News & Commentary about Voting Rights

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A photo collage representing electoral work regarding on ballot measures.

Jul 6, 2026

ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program

Jun 3, 2026

‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter With Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting

A map of the redistricting plan for the City of North Charleston.

May 12, 2026

Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?

Dec 17, 2025

What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing

A person stands at a voting booth marked with an American flag and the word “VOTE” inside a community polling place. The room has wooden floors, orange stacked chairs, and colorful landscape paintings on the walls, with a small U.S. flag displayed nearby.

Nov 12, 2025

2025 Elections: Voters Came Out in Record Numbers to Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across the Country

An individuals holding a sign saying "Voting Rights Are For People Not Parties," outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments in the Voting Rights case Callais v. Landry.

Nov 3, 2025

Your Questions Answered: How to Vote Amid Trump's Attacks on Elections

An individual at a demonstration, holding a sign that says "Voter Protection, Not Suppression."

Oct 15, 2025

Louisiana’s Black Voting Power is on the Line in Redistricting Fight

A sign which reads "Still Fighting for Voting Rights"

Oct 15, 2025

Live Coverage: Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Decision

Protesters with signs at march on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Freedom, carrying signs that read "WE DEMAND VOTING RIGHTS NOW!" and WE DEMAND AN END O POLICE BRUTALITY NOW!" on August 28, 1963.

Aug 6, 2025

The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk

And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"

Jul 26, 2025

Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA