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Florida’s Returning Citizens Are on the Frontlines of the Battle Over Democracy

Florida and democracy are in the headlines again. This time, it’s because the state government arrested dozens of Florida citizens for voting in August.

October 1, 2022

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Candidate Q&A: Tony Evers on His Re-election Bid for Governor of Wisconsin

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

September 28, 2022

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Arizona Court Decision Is Canary in the Coal Mine for U.S. Democracy

Arizona’s top court discarded hundreds of thousands of voter signatures — without explanation — to sink a ballot measure that would expand voting rights and protect future elections.

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet

September 24, 2022

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Candidate Q&A: Chelsea Clark on Her Run for Ohio Secretary of State

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Ohio secretary of state candidate Chelsea Clark lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

September 23, 2022

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Republican Anti-Voting Lawsuits Pile Up in 2022

This year, Republicans are changing their playbook, proactively filing more anti-voting lawsuits than recent years.

September 21, 2022

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The Small Races With Huge Implications for the Future of Our Democracy

Protecting our right to vote and our democracy itself depends on flipping just a handful of pivotal seats in state legislatures.

By Gaby Goldstein, Bela Tringali

September 20, 2022

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Candidate Q&A: Sen. Raphael Warnock on His Re-election Run for U.S. Senate

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) lays out his pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

September 17, 2022

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Candidate Q&A: Bee Nguyen on Her Run for Georgia Secretary of State

In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Georgia secretary of state candidate Bee Nguyen lays out her pro-democracy platform.

By Talia Marcus

September 10, 2022

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Louisiana at the Forefront of the Fight To Save the Voting Rights Act

Next term, the six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court could gut what remains of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

By Peter Robins-Brown

September 6, 2022

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Republicans Insist Either They Win, or They Were Cheated

Standing before Independence Hall in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden captured the immediacy of the threat facing our country this November.

September 3, 2022

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