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How U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can assist thousands of New Americans to register to vote.

How this Executive Order can be a tool to fight voter suppression, and why President Biden and the agencies cannot waste any more time in seeing it through. 

In spite of the obstacles, the people of Georgia organized, knocked on doors and cast their ballots — resulting in the surge toward this runoff. Over the next month, it is imperative that every single eligible Georgian turnout and make their voices heard at the polls.

In the face of anti-voter restrictions, Black and brown voters across Georgia showed they would not be deterred from making their voices heard. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has pushed changes that critics say made it harder to vote. 

We need a democracy that works for everyone in it

These wins are a reminder to the nation that rights for some but not for all is not how we build an inclusive democracy.

“In their genesis, they’re about preventing Black people in the South from voting. So especially in our pursuit of a multiracial, inclusive democracy, these laws can’t exist.”

"All Floridians — including non-citizens — have the right to participate in the work of building a better democracy through civic engagement. Our clients have been empowering the communities they serve through civic engagement for years."

Leading National Advocacy Organizations File Suit to Enforce Federal National Voter Registration Act

Kansas City, MO — The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and St. Louis resident Dionne O'Neal have filed a federal lawsuit today charging that the state of Missouri has failed to provide voter registration services to clients of state public assistance agencies, as required by the federal National Voter Registration Act ("NVRA"). The NVRA is a federal law enacted in 1993 to ensure all Americans have access to voter registration services.

Todos los floridenses, incluidos los no ciudadanos, tienen derecho a ayudar a construir una mejor democracia a través del compromiso cívico. Nuestros clientes han empoderado a sus comunidades a través del compromiso cívico durante años.

 Court Reverses Course, Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering Map It Approved for 2022 Elections

Every inch of progress, from emancipation to voting rights, seemed impossible until grassroots organizing, and advocacy made it inevitable.

For too long, Black and brown people have been kept out of the promise of our democracy. If we are serious about building a just, multiracial democracy, we must restore the VRA and expand opportunities for participation in our democracy.  

SB 7050 Imposes Restrictions on Civic Participation and Discriminates Against Non-Citizen Voters

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

Turnout Increases of 5 to 10 Percent Possible Under Legislation Currently Before Statehouse

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.

More than a decade later, National Voter Registration Day has been endorsed by national associations and the federal government. More than 5 million voters have been registered to vote on the holiday since 2012.