Grassroots organizers and civil rights groups banded together to stop Texas officials from denying the franchise to voters of color.

“We are used to doing our homework and having to show up.”

“Public policy created the racial economic gap and only public policy can solve it.”

We write to applaud the introduction of HB 57, which would end felony disenfranchisement and facilitate full political and civic participation for thousands of New Mexico voters.

Federal law requires Spanish-language official ballots, official election-related materials, and oral election assistance. Florida's Secretary of State should adopt rules that ensure statewide compliance with federal law.

How and why the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 has played such a critical role in increasing access to voter registration.

"The bill that the governor is expected to sign into law establishes blatant wealth discrimination in the restoration of rights process. The bill will create two classes of returning citizens… [and] under this bill your ability to pay will govern whether you can participate in democracy.”

“For democratic participation to have any meaning, voters must be able to exercise their right to vote in a language they understand.”

There is an ideal pathway for knocking down a barrier that has kept so many voting-eligible citizens away from the polls: automatic voter registration.