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The Criminal Justice System Has Created a New Era of Poll Taxes

The Criminal Justice System Has Created a New Era of Poll Taxes

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The intersection of the criminal justice system, wealth and voting

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CLC Report Encourages Every State to Pass Its Own Voting Rights Act

State VRAs could address problems with the federal VRA and better enfranchise communities of color.
By
Georgia Lyon
July 13, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Floridians Turn to Supreme Court to Stop State’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

Since Florida's pay-to-vote scheme has prevented hundreds of thousands from participating in our democracy, CLC is taking this voting rights case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By
Corey Goldstone
July 13, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

Trump and Barr Make Baseless and Harmful Claims About Mail-in Voter Fraud

Vote-by-mail does not increase the chance of voter fraud, despite the President's and Attorney General's most recent claims.
By
Trevor Potter
July 9, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights

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People and Communities Behind Our Work

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I Hope to Vote Absentee with Confidence in November

I signed on to this lawsuit to right the wrongs of past disenfranchisement.

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Help Tennesseans by Easing Restrictive Voting Laws

Tennessean Dawn Harrington shares how changing the state's restrictive voting laws would help more people have their voices heard. 

Dulce Gutierrez with a microphone, standing in front of a line of people with signs in front of a building

Changing Our Voting System Helped My City Represent a Diversifying Electorate

Bonnie Miller and co. hold up a League of Women Voters Sign.

COVID-19 Should Not Stop Us from Advancing Arkansas Fair Maps Initiative

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Under Trump, Federal Watchdogs Get Muzzled

The Hill
Opinion: 2020 is the last chance for fair maps

The Fulcrum
Good-government groups sue New York over absentee ballot rules

Facing South
A poll tax by any other name

AP
US Supreme Court asked to lift stay on Florida felon voting

The Washington Post
Interview: Will the Court’s decision on electors prevent (at least some) election mayhem?

The News Service of Florida
U.S. Supreme Court asked to allow former felons to vote, despite fines and fees, while case continues

Texas Scorecard
Democrat Congressional Campaign Takes Loan Meant for Struggling Small Businesses

The Washington Post
Voting rights of some felons in Florida in question after appeals court ruling