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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 5h

"Voting is not a privilege to be restricted or manipulated. It is a fundamental civil right. Protecting it is not optional. It is the only way to ensure that America’s future remains of, by and for the people."

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 3d

Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts 👇

Ali Velshi: The GOP’s decadeslong project to dismantle the Voting Rights Act is nearly realized

Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 4d

“It’s targeting those communities that, through the Voting Rights Act, were able to elect individuals that was more reflective of their lived experiences,” Rep. Yvette Clarke said.

She added: “We stand to lose many, many seats.”

Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 5d

"If the Supreme Court expands the interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause it provided in its 2023 Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling to include Section 2 claims (a likely outcome), Black voters would, for all intents and purposes, be transported back to the Civil Rights era."

Black voting rights at stake in high court redistricting case: Eric Foster

If the U.S. Supreme Court expands its interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause in the Louisiana case to include Section 2 claims (a likely outcome), Black voters would, for all intents and purpos...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 6d

"Our nation faces two concurrent threats to the foundation of American democracy: the Supreme Court’s consideration of Louisiana v. Callais, which threatens to topple what remains of the Voting Rights Act, and the government shutdown. These events are not isolated." - NAACP's Derrick Johnson

Opinion | We need the Voting Rights Act and a functioning government

The same communities that depend on stable federal operations are the ones whose voices are at increased risk of being silenced in our democracy.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 7d

Six decades later, the Voting Rights Act faces its greatest threat, with the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court looking poised to hollow out one key section after gutting a different one in 2013.

Voting Rights Act faces a near-death experience at US Supreme Court

The conservative justices signaled they could undercut the law's Section 2, which bars voting maps that would result in diluting the voting power of minorities, even without direct proof of racist intent.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 10d

National Urban League President Marc Morial called possible voting rights rollbacks "absurd and obscene" during an Oct. 16 address at the University Club of Memphis in Midtown Memphis.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 11d

"After an impassioned set of arguments Wednesday over the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the question is whether Justice Brett Kavanaugh is willing to completely dismantle a law intended to ensure equal voting power for Blacks and other racial minorities."

Analysis: Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands | CNN Politics

After an impassioned set of arguments Wednesday over the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the question is whether Justice Brett Kavanaugh is willing to completely dismantle a law intended to ensure equal votin...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 12d

While the 1965 law was adopted in response to discriminatory practices in southern states, it has affected states and localities nationwide 👇

Voting Rights Act’s Impact Has Reached Far Outside the South

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 13d

“Let's remember the context of the Voting Rights Act, and Section Two was because Blacks had been discriminated against, because there were all kinds of methods used to deny us the right to vote. So how do you now reverse that, or drop that by saying, well, it was alright to be unfair.”

Rev. Al Sharpton: SCOTUS voting rights case ‘will have a ripple effect’ across the U.S.

“It will have a ripple effect all over the nation,” said Reverend Al Sharpton about an open Supreme Court case challenging the Voting Rights Act. The case, which hinges on a Louisiana congressional ma...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 14d

Democratic voting rights groups fear states could get a freer hand to redraw congressional boundaries in a way that could help the GOP keep control of the U.S. House 👇

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 17d

Louisiana v. Callais puts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in SCOTUS' crosshairs and could result in the elimination of the last remaining bulwark against racial discrimination in voting.

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Louisiana v. Callais: The End of the Voting Rights Act?

Louisiana v. Callais puts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court’s crosshairs and could result in the elimination of the last remaining bulwark against racial discrimination in voting...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 18d

"The U.S. Supreme Court will reargue Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, an unusual move that signals the justices may revisit the extent to which states can use race to protect minority voting power."

A Supreme Court ruling could help GOP hold Congress "for a generation"

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could let Republicans lock in House control for years to come.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 19d

Michigan AG Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, are calling on the Supreme Court to take up a case surrounding an individual’s right to sue to enforce the federal Voting Rights Act.

Nessel joins 22 other state attorney generals backing federal voting rights fight • Michigan Advance

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, are calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case surrounding an individual’s right to sue to ...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 21d

The question in front of the court is whether the law requires a state to make sure that some congressional districts have a majority of Black voters 👇

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-term-begins-with-cases-on-voting-rights-tariffs-and-conversion-therapy

Supreme Court term begins with cases on voting rights, tariffs and conversion therapy

The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, address the role of race in elections, conversion therapy and the Trump tariffs. Later cases include c...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 24d

"People of all races died for that voting right privilege. I mean all races participated in that movement. So, to not be apart of that it hurts, right?" - Greg Singleton

Formerly incarcerated advocate shares journey to reclaim voting rights in North Carolina

Many are gearing up to vote, or already have. This election could be the first time some felons are casting their ballot.Over the years, there have been questio

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 25d

Trump is breaking the law with his intra-agency efforts to cull protected personal information from millions of Americans to support his immigration and political motives, according to a lawsuit that privacy and voter advocates filed Tuesday in federal court.

Voting rights, privacy advocates sue to stop Trump administration’s ‘national data banks’

The Trump administration is breaking the law with its intra-agency efforts to cull protected personal information from millions of Americans to support its immigration and political motives, according...

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 27d

A possible casualty of Trump's ridiculous Texas gerrymandering scheme 👇

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · 27d

The anticipated legal battle over Texas' new controversial congressional redistricting map is set to begin in court this week.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · Sep 27

JUSTICE SERVED: Unhinged MAGA MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · Sep 25

Effective language access is essential for ensuring that every voter can fully participate in our democracy. Demos' new case study examines how the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) has become a model for expanding language access beyond what federal law requires 👇

Language Access & State Voting Rights Acts | Demos

Our new case study examines how the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) has become a model for expanding language access beyond what federal law requires.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · Sep 23

"There are 3 cases SCOTUS is set to rule on, in one of which a group of white voters sued Louisiana over its current congressional map, which has two majority-Black districts. They argue the map constitutes a racial gerrymander that dilutes the power of white voters."

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · Sep 22

A solid majority (58%) favor allowing voters to cast their ballots by mail, but support remains much lower among Republicans than Democrats 👇

Majority of Americans Continue to Back Expanded Early Voting, Voting by Mail, Voter ID

President Donald Trump’s recent pledge to end mail-in voting comes as a 58% majority of Americans favor allowing any voter to cast their ballot by mail.

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Voter Action Project @voteractionproject.org · Sep 20

“Make it automatic, where as soon as they are completed with their process, probation and parole, or whoever it is that supervising them, sends off notification to the agency that’s handling it, say, ‘Hey, this guy has met all the qualifications.’ It should be automatic."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Sep 19

Voting rights groups in North Carolina are asking a federal court to compel election-denying lawyer Cleta Mitchell to testify in their challenge to a voter suppression law they say was designed to keep young people from voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Plaintiffs Want Cleta Mitchell to Testify on Law to Suppress Student Voting