Five Years Later
Last week was the anniversary of Trump’s election defeat and the beginning of the Big Lie. But today I’m thinking of a different anniversary — the five-year anniversary of how our national nightmare began.
News & Insights
Read more about the fight for democracy and voting rights from activists, elected officials, legal experts, data analysts and others. Use the drop-down menu to organize by subject.
Redistricting Rundown: Texas
Redistricting in Texas is still under control of the Legislature, giving the Texas GOP a free hand to enact a redistricting plan that protects Republican incumbents and dilutes the voting power of minority voters.
Redistricting Rundown: Ohio
Despite voters’ overwhelming support for redistricting reforms, the GOP is still trying to enact a gerrymandered legislative map — underscoring the limits of reform when one party will do anything to preserve its political power.
A Round-Up of This Summer’s Voting Rights Litigation
As summer went by, Republicans devoted their energy to passing restrictive voting laws. States began the decennial redistricting process, and courts handed down significant decisions that reshaped access to the ballot box.
Learning From Brnovich
More and more, the courts are at risk of failing precisely when they are needed most. Democrats should take this threat seriously and learn from Brnovich: to protect voting rights, they must reform the courts.
Sometimes Bad Laws Come in Small Packages
Not all bad laws come in big packages labeled voter suppression. Not all disenfranchisement tactics make the nightly news. Yet, regardless of the size of the law, the tragic result for democracy is the same.
Confronting the Most Significant Test to Our Democracy
We are experiencing an unprecedented attack on voting, election administration and democracy — and we must all prepare now. It is, as the President warned, “the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.”
Five Texas Voter Suppression Laws You Might Have Missed
Remember that suppressive provisions have already been successfully enacted this year in Texas, and that the legal challenges against them will have a significant effect on the state’s next elections.
SCOTUS Further Weakened the Voting Rights Act. Now What?
The truth is that Republicans have made restricting the freedom to vote a central part of their platform, and they have rejected every proposal, compromise or not, that has come their way.
Attacking the Youth Vote on Florida’s College Campuses
The 26th Amendment has often been used in litigation to protect the rights of voters of all ages. League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee highlights a failed attempt by Republican legislators and officials to limit the voices of young voters.
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