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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Report Recommends Changes to Reduce Barriers to Voting for South Dakota’s Native Americans

July 13, 2023July 16, 2023

We’re in South Dakota today where a new report issued by the bipartisan U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that Native Americans still face barriers to voting, like distance to a polling place, gerrymandered districts, and confusing voter ID rules.

“American Confidence in Elections Act” Introduced in U.S. House Nationalizes Restrictions on Mail-In Voting & Doubles Down on Election Disinformation

July 12, 2023July 13, 2023

The American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act sounds harmless enough. But cloaked in the bill introduced Monday in the U.S. House is an effort to nationalize mail-in voting restrictions modeled by Florida, Georgia, Texas and other voter suppression states.

North Carolina Prepares to Implement Strict Voter ID Law, After Partisan State Supreme Court Reverses Opinion

July 5, 2023July 6, 2023

The showdown between the North Carolina legislature and North Carolina Supreme Court has ended, but now the implementation of strict voter ID laws in the state has begun.

Challenge to Portions of Kansas Voter Suppression Laws Reach the State’s High Court

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

Fueled by 2020 election conspiracy theories, the Kansas legislature overrode the Governor’s veto on two 2021 bills erecting barriers to voting by mail. Citizens and freedom to vote groups are fighting back in the Kansas Supreme Court.

Michigan Lawmakers Wrangling Over What Voters Demanded They Do When They Passed Question 2: Expand Voting Rights

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Last November, Michigan voters passed Promote the Vote Question 2, dramatically expanding the freedom to vote in Michigan’s state constitution. Despite its 60% mandate, some partisans complain that voters didn’t understand the amendment and were misled.