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Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from guest authors and Democracy Docket founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
I Was Unconstitutionally Disenfranchised in Jail
We passed legislation to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
Republicans Turn To Courts To Attack Democracy
Stymied at the ballot box, Republicans are now turning to courts directly to undo voter protections and enable election subversion.
Young People Are Democracy’s Superheroes: Will 2022 Candidates Listen to Them?
Young people are constantly told that if we just turn out to vote, we will change the country. Since 2018, we have done just that.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To Save Democracy, We Must Expand the Court
Over the past decade, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has perpetrated a multifaceted attack on American democracy.
The Partisan Implications of the ISL Theory
Given the U.S. Supreme Court’s interest in the independent state legislature theory, its partisan implications are well worth investigating.
