Exclusive: New data shows US lags far behind peers on voting access
Nearly every other wealthy democracy has taken affirmative steps to make voting easy. In the U.S., it all depends on where you live.
Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Destroying the Voting Rights Act wasn’t just a legal ruling. It was a moral statement
The Court’s action to dismantle Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act wasn’t in isolation. It is part of a broader recalibration of rights in this country.
North Carolina GOPers’ latest suppression scheme: Sending voter data to Trump administration
North Carolina voters could be forced to prove their citizenship at the ballot box this November.
One day in the fight for democracy
The Trump administration badly wants these records from all 50 states and has sued 30 states that refused its demands. My law firm is fighting the DOJ in all of them.
The SAVE America Act: a modern-day poll tax
Congress holds the power to further narrow who can participate in our democracy.
California sheriff who seized ballots has ties to radical ‘constitutional sheriffs’ movement
The California sheriff who last month seized over 650,000 ballots has ties to a movement of radical right-wing local enforcement officials.
There are no two sides to a confession
Over the years, I have watched the Republican Party morph into a crime family that boasts about rigging elections.
If the RNC has its way, counting your ballot may get harder
No matter what the court does, Trump and his party will continue to make voting harder and election subversion easier.
Equal rules don’t produce equal opportunity
The case could determine whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is constitutional.
Texas Republicans are punishing voters ‘because we can’
Tuesday’s primary descended into chaos for voters in Dallas and Williamson counties.
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