With the “Big Lie,” Sheriffs Are Criminalizing Our Elections
Even though sheriffs are prohibited from interfering in elections, there is a long and terrible history of sheriffs preventing Black citizens from voting.

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Even though sheriffs are prohibited from interfering in elections, there is a long and terrible history of sheriffs preventing Black citizens from voting.
While we cannot count on election deniers to moderate their GOP-controlled state legislatures, we shouldn’t count on voter suppressors like Gov. Brian Kemp (R) either.
We deserve a forward-thinking judiciary filled with movement lawyers who want to see progress for our nation.
If Congress wants a bill worth passing, it needs to solve the problem of election-denying governors who refuse to accurately certify election results. If Republicans won’t agree to that, then perhaps it was a trap all along.
Nearly 50 years have passed since former U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan’s (D-Texas) crowning achievement bringing Texas under the protection and authority of the Voting Rights Act
Our mission is to invest in hyperlocal community organizing in regions of the country that Democrats and progressives tend to overlook.
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is outdated and needs reform. Unfortunately, the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Act misses the mark.
With the midterm elections fast approaching, now is the time to stand up in every town square and support pro-democracy candidates.
When former President Donald Trump launched his post-election assault on democracy, he did not start with violence; he started with courts.
We know that the fight is in our own backyards. State legislatures are the soil from which our polity grows, and must be secured against corrosive ideals.