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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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Census Bureau’s Citizenship Data Collection Is Misguided and Harmful

The Census Bureau should abandon its effort to collect state administrative records on individuals’ citizenship status.
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Jeff Zalesin
January 24, 2020
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Redistricting

10 Years After Citizens United: Political Corruption and Secret Spending Afflict Our Democracy

On the 10-year anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC , we reflect on the decision that has led to an explosion in secret spending in our elections, and rigged politics in favor of special interests.
January 16, 2020
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Campaign Finance

CLC-Led Coalition Urges Restoration of FEC Quorum

To stop the explosion of secret election spending by wealthy special interests, the FEC must have a quorum to protect the integrity of our elections.
January 13, 2020
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Campaign Finance

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Voting Is a Right That I Don’t Feel Should Be Taken From Us

It didn’t really feel like it affected me until I completed my sentence and knew that I still couldn’t vote, even if I wanted to.

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How Our Government Put Money and Oil Before the People of North Dakota

The more we learned about our broken political system over the years, the more determined we became to take it back.

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Florida is Trying to Silence Me With a Poll Tax

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I’ve Been a U.S. Citizen Since 2015. My State is Threatening to Purge Me From the Rolls

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Shadow group provides Sanders super PAC support he scorns

The Daily Beast
Rudy Giuliani Calls Former Iranian Terrorists ‘My People’

Iowa Public Radio
Advocates seek more steps to help restore felon voting rights

Iowa Public Radio
Governor Promises To Process Pending Felon Voting Rights Applications Before Caucuses

Des Moines Register
Kim Reynolds Promises to review backlog of felon voting rights applications by the Iowa caucuses

CBS
Advocacy group urges reforms to felon voting restoration process

Bloomberg Law
‘Friends’ of Koch-Backed Group Descend on Supreme Court

Roll Call
Census estimates: Redistricting ahead for California, New York and Texas

Politico
A Trump aide returns from exile: The David Bossie saga