Jen reports on threats to democracy in states across the country. She previously covered elections and local government at the Houston Chronicle and at Houston’s NPR station. She loves voting early on Halloween.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp got a tough lesson Wednesday just hours before the state legislature was supposed to convene for a redistricting special session he called: Life comes at you fast.
Georgia lawmakers will convene today and consider redrawing congressional and state legislative maps to favor Republicans during the 2028 election cycle, despite reluctance from some Republicans and outrage from Democrats.
California’s Democratic leadership has filed suit against a Republican-leaning county that recently approved an eyebrow-raising slate of extreme anti-voting policies.
In the weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority dismembered the Voting Rights Act through its landmark Louisiana v. Callais ruling, Republicans have raced to pass new gerrymandered congressional maps that eliminate Black political representation across the South.
A Missouri state judge has handed Republicans yet another delay in a months-long battle challenging a partisan gerrymander that the GOP passed last year. The postponement in this case increases the likelihood that the GOP will defeat opponents of the new map by simply running out the clock.
The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the way for Republicans to use Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) gerrymandered congressional map in 2026, despite the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Florida Republicans urged the state’s highest court to invalidate the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan redistricting and clear the way for the GOP’s gerrymandered congressional map this year.
A federal judge has approved a settlement agreement between the NAACP Virginia State Conference and the state of Virginia that will make it easier for college students to register to vote and ensure fewer of their registration applications are rejected.
Democrats and civil-rights advocates are speaking out after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority delivered a final blow to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) Tuesday when it allowed Alabama to use a congressional map previously found to have discriminated against Black voters.
Rep. Chip Roy’s loss emphasizes Trump’s continued sway over the GOP and his willingness to exact revenge against Republicans who defy him.