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.
Democratic leaders must recognize that the centuries-long fight to secure full citizenship and fair representation for Black Americans is inseparable from the fight to break the GOP’s stranglehold on the region.
Trump and his allies have kept one eye fixed on the local offices where most election disputes start and end.
Republicans in North Carolina have passed a bill that gives the GOP majority on the state Supreme Court the power to remove judges they don’t like.
We face one of the greatest challenges to Black political participation since the VRA first came into existence.
The next attorney general must be someone who will restore integrity, objectivity, and — above all — uncompromising independence to the DOJ.
The role of young people in helping to build a freer and more democratic America has often been overlooked.
If the current 6-3 Court isn’t bad enough, we may be saddled with an even more entrenched conservative court in short order.
Across the country, jail-based voting programs have proven to be successful, including voter registration, education and the creation of polling locations.
Trump has installed Kurt Olsen, an attorney tied to the software taken through these breaches, at the Department of Justice.
The future of American democracy will not be decided in Washington. It will be decided in state capitols across the country.
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