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CLC Lawsuit Enabled 9,000 Ballots To Count in New York’s 2020 Election

CLC's lawsuit ensured permanent changes helping voters participate were made to New York's election rules.
By
Georgia Lyon
June 10, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights

Following CLC Complaint, FBI Investigates Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Fundraising Activities

DeJoy's illegal scheme to hide the true source of campaign contributions highlights the need for stronger FEC enforcement.
By
Georgia Lyon
June 7, 2021
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC Files Suit To Block Kansas’ Anti-Voter Law

CLC is representing two nonpartisan nonprofits in a lawsuit against a Kansas law limiting the distribution of mail ballot applications.
By
Corey Goldstone
June 2, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights

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Restore Your Vote Showed Me the Way to Rights Restoration in Tennessee

Read Marquibe Smith's story about learning how to restore his voting rights in Tennessee. 

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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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States Have Let Down Voters. Now They’re Attacking the Work of Nonpartisan Charitable Groups That Help Them.

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What Voting Means To Me As an 18 Year Old

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Revealed: rightwing firm posed as leftist group on Facebook to divide Democrats

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This Is How Hard It Is to Vote After You've Left Prison

LA Progressive
New report lays out vision for democracy reform in North Carolina

Alternet
'Legalized money laundering': Trump group's 'joint fundraising practices' with state GOPs draws FEC scrutiny

The Daily Beast
State GOPs Can’t Explain Millions In ‘Trump Victory’ Cash

The Providence Journal
RI GOP caught up in 'Trump Victory' fund money go-round

KPVI
Inside the campaign-finance ‘end run’ that earned GOP an FEC fine

Facing South
Advocates unveil pro-democracy 'blueprint' for North Carolina

The New York Times
Democrats’ Improbable New F.E.C. Strategy: More Deadlock Than Ever