Through local action, Democrats this November have a chance to untilt the playing field in every state that now has an extreme partisan gerrymander.
Voting Rights
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What Happens When You Can’t Catch a Ride to the Polls?
Voter-suppression tactics can create transportation challenges, especially for young people and minorities.
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The Good News from the Voting Wars
How hard-won expansion of voting possibilities could raise turnout, boost the wave—and help our democracy
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Q&A: Prospects for Redistricting Reform
With post-census redistricting just a few years away, states have the opportunity to enact reforms that prevent the most egregious gerrymandering.
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The States Are Now the Best Route to Gerrymandering Reform
In every state with an extreme partisan gerrymander, there’s a potential solution in the state itself.
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Maryland’s Big Primary Election Snafu
Voting glitches in Maryland demonstrate how extreme gerrymandering damages voters’ confidence in elections.
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The Right’s Campaign to Expand Voter Purges
Voter purges are on the rise, thanks to a right-wing campaign to “clean up” voter rolls in places where Democrats and voters of color would be hardest hit.
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How Long Will Gerrymandered GOP Congressional Maps Stand?
Republicans’ loss in a Pennsylvania case may signal a turning point in the redistricting wars.
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Movement in the Fight for Voting Rights Restoration
On January 23, Floridians for a Fair Democracy announced that the Second Chance Voting Restoration Amendment has qualified for the November 2018 ballot, with over 1.1 million petition signatures submitted and over 760,000 certified. The amendment will be Question 4 on the ballot. The measure would allow people convicted of most felonies who have completed […]
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The GOP’s Weapon of Suppression: Voter Purges
Voter suppression doesn’t always work, as Democrats learned in Alabama, but Republicans will be back—and they have some new tricks up their sleeves.
