What’s Next for Voting Rights After Brnovich?
The ruling in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee limits an already weakened VRA, but lawsuits can and will still be brought to protect voting rights.
Democracy Docket
What Barriers to Citizenship Mean for Voting Rights
Think about who the debate around voting rights often leaves out: the immigrant members of our communities who too often struggle to gain citizenship, and who are unable to have their voices reflected in their government.
How Voter ID Laws Disenfranchise Transgender Americans
Elected officials who claim to be allies of the LGBTQ+ community should immediately work to amend voter ID requirements and make obtaining an accurate ID less costly and strenuous for their trans constituents.
Wondering How Ranked-Choice Voting Works? You’re Not Alone.
The New York City mayoral primary is coming up this Tuesday, June 22, and with it will come one of the most high-profile uses of a new voting reform: ranked-choice voting.
The For the People Act Unpacked
Republican legislatures in the states will continue to try and limit access to the ballot box no matter what. Until we have federal legislation like the For the People Act, our voting rights are in the hands of the courts and the people.
What’s the Deal With Off-Year Elections?
Five states hold statewide off-year elections. In today’s Explainer, we walk through which states have off-year elections in 2021, why they have them and how the delayed redistricting process could upend expectations.
Voter Confidence in the 2020 Election
New analysis from the Voter Study Group. “Voices on the Vote,” published in May 2021 takes a look back at voter confidence in the 2020 election, and polled Americans about the barriers they faced at the ballot box.
The Complicated Legacy of the 19th Amendment
There are constitutional protections mandating that the right to vote not be abridged. But in practice, women of color still face massive inequities and institutional racism that prevents them from making their voices heard.
Ubering to the Polls: Michigan’s Ban on Voter Transportation
The voter transportation ban and absentee ballot organizing ban do not make Michigan elections more secure, but instead disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters who rely on get-out-the-vote efforts.
2021 Round-Up: Efforts To Restrict Voting in the States
Republicans are determined to make it even harder to cast a ballot in 2022, despite state election officials pulling off a historic election in the midst of a pandemic with no documented cases of voter fraud in 2021.
