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The DOJ’s effort “should frighten everybody across the political spectrum,” said an election expert.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The DOJ’s effort “should frighten everybody across the political spectrum,” said an election expert.
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The outcome of a major U.S. Supreme Court case could make it harder for Pennsylvania’s Hispanic voters and other minority communities to fight for representation.
How a major voting rights case before the US Supreme Court might impact Pa.’s minority voters
The outcome of a major U.S. Supreme Court case could make it harder for Pennsylvania’s Hispanic voters and other minority communities to fight for representation.
lancasteronline.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The outcome of a major U.S. Supreme Court case could make it harder for Pennsylvania’s Hispanic voters and other minority communities to fight for representation.
Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act, a new analysis finds.
The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states.
The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states.
Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds | The Journal Record
SCOTUS could gut Voting Rights Act Section 2, potentially giving Republicans 191 Southern state legislative seats.
journalrecord.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act, a new analysis finds.
The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states.
The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states.
"America’s unions have never accepted a world where working people are silenced. We fought for the Voting Rights Act because this movement knows our fight for fair pay, safe jobs and dignity at work is the same fight as the struggle for the ballot box."
The Voting Rights Act Is Under Threat. So Are Workers’ Rights.
Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, discusses the importance of voting rights and worker power, highlighting the threat to democracy posed by recent Supreme Court decisions.
theatlantavoice.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"America’s unions have never accepted a world where working people are silenced. We fought for the Voting Rights Act because this movement knows our fight for fair pay, safe jobs and dignity at work is the same fight as the struggle for the ballot box."
California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group’s intel to bring charges - and now, he’s apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ 👇
Scoop: New Justice Department voting rights chief had prior job suspension for ties to election deniers
California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group's intel to bring charges. Now, he's apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group’s intel to bring charges - and now, he’s apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ 👇
Aggressive tactics employed by Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers of both parties, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans and their election-rigging scheme ahead of the midterms.
'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
Aggressive tactics employed by Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Aggressive tactics employed by Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers of both parties, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans and their election-rigging scheme ahead of the midterms.
"Looking toward the 2026 midterms, a potential stress test for American freedoms and democracy that protects them, we must confront the barriers that Native American voters still face."
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December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Looking toward the 2026 midterms, a potential stress test for American freedoms and democracy that protects them, we must confront the barriers that Native American voters still face."
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The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career 👇
John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True
The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career 👇
"By spreading out Republican voters in the hope of flipping a maximum number of Texas seats, Republicans may be cutting their margins too close, leaving an opening for Democratic pickups. All five of the gerrymandered seats are heavily Hispanic, a demographic group that has been deserting Trump."
Democratic Wave or Republican Swamp - The American Prospect
Can Trump revulsion and voter mobilization overcome voter suppression?
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December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"By spreading out Republican voters in the hope of flipping a maximum number of Texas seats, Republicans may be cutting their margins too close, leaving an opening for Democratic pickups. All five of the gerrymandered seats are heavily Hispanic, a demographic group that has been deserting Trump."
"Gov. DeWine should veto law curtailing absentee voting" - read more 👇
"I’ve listened to the arguments of the politicians supporting this bill. None of those arguments give legitimacy to suppressing thousands of Ohio absentee by mail votes."
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"I’ve listened to the arguments of the politicians supporting this bill. None of those arguments give legitimacy to suppressing thousands of Ohio absentee by mail votes."
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December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Gov. DeWine should veto law curtailing absentee voting" - read more 👇
"I’ve listened to the arguments of the politicians supporting this bill. None of those arguments give legitimacy to suppressing thousands of Ohio absentee by mail votes."
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"I’ve listened to the arguments of the politicians supporting this bill. None of those arguments give legitimacy to suppressing thousands of Ohio absentee by mail votes."
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FIGHTING BACK: Virginia House Speaker Don Scott said Trump was "bullying" other states to redraw their congressional maps, causing VA to do the same.
"We didn't want to have to do this. This was done because Trump told Texas, Indiana, North Carolina —- our neighbors -- to rig their elections."
"We didn't want to have to do this. This was done because Trump told Texas, Indiana, North Carolina —- our neighbors -- to rig their elections."
Virginia Democrats propose redrawing maps to get four new seats
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott outlined the state's redistricting plans amid other states' efforts to make maps more favorable to Democrats or Republicans.
www.newsweek.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
FIGHTING BACK: Virginia House Speaker Don Scott said Trump was "bullying" other states to redraw their congressional maps, causing VA to do the same.
"We didn't want to have to do this. This was done because Trump told Texas, Indiana, North Carolina —- our neighbors -- to rig their elections."
"We didn't want to have to do this. This was done because Trump told Texas, Indiana, North Carolina —- our neighbors -- to rig their elections."
John Lewis would be ashamed of what the Supreme Court may soon do to the Voting Rights Act he nearly lost his life fighting for 👇
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December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
John Lewis would be ashamed of what the Supreme Court may soon do to the Voting Rights Act he nearly lost his life fighting for 👇
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"We're here because Florida's governor and legislative leaders are attempting something unprecedented, dangerous and fundamentally undemocratic," said Genesis Robinson, the executive director of Equal Ground Education Fund and Action Fund, a Black-led voting rights organization.
Voting rights advocates decry Florida's mid-decade redistricting effort
Florida leaders are looking at changing the congressional map, which already favors Republicans. Voting rights advocates call this dangerous.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"We're here because Florida's governor and legislative leaders are attempting something unprecedented, dangerous and fundamentally undemocratic," said Genesis Robinson, the executive director of Equal Ground Education Fund and Action Fund, a Black-led voting rights organization.
