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Combatting Wrongful Voter Purges: A Toolkit

A toolkit to help local leaders and communities identify and act on the warning signs of a wrongful purge and to understand how federal law restricts  such purges.
Policy Briefs
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How to Build a Racially Inclusive Democracy During COVID-19 and Beyond

The three sets of steps policymakers and election officials must take to ensure that Black and brown Americans—and all Americans—can exercise their fundamental right to vote in 2020 and beyond.
Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
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Governing to Build Power

Progressives must see every policy fight as about more than its issues —it's an opportunity to shift power to Black and brown communities and working families. 
Policy Briefs
K. Sabeel Rahman

Ohio Should Increase Opportunities for Absentee Voting During the COVID-19 Crisis

We urge Ohio to take immediate action to ease and modify absentee ballot laws so that thousands of voters are not disenfranchised during Ohio’s March 17, 2020 primary.
Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright
Jen Miller
Ezra Rosenberg
Pooja Chaudhuri

Demos Supports New York Bill Proposing Statewide Ban on Employment Credit Checks

One New York State bill would interrupt the cycle of discrimination that comes with employment credit checks.
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Voye, et al.

We're defending the rights of Allegheny County voters against a lawsuit that seeks to purge thousands from the voter roll.
Case
Updated March 2, 2020
Pennsylvania
Pending

Why America Needs a Right-to-Vote Amendment

This forthcoming paper makes the case for why we need a new constitutional amendment—a Right-to-Vote Amendment for a 21st Century Democracy
Policy Briefs

Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

An Analytical Framework
Research
Hollie Russon Gilman
K. Sabeel Rahman

We Vote, We Count: The Need for Congressional Action to Secure the Right to Vote for All Citizens

This report elevates the voices of affected communities across the country and provides important insights on the quest to vote.
Research
Gilda Daniels
Tyson D. King-Meadows
Loren M. Henderson

Challenging Misleading Claims of Illegal Voting in Palm Beach County

The Public Interest Law Foundation has made such misleading and irresponsible claims before, and, when tested, they have uniformly proven to be unreliable and misleading.
Litigation
Stuart Naifeh

League of Women Voters of Missouri v. Ashcroft

Challenge to Missouri's failure to provide voter registration services required under federal law when residents interact with the state motor vehicle agency.
Case
Updated November 22, 2019
Missouri
Pending

Beyond Kings and Queens: Gender and Politics in the Black Census

Fully engaging and including Black people of all genders will strengthen the political power of Black communities.
Research
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research

Excerpt of Civic Power

Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis
Research
K. Sabeel Rahman
Hollie Russon Gilman