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Threats to Ballot Access: New Report Examines Risks of Wrongful Voter Removals Across the Country

Dēmos examines ballot access issues, voter suppression in AZ, GA, OH, CA, IN, WI, MI, NC, TX, LA 

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August 10, 2023

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Unfinished Business: Revisiting Dodd-Frank and the Path to Economic Progress

On the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, we reflect on recent banking failures and the inequities inherent in our current financial system. 

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Daniella Zessoules
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A Supreme Court Power Grab: Attacking Federal Agencies to Advance an Extremist Agenda

Why the Court's decision to limit the EPA's power to regulate water access is yet another case of eroding the power of the other branches of government at the expense of Black and brown people.

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Ashley Tjhung
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Supreme Court's Rejection of Affirmative Action Widens the Divide: Dēmos Calls for Renewed Efforts to Combat Systemic Racism

“The 14th Amendment is supposed to be a shield against racism, and now it’s being used as a sword.” 

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Taifa Smith Butler

STATEMENT: Provisional Ballot Problems Loom as 2008 Election Approaches, New Report Find

Some States Reject Tens of Thousands of Provisional Votes in 2006; Provisional Ballots May Play a Significant Role in 2008
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The Real Scandal

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Bob Herbert

New Report: Virginia Has Eight-Fold Increase in Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies after Reforming Procedures

Full Implementation of National Voter Registration Act Requirement Improves Registration Among Low-Income Voters
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After Demos Warns Against Voter Intimidation, Greene County Officials Halt Investigation of Innocent Voters

Lawful Use of Same-Day Registration No Basis for Voter Witch-Hunt XENIA, OH — Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Stephan Haller and Sheriff Gene Fischer abruptly announced they were dropping an investigation into same-day registrants last week, after Demos and other voting rights advocates warned
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Voter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Presidential Recounts

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Steven Rosenfeld

VA Fails Vets on the Vote

Demos Senior Counsel Lisa Danetz discusses the VA's refusal to act on initiatives designed to help veterans register to vote.
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Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor People Register

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Scott Novakowski

Demos Opposes Latest Effort by Ohio GOP to Cancel Voter Registrations of Thousands of Ohioans

Columbus, OH — Demos and other voting rights advocates filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio today urging the court to protect Ohio voters against unlawful purges on the eve of the presidential election. The Ohio GOP has asked the court to require mass purges of
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Why the Media Wail for the Bailout

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Norman Solomon

Ohio's Same-Day Registration for Early Voting Upheld by Federal Court

Ruling Praised by Election Policy Center Demos
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