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A look at the policies of the Inclusive Democracy Agenda, why they are needed, and how we went about developing them.

Policy Briefs
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Shallow focus of a fence
Every election, large numbers of eligible voters are denied their fundamental right to vote because they are behind bars when ballots are cast. Here's what we're doing about it.
Blog
Naila Awan
Chiraag Bains
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Close up of American flag in dim light
The denial of voting rights to pretrial jail detainees is one of the most hidden and racially disparate forms of voter disenfranchisement.
Blog
Chiraag Bains

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 American Democracy in an Era of Crisis

Research
K. Sabeel Rahman
Hollie Russon Gilman

Florida’s returning citizen leaders filed the brief to ensure full protection of Amendment 4 in their continued efforts to engage, empower and protect returning citizens and their right to vote. 

Litigation
Chiraag Bains
Naila Awan
Emerson Gordon-Marvin
Dante Trevisani
Daryl Atkinson
Whitley Carpenter
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Lyndon Johnson shakes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hand after signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Breaking down what made the Voting Rights Act so powerful, how the Supreme Court gutted it, and what can be done to restore it.
Blog
Chiraag Bains

A newly announced policy of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections violates the National Voter Registration Act

Litigation

The Supreme Court should hold that Title VII bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Litigation

The suspension of driver’s licenses for unpaid criminal justice fines and fees should be found unconstitutional.

Litigation
Demos
National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women