Representation

Peter White - Jun 20, 2023

Alabama's redistricting maps were unconstitutional, suppressing the power of the Black vote, ruled the Supreme Court in a surprise decision.

Breaking News

In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory for Alabama Voters

Peter Schurmann - Jun 8, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of Black voters in Alabama who argued the state's congressional maps denied them equal representation.

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Will Abortion Be the Wedge Issue in the 2024 Elections?

Peter White - Apr 3, 2023

More than any other issue, abortion rights brought people out to vote in the 2022 election. Will abortion continue to be the driver for 2024?

Voting Rights

Coalition Takes Biden Administration to Task for Falling Short on Voting Rights

Mark Hedin - Mar 7, 2023

In a letter to Biden the coalition cited Census data showing wide discrepancies in voter registration between white voters and voters of color.

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Conservatives Skeptical Court Will Buy GOP Election Theory

Mark Hedin - Dec 7, 2022

In Moore v. Harper, if SCOTUS decides the plaintiffs' "Independent State Legislature" theory has merit, elections nationwide could be thrown into chaos.

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