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Missouri's absentee and mail voting systems place unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote and violates federal law.

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Updated October 9, 2020
Missouri
Decided
“The right to vote has never been more important, and access to voter registration is key to exercising that right...This lawsuit is necessary to ensure that South Dakotans can have their voices heard.”
Press release/statement
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Digital collage of Black voters, Black Lives Matter protest, and MLK Monument
Our Constitution was designed to protect the institution of slavery and has led to the centuries-long assault on Black people and the ongoing struggle to secure the right to vote. This is why we put forth a proposal to finally, fully guarantee the right to vote.
Blog
Laura Williamson

Our analysis of voter turnout in Ohio’s primary finds large disparities in absentee ballot request rates and voter turnout between predominantly white and non-white neighborhoods.

Research
Shruti Banerjee
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Black voter hovering over a former with a pen
Explaining what the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is and what obligations it places on human services professionals.
Blog
Naila Awan
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has begun mailing voter registration forms to nearly 1.3 million Medicaid recipients who have had their benefits automatically renewed within the past year.
Press release/statement
"As the court recognized, purging voters with no notice based on a system that disproportionately targets Black and brown voters violates our democratic principles and undermines the democratic process.”
Press release/statement
“Without a doubt, the secret to Democratic victories in the past three years has been women’s leadership. The idea that that wouldn’t translate into the first woman president was heartbreaking for many of us."
In the media
Lauren Gambino
"Many of these folks are asking what is the point of voting since politicians all seem to perpetuate a broken system. We need them to see voting as meaningful, and for them to see voting as meaningful they need to, I think, have a real choice."
In the media
Nidhi Prakash
Ryan Brooks
"We're always available if they want to talk through how to adjust or amend some of those recommendations to fit the needs of their particular state."
In the media
Anne Cullen