News & Commentary about Voting Rights

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Mar 19, 2024

State Legislative Sessions: How They Impact Your Rights

Khadidah Stone stands on the dividing line between her old Alabama congressional District 7, to her right with River City Church, and her new district, District 2, to her left, in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision last June siding with Black voters on a redistricting case in Alabama gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprise opportunity ahead of the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states. Fast forward three months and maps in Alabama and other states that could produce more districts represented by Black lawmakers still don’t exist.

Feb 15, 2024

3 States, 3 Plaintiffs, and the Fight for Fair District Maps

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Dec 8, 2023

ACLU Wins: 8 Victories We Celebrated in 2023

A demonstrator at the March On for Voting Rights in Washington D.C. holds up a sign reading "Suppression and Gerrymandering are Not Democracy".

Nov 29, 2023

Three Redistricting Cases to Watch

Nov 22, 2023

2023 at the ACLU: Our Year in Stories

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Nov 15, 2023

We Quizzed ACLU Experts on Voting Rights. Can You Beat Them?

Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

Nov 9, 2023

We’re Winning Big at the Polls

Nov 6, 2023

Organizing Across Prison Walls to Get Out the Vote in Virginia

People look over the current South Carolina Senate districts at a public meeting.

Oct 10, 2023

The Supreme Court Must Find South Carolina’s Voting Map Unconstitutional

Oct 6, 2023

Why Access to Voting is Key to Systemic Equality