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Ballot being fed into voting machine

Jun 27, 2017

Transparency Is Solution to Shameful Lack of Security For US Voting Systems Revealed by NSA Leak

Transparency Is Solution to Shameful Lack of Security For US Voting Systems Revealed by NSA Leak
Ruthelle Frank

Jun 23, 2017

Ruthelle Frank, ACLU Plaintiff, Friend, and Voting Rights Champion, Passes Away at 89. The Fight for Every American’s Vote to be Counted Continues.

Ruthelle Frank, ACLU Plaintiff, Friend, and Voting Rights Champion, Passes Away at 89. The Fight for Every American’s Vote to be Counted Continues.
I Voted Sticker

Jun 22, 2017

SOS: The Voting Rights Act Is in Need of Immediate Repair

SOS: The Voting Rights Act Is in Need of Immediate Repair
Missouri State Capitol

Jun 9, 2017

Is the State of Missouri Deliberately Trying to Suppress the Vote as Elections Loom?

Is the State of Missouri Deliberately Trying to Suppress the Vote as Elections Loom?
Voting Box

May 26, 2017

The Alabama Governor Just Signed a Bill That Will Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Alabamians

The Alabama Governor Just Signed a Bill That Will Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Alabamians
Kris Kobach

May 17, 2017

If You Care About the Right to Vote, Here Are Six Things You Need to Know About Kris Kobach

If You Care About the Right to Vote, Here Are Six Things You Need to Know About Kris Kobach
Voting Rights Protest

May 15, 2017

Supreme Court's Decision Maintains Ruling that Discrimination Has No Place at the Polls

Supreme Court's Decision Maintains Ruling that Discrimination Has No Place at the Polls
Dale Ho

May 12, 2017

Kris Kobach, the ‘King of Voter Suppression,’ Will Lead Trump’s Sham Voter Fraud Commission. Be Afraid, Very Afraid.

Kris Kobach, the ‘King of Voter Suppression,’ Will Lead Trump’s Sham Voter Fraud Commission. Be Afraid, Very Afraid.
Projected Electoral College map for the 2016 United States presidential election

Dec 19, 2016

Can We Fire the Electoral College? Probably Not, but We Can Put It Under New Management

Can We Fire the Electoral College? Probably Not, but We Can Put It Under New Management
Voters in line

Nov 7, 2016

The ACLU Is on the Ground in Five States Protecting Americans’ Right to Vote This Election Day

The ACLU Is on the Ground in Five States Protecting Americans’ Right to Vote This Election Day