1. Georgia’s Brian Kemp has a stunningly bad record on voting rights Georgia Secretary of State and would-be Governor Brian Kemp has not only embraced Donald Trump’s political agenda, but also his open hostility to voting rights. As the highest elections...
Donald Trump claimed, without evidence, that more than three million noncitizens voted against him in 2016. Likewise, Republicans across the country use fears of “voter fraud” — especially the alleged threat of noncitizens voting — to justify a wide range...
The Supreme Court is not coming to the rescue on voting rights It’s been three bad weeks in a row if you care about protecting the right to vote. In three straight weeks, the Supreme Court has ruled against efforts to defend the vote against efforts to suppress...
Blue wave, schmoo wave: Will young voters show up this fall? When it comes to elections, there’s a reliable trend: old people vote; young people, not so much. Young people have lowest voter participation rate of any age group. In 2016, only 46% of Americans...
“The right people should vote” Axios and SurveyMonkey did a poll earlier this month that sheds light on the differences between parties on voting rights. Overall, 62% of Americans surveyed, and 79% of Democrats, said that “government would function better if...
Gerrymandering distorts the democratic process, skewing election outcomes in ways that don’t fairly reflect the electorate. In many states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, partisan gerrymandering has grossly distorted state and...
Time served, but still not free When an American has been convicted of a felony, goes to jail, serves his or her time, then is released, the general principle is that they’ve paid their debt to society and have a new chance at a better life. A criminal record...
