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Virginia Court Decisions Block Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, and Restore Rights to Some Citizens Convicted of Felonies

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

We have two stories from Virginia today. An effort by Democrats to gerrymander more Congressional seats was blocked by a county court January 27th, and a federal judge found the commonwealth’s felon disenfranchisement amendment violated a 150-year-old federal law.

Redistricting Updates: CA GOP Appeals Prop 50 Maps to SCOTUS, VA Dems Push Constitutional Amendment, NH’s Bill Doomed, MD Stalemated

January 20, 2026January 21, 2026

We have mid-decade congressional redistricting updates today from California, Virginia, New Hampshire and Maryland. The GOP appealed California’s case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Younger Voters Showed Up and Made a Difference in 2025’s High Profile Elections, Says Recent Tufts University Study

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Turnout of younger voters surged in the recent New York City mayoral race and the New Jersey and Virginia races for governor, according to a recent study by the Tufts University CIRCLE research center.

New Report Outlines Ways States and Municipalities Can Protect Elections from Certification Challenges by Rogue Local Officials

June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

In the run-up to the 2024 election, we reported on the organized GOP efforts to challenge the certification of elections, laying the groundwork for sowing doubt and disrupting the outcome. A new report published by the Brennan Center for Justice studied the threats to certification, and how to prevent them.

While We Were Distracted with DC Discord, States Advance New Voting Regulations

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

While President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6th pardons and executive orders have dominated the news, state legislatures have been hard at work on both pro-voter and anti-voter legislation. Democracy legislation tracker Voting Rights Lab counts 432 election bills pending in 32 states, with 100 of those bills restricting voter access, while 205 expand it.

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Virginia Court Decisions Block Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, and Restore Rights to Some Citizens Convicted of Felonies

Redistricting Updates: CA GOP Appeals Prop 50 Maps to SCOTUS, VA Dems Push Constitutional Amendment, NH’s Bill Doomed, MD Stalemated

Younger Voters Showed Up and Made a Difference in 2025’s High Profile Elections, Says Recent Tufts University Study

New Report Outlines Ways States and Municipalities Can Protect Elections from Certification Challenges by Rogue Local Officials

While We Were Distracted with DC Discord, States Advance New Voting Regulations