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Lawsuits seeking to enforce voting rights laws are a crucial tool in defending and expanding the right to vote, but there’s an ongoing debate over who has the right to bring these lawsuits in the first place.
To undermine federal voting laws, conservatives argue that private individuals or organizations cannot bring lawsuits under them. If courts embrace this theory, the power of voting protections would be greatly diminished.
Throughout March, lawsuits seeking to restrict or expand access to voting will carry on in courtrooms across 31 states.
In many states, Republicans are restricting ballot measures in response to efforts that have enacted policies — like codifying abortion rights and expanding public benefits — that Republicans don’t support.
There is one voting policy area where proposed legislation has been overwhelmingly positive: improving felony disenfranchisement laws. As of Feb. 20, at least 68 bills have been introduced in 19 states to restore voting rights.
Anderson Clayton made history by becoming the youngest-ever chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. We spoke to Clayton to learn more about how she intends to protect voters from attacks on democracy.
Democracy Docket has tracked a wave of laws changing how election law is enforced. While supporters claim they’re necessary to increase the security of our elections, in reality they could harm voters.
This spring, Wisconsin will elect its newest justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, determining control of the court. We spoke to the two liberal candidates in the race about voting, redistricting and democracy.
The Mississippi House approved a bill that would create a new, unelected court system in the state capital of Jackson. The proposal is just the tip of the iceberg in a state that continues to undermine minority representation.
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s new Republican majority agreed to rehear two recent decisions. The move poses direct harms for North Carolinians and could reverberate across the country.
