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Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Callais just gutted the promise of equal representation. But we need to keep fighting for multiracial democracy
This is how the Voting Rights Act died: not in a fair fight, but in a case engineered to produce a predetermined result.
Alabama keeps telling us what it thinks democracy should look like
Alabama’s decision to appeal makes clear that the state’s leaders believe there should be no meaningful curbs on their ability to eviscerate Black political power.
Congress defeated Southern resistance to the Voting Rights Act once; it can do it again
Voters today must demand representatives who will once again restore voting rights and rein in an antidemocratic Court.
To protect voting rights after Callais, we need to invest in red states
The deeper lesson of Callais is not just that we must fight back. It’s that the people who actually live in these states have been fighting all along and all alone.
The Supreme Court just turbocharged the gerrymandering war. It was already to blame for unleashing it
Fair maps are not a technical issue. They are a safeguard for all our rights and a check on entrenched political interests.
North Carolina GOPers’ latest suppression scheme: Sending voter data to Trump administration
North Carolina voters could be forced to prove their citizenship at the ballot box this November.
Republicans want to impeach judges they don’t agree with
It’s the latest example of Republican legislators taking aim at judges whose rulings they don’t like.
Through a mid-decade gerrymander, it’s the voice of the people that is threatened
Whether the new map is left to stand will determine the voices, power, and well-being of my community.
Ousted North Carolina GOP leader assaulted democracy, checks & balances for decades
Berger leaves behind a legacy of undermining the foundations of democratic government in North Carolina.
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