Republicans’ needless war on democracy is already racking up victories
The Washington Post | Republicans’ needless war on democracy is already racking up victories...
Michelle Obama Lauds Major New Voting Rights Bill and Urges Senate to Pass It
People | "This bill will make it easier for ordinary Americans to register and cast a ballot," the former first lady says...
Democrats and Republicans are battling over voting rights in Congress and at statehouses. Which side will win?
USA Today | WASHINGTON – As Republican state lawmakers across the country propose measures that would limit access to voting, Congressional Democrats are pushing sweeping legislation to expand voter access, setting up a national battle over voting rights ahead of the 2022 midterm elections....
An Absolutely Crucial Voting Reform Measure Just Passed The House. What’s Next?
The Intercept | H.R. 1, the For the People Act, now runs up against a hobbled filibuster in the Senate...
House Democrats pass election reforms as GOP moves to change voting laws
ABC News | The "For the People Act of 2021" is something Democrats say is urgently needed....
House passes sweeping voting rights, ethics bill
NBC News | The measure passed the Democratic-controlled House. The Senate filibuster may stand in the way of its passage...
Targeting State Restrictions, House Passes Landmark Voting Rights Expansion
New York Times | The omnibus voting, ethics and campaign finance bill would roll back barriers to voting enacted by Republican statehouses, but it faces an uphill battle in the Senate....
Republicans want more voter suppression. Here’s how to make elections more fair — not less.
The Washington Post | BY ALL credible accounts, the 2020 elections went off remarkably well: Security held up, fraud was practically nonexistent, and a record number of voters turned out in the middle of a pandemic...
The next GOP assault on democracy | Editorial
NJ.com | On the morning of Jan. 6, the Brennan Center for Justice published a cogent essay entitled “Refuting the myth of voter fraud yet again,” which was a reminder that Donald Trump’s spurious allegations about a stolen election were “not just unsubstantiated – they are flat out false, and have been repeatedly and definitely debunked.”...
Republicans are working ‘to rig every election from 2022 onwards’. If Democrats don’t pay attention, it’ll happen
Independent | There are currently 165 separate pieces of legislation pending in 33 states to restrict access to the ballot. The three states with the most proposals — Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia — were carried by Biden in 2020, but are Republican-controlled...