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Voting Rights & Voter Access

Democracy is made better when policies expand and empower the electorate rather than shut out and crush our voice. We're here to share the policy solutions needed for a robust democracy and to hold states accountable in the courts when they subvert voting rights protections.
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Groups File Suit to Block Rensselaer County’s Plan to Intimidate Voters By Illegally Disclosing Voter Registration Information to ICE

The County’s plans will intimidate and deter eligible citizens from registering to vote, abridging their fundamental right to vote and resulting in serious underrepresentation in the electoral process. 
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Low-Income People Need Better Participation and Representation in the Political Process. Advocates Can Help Make That Possible.

Why the National Voter Registration Act is vital for helping millions of low-income people register to vote through state public assistance agencies.
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Brenda Wright
Alex Ashbrook
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Honor the Voting Rights Act by Restoring Its Anti-Racist Core

Breaking down what made the Voting Rights Act so powerful, how the Supreme Court gutted it, and what can be done to restore it.
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Chiraag Bains
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How an Important Federal Law Can Help Millions of Low-Income People Register to Vote Through State Public Assistance Agencies

A Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act
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Common Cause v. Lawson et al
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Our challenge to halt implementation of an Indiana state law that would have purged voters without notice based on unreliable third-party data from the Crosscheck program.
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