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Voter Suppression
Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Requires an Education Campaign, Which the State Hasn’t Funded
The controversial law is about to get its inaugural use in a major statewide vote.
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws
More than 30 states have enacted some version of voter ID law in recent years.
Thanks to Jim Crow Era Law, One in Four Black Adults Can’t Vote in Florida’s Primary
Florida has the highest number of disenfranchised voters.
Kochs’ Freedom Partners Spent $129 Million in 2014, Invested Massively in Voter Data Lists
Freedom Partners is also vastly expanding surveillance and intelligence gathering on the Kochs' perceived opponents.
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Voting Laws Roundup 2015
As the early stages of the 2016 presidential race begin, state legislatures are already considering hundreds of laws that could determine voters' access to the ballot.
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Texas Lawmakers Are Busy Making It Harder to Vote
Texans should demand better.
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Martin Luther King III: Don’t Idolize My Father, Embrace His Ideals of Freedom, Justice and Equality
"We are a better nation than the behavior that we are exhibiting."
Voting Rights Remain Under Attack 50 Years After the Bloody Sunday March in Selma
The Voting Rights Act is under peril because of the Supreme Court's decision in the Shelby case two years ago.
The Worst Supreme Court for Civil Rights Since 1857: Alabama’s First Black Federal Judge Speaks Out
A dangerous trend has allowed states to enact new restrictions on the right to vote.