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A Past Felony Conviction Does Not Bar You From Voting for Life

A Past Felony Conviction Does Not Bar You From Voting for Life

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Meet Kevin Wong, Who Learned He Could Vote From RestoreYourVote.org

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Remembering Justice John Paul Stevens

It is with great sadness that we hear of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' passing and reflect on his important legacy on democracy preservation.
July 18, 2019

Democracy Vouchers Win Again!

In a huge win for reform advocates, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously confirmed the constitutionality of Seattle’s innovative public financing program.
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Mo Pasternak
July 16, 2019
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Campaign Finance

Call-in Event - Too Poor to Vote: How the Criminal Justice System Has Created a New Era of Poll Taxes

Join CLC on Thursday, July 25 for the call-in event “Too Poor to Vote: How the Criminal Justice System Has Created a New Era of Poll Taxes.”
July 10, 2019
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Lee Hoffman, plaintiff in Florida voting rights lawsuit

Military Vet on FL Poll Tax: ‘I Felt the Rug Ripped from Under My Feet’

When Florida passed a modern-day poll tax that ties my right to vote to my ability to pay off fines and fees – I felt like I had a rug ripped from under my feet.

Dion Jackson is interviewed outside his house

North Dakota Native Americans Speak Out to Protect Their Right to Vote

Here are stories from eligible, Native American voters in North Dakota who are fighting for their right to vote in the face of the state's discriminatory voter ID law. 

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Florida is Trying to Silence Me With a Poll Tax

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Georgia Moves to Abandon Problematic Exact Match Policy

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Corey Goldstone
Partisan gerrymandering...is 'incompatible with democratic principles.' More effectively every day, that practice enables politicians to entrench themselves in power against the people's will. And only the courts can do anything to remedy the problem.
Justice Elena Kagan, Concurrence in Gill v. Whitford, June 18, 2018
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Google Database of Political Ads Is Fraught With Missing Content, Delays

Pacific Standard
A Top DOI Official Allegedly Violated Federal Ethics Rules. New Foia Documents Shed Light On His Apparent Misdeeds.

The Daily Beast
Warren, Biden Campaigns Appear to Find Loophole Around Paid Internships

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Jeffrey Epstein donated to several Democrats throughout 1990s and early 2000s

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FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

The Fulcrum
Nation’s first campaign donation vouchers survive court challenge

ShareBlue
Ethics complaint filed against top Republican on House Ethics Committee

Fast Company
For 2020 candidates, Bitcoin donations are simply not worth the effort

Daily Kos
Newsletter: Felony Disenfranchisement