“The call is literally coming from inside the house,” said Joanna Lydgate, co-founder and chief executive officer of the States United Democracy Center. “Now it has its tentacles in the White House, in Congress and federal agencies, and with outside groups really feeding into that infrastructure.”
They tried to overturn the 2020 US election. Now, they hold power in Trump’s Washington
Those who tried to overturn the 2020 election now occupy key federal roles, shaping rules and sowing doubt for 2026
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“The call is literally coming from inside the house,” said Joanna Lydgate, co-founder and chief executive officer of the States United Democracy Center. “Now it has its tentacles in the White House, in Congress and federal agencies, and with outside groups really feeding into that infrastructure.”
Ohio voting rights advocates are urging Gov. DeWine to veto a voting measure approved just before lawmakers left for the holidays. The bill eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, which GOP lawmakers have been whittling away in recent years.
Ohio voting rights groups urge Gov. DeWine to veto bill nixing absentee ballot grace period
The bill, Ohio Senate Bill 293, eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, which GOP lawmakers have been whittling away in recent years.
www.mahoningmatters.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Ohio voting rights advocates are urging Gov. DeWine to veto a voting measure approved just before lawmakers left for the holidays. The bill eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, which GOP lawmakers have been whittling away in recent years.
An Alabama bill spearheaded by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison aims to simplify voting rights restoration for former inmates, a move that could empower over 21,000 individuals in the state 👇
Alabama bill aims to simplify voting rights restoration for former inmates
An Alabama bill spearheaded by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison aims to simplify voting rights restoration for former inmates, a move that could empower over 21,000 indivi
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November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
An Alabama bill spearheaded by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison aims to simplify voting rights restoration for former inmates, a move that could empower over 21,000 individuals in the state 👇
"Our rights as voters are under attack — the proposed proof of citizenship requirement in Wisconsin can now be added to the long list of attempts to suppress votes. Proof of citizenship is not only unnecessary, it amounts to voter disenfranchisement."
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November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Our rights as voters are under attack — the proposed proof of citizenship requirement in Wisconsin can now be added to the long list of attempts to suppress votes. Proof of citizenship is not only unnecessary, it amounts to voter disenfranchisement."
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on mail-in balloting. Overturning Mississippi’s law would likely result in violations of both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act, laws that the opponents purport to enforce in the appeal to the high court.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on mail-in balloting. Overturning Mississippi’s law would likely result in violations of both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act, laws that the opponents purport to enforce in the appeal to the high court.
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Elections have consequences 👇
Virginia's incoming governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, is expected to implement changes to the law regarding felon voting rights and a proposed constitutional amendment could make the restoration process automatic once someone's served out their sentence.
Virginia's incoming governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, is expected to implement changes to the law regarding felon voting rights and a proposed constitutional amendment could make the restoration process automatic once someone's served out their sentence.
Virginia's tough rules for felons to regain their voting rights could soon be changing
Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions. But Virginia's rules may soon be changing.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elections have consequences 👇
Virginia's incoming governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, is expected to implement changes to the law regarding felon voting rights and a proposed constitutional amendment could make the restoration process automatic once someone's served out their sentence.
Virginia's incoming governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, is expected to implement changes to the law regarding felon voting rights and a proposed constitutional amendment could make the restoration process automatic once someone's served out their sentence.
Ten Democratic secretaries of state are asking the Trump regime to provide more information about its wide-ranging efforts to seek statewide voter registration lists, citing concerns that federal agencies have misled them and are entering the data in a program used to verify U.S. citizenship.
Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter data
Ten Democratic secretaries of state are asking the Trump administration to provide more information about its efforts to seek voter registration data.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Ten Democratic secretaries of state are asking the Trump regime to provide more information about its wide-ranging efforts to seek statewide voter registration lists, citing concerns that federal agencies have misled them and are entering the data in a program used to verify U.S. citizenship.
A pending decision could gut the Voting Rights Act and encourage states to disenfranchise minority voters 👇
How the Supreme Court Could Turbocharge Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court’s Callais case could gut the Voting Rights Act and let states mask racial gerrymandering as partisan politics.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A pending decision could gut the Voting Rights Act and encourage states to disenfranchise minority voters 👇
A federal district court’s ruling yesterday on a Texas redistricting scheme was bad news for Republicans, and a few Democratic politicians were happy to let them know it 👇
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
Democrats Taunt Texas GOP After Gerrymander Scheme Flops
One commenter called it "sweet, poetic revenge."
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A federal district court’s ruling yesterday on a Texas redistricting scheme was bad news for Republicans, and a few Democratic politicians were happy to let them know it 👇
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
"Trump is directly targeting colleges and their role in the voting process by sending letters to college administrators prohibiting institutions from using federal work-study funds to pay students for non-partisan activities, like voter registration, GOTV efforts, and service as poll workers."
Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
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talkingpointsmemo.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Trump is directly targeting colleges and their role in the voting process by sending letters to college administrators prohibiting institutions from using federal work-study funds to pay students for non-partisan activities, like voter registration, GOTV efforts, and service as poll workers."
Colorado’s Voting Rights Act, which took effect in August 2025, just as the federal Voting Rights Act marked its 60th anniversary, expands multilingual ballot access, ensures voting rights for people in jail, and adds protections against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
As the Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary, two Colorado analysts say it’s facing its greatest tests yet
Colorado has since passed its own version of the act to protect access to voting.
www.cpr.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Colorado’s Voting Rights Act, which took effect in August 2025, just as the federal Voting Rights Act marked its 60th anniversary, expands multilingual ballot access, ensures voting rights for people in jail, and adds protections against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fear-mongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections.
2025 Election Takeaways
Voters built momentum towards future midterm elections for key civil liberties issues
www.aclu.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fear-mongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections.