Voter Suppression

White sign has a red and blue American flag and the words "vote here" on it
Shani Saxon  Sep 10, 2019 9:57AM EDT

LIVESTREAM: House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Voter Suppression

The committee is holding a hearing on “Evidence of Current and Ongoing Voting Discrimination.” Watch it here.
Baby in stroller waits as midterm election voters cast their ballots at Atlanta, Georgia's Grady High School polling station on November 6, 2018.
Shani Saxon  Nov 7, 2018 4:34PM EST

Voter Suppression: Did it Work?

Republicans attempted to silence voters of color in midterm races across the country.
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catherine lizette gonzalez  Nov 2, 2018 4:38PM EDT

WATCH: New Doc Shows How Gerrymandering Suppresses Black Votes in North Carolina

“Crooked Lines” explains how lawmakers design voting districts to influence elections and keep Black voters from electing their preferred candidates.
Blackboard with "vote" written in white chalk
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 5, 2018 2:47PM EDT

How You Can Make the Most of the 2018 Midterm Elections

From registering to voting to advocating for the rights of others, these tools have you covered.
Three Black women wearing hats and pins at a political rally in Las Vegas.
Tiye Rose  Jan 25, 2018 2:06PM EST

VIDEO: Women of Color Set Their Focus on Voting Rights at Women's March Anniversary Events

During last weekend’s Women’s March anniversary, we talked to folks in Las Vegas and New York City about a prevailing issue that keeps many people of color from participating in elections: voter suppression.
A Latino man in a royal blue shirt stands in front of trees
Tiye Rose  Sep 13, 2017 2:40PM EDT

[VIDEO] Arizona Immigration Activist Tomas Robles on the Growing Cancer of Voter Suppression

In the final installment of the five-part video series, “Resistance Maricopa,” LUCHA executive director Tomas Robles explains why voter suppression is a major loss for immigrants. 
Black and white people in line against green grass
Sameer Rao  Nov 7, 2016 2:28PM EST

Long Early Voting Lines Illustrate Need for More Polling Places

One line in Cincinnati was a half-mile long. A new Vox report lays the blame not on enthusiastic early voter turnout, but polling place deficiencies.
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Sameer Rao  Nov 4, 2016 11:26AM EDT

ProPublica Calls For People To Document Voter Harassment and Interference On Election Day

The publication’s “Electionland” project seeks participants willing to help expose “anything that jeopardizes an orderly and fair election.”
Voters cast their votes at an early voting center setup for the general election on October 31, 2016, in Miami, Florida. In the state, the share of Latinx early voters increased by about 4 percent from early voting during the 2012 election.
Yessenia Funes  Nov 3, 2016 1:16PM EDT

Voter Suppression Tactics Target Latinx Voters in Red States

Long lines? Check. English-only information? Check. Violation of the Voting Rights Act? Check.
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Yessenia Funes  Nov 2, 2016 3:38PM EDT

Alt-Right Groups Threaten Intimidation and Hidden Cameras for Election Day Voter Suppression

Various organizations, including Neo Nazis, are targeting Black voters in cities like Philadelphia.
White sign with purple lettering and multicolored images against white door with gold handle in foreground of voters in multicolored clothing assembled in line
Sameer Rao  Nov 1, 2016 4:38PM EDT

North Carolina NAACP Files Federal Suit to Stop State Voter Suppression

An emergency hearing will take place in federal court tomorrow. 
Kenrya Rankin  Feb 3, 2016 3:50PM EST

STUDY: Voter ID Laws Are Fantastic at Keeping People of Color Away From the Polls

“Voter ID laws skew democracy in favor of Whites and those on the political right.”
Terry Keleher  Jun 25, 2014 1:15PM EDT

Rethinking Racial Justice Law a Year After the Gutting of the Voting Rights Act

One year after the Supreme Court found Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional, a group of lawyers are learning new ways to protect people of color.
Brentin Mock  Sep 26, 2013 11:38AM EDT

Nevada GOP Leader: 'Minorities Will Not Turn Out' to Vote in 2014

Nevada GOP leader also doesn’t like that the Democratic Party has such a diverse tent of followers.
Brentin Mock  Jun 25, 2013 10:30AM EDT

Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court says this is the end of Section Five of the Voting Rights Act. Now what?
Brentin Mock  May 22, 2013 1:04PM EDT

Voter Suppression Group Sues IRS For Delaying Their Voter Suppression

True the Vote is suing the IRS because the government agency dared to look into their voter suppression activity
Brentin Mock  Apr 4, 2013 4:02PM EDT

North Carolina GOP Unleashes Hardcore Voter ID Package

The state’s Republicans also want to sack early voting and institute felony disenfranchisement.
Brentin Mock  Dec 18, 2012 1:45PM EST

Michelle Obama: Don't Sleep on Voting Rights

We hate to keep beating y’all in the head about the voting rights war not being over, but seriously, it’s not over.
Kai Wright  Dec 5, 2012 9:59AM EST

Breaking News: Colorlines Believes in Racial Justice (Or, Why the Right's Scared of Us)

Our voting rights coverage has prompted some right wing muckraking on our publisher. We’ll save them the effort: We’re proud to be part of a racial justice movement.
Brentin Mock  Nov 7, 2012 10:54AM EST

Undeterred by the Long, Slow Line Toward Democracy

Those long, snaking lines were about more than a vote. The people most battered and excluded from the nation’s politics and economy are refusing to be ignored.