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MAGA lawyer recorded while discussing ways to suppress the youth vote

Cleta Mitchell, a longtime Republican strategist, said voting is too easy for students, and plotted ways to make it harder.

Texas' Highest Criminal Court Says Crystal Mason's Illegal Voting Conviction Has To Be Reevaluated

On Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dealt Crystal Mason, who was controversially convicted of illegal voting for submitting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election, what looked like a small win. Mason, a Black woman who had...

Redlined Black and brown neighborhoods are now targets for oil drilling, studies show

Just because the Fair Housing Act of 1968 made redlining illegal doesn't mean discrimination on all fronts disappeared—far from it, activists and scientists alike argue. The same Black and Latino neighborhoods that fared worse during the white...

The Root Cause of Voter Suppression

How SCOTUS’s brazen decision subverts democracy for all.

Analysis Finds 'Staggering' Rise in Voter Suppression After GOP Restrictions in Georgia

"This is why we are fighting this new law in court," says election law attorney Marc E. Elias in response to a Mother Jones analysis showing an alarming rise in Georgia voter disenfranchisement.

Tax Cuts and Voter Suppression Laws Are Working Together to Lock in Plutocracy

State lawmakers are moving hard and fast to keep their wealthy backers wealthy.

Some US Companies Decry Voter Suppression Laws While Funding Their Sponsors

Companies stating support for voting rights have funneled donations to the authors of voter suppression bills.

GOP Set to Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts in 2022

A new analysis says that Republicans show no signs of slowing down in the new year.

GOP 'Tidal Wave' of Voter Suppression Set to Intensify in 2022, Analysis Warns

"Congress has the power to take bold action now to protect American voters from the kinds of restrictions enacted this year and the looming threats to voters and elections."

UN Human Rights Envoy Slams Racist Voter Suppression in US

A UN expert said the U.S. "stands out among Western democracies for its incomplete patchwork of human rights."

ALEC "Academy" Featured a Who's Who of Voter Suppression Leaders

ALEC hosted and bankrolled the event despite repeated claims by its CEO that the group does not work on voting issues.

Michigan GOP’s Voter Restrictions Could Eliminate 20 Percent of Polling Sites

The Michigan GOP is lobbying to end the use of donated polling sites, such as churches.

Voter Suppression Isn’t Just a Problem Down South

Three measures on the ballot tomorrow give New Yorkers the chance to defend and extend access to the ballot right here at home.

Voter Suppression Is the New Climate Denial • The Revelator

The slow-moving coup threatens not just democracy but meaningful action on climate, extinction and environmental justice.

'Four-Alarm Fire' for Democracy as Texas Voter Suppression Bill Becomes Law

"Texas already had some of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation, and the passage of this egregious bill just made conditions for voters even worse," said one voting rights advocate of the state's new law.

Texas GOP Passes Sweeping Voter Suppression Law: “This Is How Democracy Dies”

Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign the bill outlawing drive-through and 24-hour voting into law.