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Senate Democrats, Why Are You Silent on Voting Rights?

Civil rights and racial justice groups are leading the fight to battle the barrage of attacks on our right to vote

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9/24/21 12:00PM

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North Carolina Judges Block Voter ID Law From Taking Effect, Saying It Discriminates Against Black Voters

The Republican speaker of the state's House of Representatives says they will appeal the decision.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Creating New Voter Restrictions as Advocates Sue in Federal Court

The new law is expected to create barriers for marginalized communities when it goes into effect in December.

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Texas House Advances Restrictive Voter Laws Despite Democrats' Best Efforts to Stop It

Texas House Republicans are set to pass a final bill on Friday before it moves on to the Senate and then to Gov.…

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8/27/21 4:00PM

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‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington

58 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in the historic March on Washington. This year, King’s son and…

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House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Bill, But It Will Face a Tough Fight in the Senate

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act looks to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was struck…

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North Carolina Judges Rule State Must Restore Voting Rights To Former Felons

North Carolina may be the lone Southern state to automatically restore voting rights.

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8/24/21 6:30PM

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People of Color Are Driving Population Gains, Census Data Likely to Show

Data will be out Thursday and it will show for the first time that the white population is declining.

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Texas Democrats Pledge to Stay Out of State to Stop Republicans From Passing Voter Suppression Laws

Greg Abbott is planning another special House session this weekend to pass voter suppression laws that hurt…

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8/06/21 12:00PM

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The GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in Georgia

There's no need to wonder if Republicans will use the new slate of restrictive voting laws to suppress the Black…

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Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Becomes Third Black Lawmaker Arrested for Protecting Voting Rights

The Texas lawmaker joins Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.); all were arrested for protesting…

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7/30/21 10:30AM

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Texas GOP Launch Another Attempt at Suppressing the Vote; Democrats Expected to Leave State to Block Passage of Restrictive Laws

This will be the second time this year Texas Democrats have walked out in order to block new voting restrictions.

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Man Who Waited Six Hours to Vote in Texas Arrested Because He Voted Months Before His Parole Ended

Voting rights advocates want the state to better ensure people are properly notified of their rights at the polls.

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling to Strike Down Voter Suppression Legislation

The state's highest court is standing on the side of people who just want to vote without restrictions. Courts…

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Supreme Court Upholds Restrictive Arizona Voting Laws That Lower Court Found to be Racist

It's not just Arizona. Voter suppression is Republicans' last-ditch effort to regain control of the nation as a…

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Activists Follow the Example of the Freedom Riders During a Trip to Promote Rights for Black Voters

The bus trip traveled the reverse route that the original Freedom Riders took through various Southern states in the…

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Georgia and Its Racist and Voter Suppressive Ways

We've all had it with Georgia Republicans and GOPoor losers across the nation trying to suppress the vote under the…

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Here We Go Again: Georgia Purges 100,000 Voters from Registration Files

An Atlanta NAACP official told a local news outlet that he's worried about thousands of voters being wrongfully…

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A County in North Carolina Cancels Coke Machines Because CEO Believes People Should Be Able to Easily Vote

I’m sure you knew this, but Republicans are some weirdos. They spent the last year yelling about “cancel culture,”…

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Texas Democrats Block Republican Voter Suppression Bill by Walking TF Off the House Floor

On Sunday, The Root reported that the GOPropagandist-controlled Texas Senate approved what is very clearly a voter…

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5/31/21 11:45AM

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Senate Democrats, Why Are You Silent on Voting Rights?

North Carolina Judges Block Voter ID Law From Taking Effect, Saying It Discriminates Against Black Voters

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Creating New Voter Restrictions as Advocates Sue in Federal Court

Texas House Advances Restrictive Voter Laws Despite Democrats' Best Efforts to Stop It

‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington

House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Bill, But It Will Face a Tough Fight in the Senate

North Carolina Judges Rule State Must Restore Voting Rights To Former Felons

People of Color Are Driving Population Gains, Census Data Likely to Show

Texas Democrats Pledge to Stay Out of State to Stop Republicans From Passing Voter Suppression Laws

The GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in Georgia

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Becomes Third Black Lawmaker Arrested for Protecting Voting Rights

Texas GOP Launch Another Attempt at Suppressing the Vote; Democrats Expected to Leave State to Block Passage of Restrictive Laws

Man Who Waited Six Hours to Vote in Texas Arrested Because He Voted Months Before His Parole Ended

New Hampshire Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling to Strike Down Voter Suppression Legislation

Supreme Court Upholds Restrictive Arizona Voting Laws That Lower Court Found to be Racist

Activists Follow the Example of the Freedom Riders During a Trip to Promote Rights for Black Voters

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Georgia and Its Racist and Voter Suppressive Ways

Here We Go Again: Georgia Purges 100,000 Voters from Registration Files

A County in North Carolina Cancels Coke Machines Because CEO Believes People Should Be Able to Easily Vote

Texas Democrats Block Republican Voter Suppression Bill by Walking TF Off the House Floor