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Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi Constitutional Provision With Racist History Keeping 11% of Its Population from Voting

August 20, 2023December 30, 2023

Mississippi has the highest percentage of voting-age citizens who are not able to vote due to past felony convictions. In early August, a federal court struck down the responsible Jim Crow provision in Mississippi’s constitution, citing “cruel and unusual punishment.”

Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System; Governor’s Expected Veto Likely to be Overridden

August 17, 2023December 30, 2023

The North Carolina legislature approved a so-called “election integrity” bill late Wednesday, making it harder to vote by mail, employing provisional ballots for election day registrants, implementing new polling place observer rules, and allowing voters to challenge the mail ballots of other voters.

Developments in the Fight for Fair Voting District Maps in Alabama, Florida and Wisconsin

August 16, 2023December 30, 2023

While we’ve been busy reading indictments, there have been three developments in the last week which may impact gerrymandered Congressional maps in Alabama, Florida and Wisconsin.

Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA

August 15, 2023December 30, 2023

In a follow up to our past reports on Coffee County, GA, Monday’s RICO indictment of former President Donald Trump includes evidence of alleged COORDINATION of voting machine tampering by Trump’s legal team, and indictments of lead actors involved in the alleged access to, and tampering with the county’s ballot tabulation machines.

Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.

August 14, 2023December 30, 2023

With 70% of the vote in 2018, Ohio voters passed a constitutional amendment prohibiting partisan gerrymandering. The state’s redistricting commission and legislature ignored it, and gerrymandered the voting district maps anyway. Citizens are now trying to fix what the politicians won’t.