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These proof of citizenship bills capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment and perpetuate outright lies to justify restrictive practices that will make it harder for everyone to vote. 

Trump’s Executive Order would likely exclude communities of color and low-income voters from the ballot and hurt all voters.

Dēmos and New Economy Project explore how public banking can expand opportunities for communities of color to build shared generational and community wealth.

"Protections like the National Voter Registration Act are there for a reason. It is unconscionable that the Court is permitting a voter purge this close to an election"

Explores one Vietnamese family's journey of overcoming language challenges and navigating a complex voting process to help their mom vote for the first time. 

Federal language access laws do not fully address the American electorate’s diverse language needs  

Underinvestment and Discriminatory Voter Suppression Laws Among Key Contributors to Low Voter Turnout in the Volunteer State

“The right to vote belongs to everyone, but efforts by some groups and individuals to remove voters from state voter rolls using faulty data threatens this fundamental right."

"We applaud the DOJ and encourage the Biden administration to continue defending, protecting, and expanding the right to vote."

History and precedent show that the U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to regulate presidential elections, and the Arizona legislature cannot strip Congress of that authority.

The Nebraska legislature was clear: Regardless of ideology or party, voters with past felony convictions deserve a voice. The state’s attorney general and secretary of state threaten to undermine the will of the people.

This ruling reaffirms the sanctity of civic engagement and democratic participation. 

Civil Rights and Latinx-led organizations are challenging a provision in SB 7050 that prohibits noncitizens from collecting or handling voter registration forms

The Administration has an opportunity to eliminate barriers to the ballot box and empower millions in historically excluded communities

Federal court rules in favor of voting and immigrants' rights advocates challenging Florida's SB7050

A fireside chat on why our economy is gaslighting us and how to build a better future   

The legacy of Black voter empowerment continues from historic trailblazers like Ida B. Wells-Barnett through to contemporary grassroots organizers like BLOC and Detroit Action.

Private citizens must retain the right to challenge anti-voter laws

Latino-led organizations and voting rights groups are fighting until the unconstitutional portions of SB 7050 are struck down and everyone can exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Voters of color cannot be used as partisan pawns to gerrymander districts, as Black voters were in South Carolina. When they are, it is unconstitutional, and it should never be tolerated.