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March 30, 2020
Magazine
Zachary Roth
The Caged Ballot
Why the GOP is poised to create large-scale voting chaos this year
October 16, 2019
Matt Ford
Are the Democrats Even Worried About Voter Suppression?
Four debates in, the candidates have yet to address the ballot barriers and purges that threaten their chances in the next election.
August 15, 2019
Alex Shephard
Stacey Abrams Is Smarter Than Tom Steyer
You can amass great influence and power building the infrastructure for lasting Democratic rule ... or you can run for president.
August 2, 2019
Adam Eichen
The Case Against the Electoral College Is Stronger Than Ever
As has been true for over 200 years, the next president will be chosen by an eighteenth-century anachronism. American voters deserve better.
July 23, 2019
Adam Eichen
After 48 Years, Democrats Still Haven’t Gotten the Memo
Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.
July 17, 2019
Matt Ford
Make the Guarantee Clause Great Again
How a long-standing Supreme Court precedent is hindering constitutional challenges of partisan gerrymandering.
June 3, 2019
Alex Shephard
Republicans Plan to Rig Elections for a Decade
New evidence confirms the Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the census for one reason: To suppress Latinx votes.
May 30, 2019
Adam Eichen
Democracy Fights Back
Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.
November 13, 2018
Magazine
Janell Ross
It’s Time for a New Voting Rights Act
Republicans have made voter suppression a key tactic for winning elections. What can Democrats do about it?
November 7, 2018
Matt Ford
Republicans’ racist campaigns in Florida and Georgia paid off.
November 5, 2018
Matt Ford
How the Roberts Court Caused Georgia’s Election Mess
Thanks to a 2013 ruling, Southern states are free to pass restrictive laws without government scrutiny.
October 24, 2018
Lawrence Goldstone
America’s Relentless Suppression of Black Voters
Republican attempts to exclude African Americans from the polls echoes efforts by Southern whites that enabled the Jim Crow era.
October 18, 2018
Matt Ford
The Blue Wave Might Wipe Out Voter Suppression, Too
Republicans are fighting to hold on to secretary of state offices that have become vehicles for purging voter rolls and restricting ballot access.
July 24, 2018
Sophie Kasakove
More voters are being purged from the rolls than at any time in the past decade.
January 5, 2018
Eliza Newlin Carney
Trump’s Voter Fraud Crusade Is Just Beginning
The president's "election integrity" commission has died, but the threat of large-scale voter purges is growing.
October 19, 2017
Rachelle Hampton
The most underplayed story of the 2016 election is voter suppression.
August 10, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump could convince Republicans to suspend American democracy.
June 30, 2017
Graham Vyse
Republicans governors are joining the Trump resistance.
May 11, 2017
Moira Donegan
Trump’s “voter fraud” commission is being led by the GOP’s self-deportation architect.
Kris Kobach of Kansas is set to lead the new "Election Integrity" commission. That should terrify everyone.
January 25, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s voter fraud investigation isn’t about uncovering voter fraud. It’s about gaslighting.
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