Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now

While the voting laws and rules in red states can pose serious challenges to voters, we cannot fail to look at the entire picture.

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DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22

The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C., demanding registrants’ unredacted private information — including driver license numbers, social security numbers and dates of birth — in a campaign decried by local…

Missouri Referendum Backers Say They Can Still Block GOP Gerrymander

When Republicans in Missouri claimed last week that a gerrymandered congressional map was already in effect, they dealt a major blow to voters who want the final word in the state’s redistricting battle. But pro-voter organizers…

In California Redistricting Challenge, GOP Alleges Illegal Racial Gerrymander

Republicans and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in federal court this week that California’s new redistricting plan constitutes an illegal racial gerrymander — and not a legal partisan one, like Democrats claim.