Voting Rights

Minimum wage protest

Inequality Gave Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency Inequality Gave Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency

But few of the 60 million Americans who cast their votes for Trump want to see a more top-heavy America.

Nov 9, 2016 / Sarah Anderson, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Fred Leidel

This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away. This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.

Scott Walker’s voter-ID law is disenfranchising the greatest generation.

Nov 8, 2016 / Ari Berman

Arizona voting

There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act

Nearly half of counties that previously approved voting changes with the federal government have cut polling places this election.

Nov 4, 2016 / Ari Berman

Voters cast their ballots

It’s Never Been More Important to Protect the Right to Vote It’s Never Been More Important to Protect the Right to Vote

Here’s what’s being done to combat voter-suppression efforts in 2016.

Nov 3, 2016 / Ari Berman

Zephyr Teachout Working Families Party

Can the Working Families Party Break the Dem-GOP Duopoly? Can the Working Families Party Break the Dem-GOP Duopoly?

Its lawsuit in Pennsylvania just might allow the spread of “fusion” voting, which used to be the norm in American elections.

Nov 3, 2016 / Samantha Schuyler

Peopel vote in Glens Falls, NY

Sign Our Pledge and Help Make Voting Easy and Inclusive Sign Our Pledge and Help Make Voting Easy and Inclusive

We’ve joined with voting and civil rights organizations across the country to respond to voter suppression by getting out the vote. 

Nov 1, 2016 / NationAction

Iceland Woman

Iceland’s Election Draws 79 Percent Turnout. The US? Not So Much. Iceland’s Election Draws 79 Percent Turnout. The US? Not So Much.

Bernie Sanders wants Election Day to be a holiday. That reform would dramatically increase turnout.

Oct 31, 2016 / John Nichols

Grace Hardison

North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman

With early voting underway in North Carolina, black and Democratic voters are being wrongly purged from the rolls.

Oct 27, 2016 / Ari Berman

Early Voting Wisconsin

The Real Election Fraud The Real Election Fraud

The danger to American democracy stems from Republican efforts to suppress the vote.

Oct 27, 2016 / The Nation

Maine ranked choice voting

This Maine Initiative Could Shake Up the Two-Party System This Maine Initiative Could Shake Up the Two-Party System

Ranked-choice voting opens up elections to a broader, more diverse range of candidates and ideas.

Oct 27, 2016 / Hendrik Hertzberg

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