Voter Suppression

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July 17, 2023
Millions of Black and Latino voters are missing or not listed correctly in voter databases, denying them access to info…
November 23, 2022
Early voting will be allowed Saturday in the Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.
Georgia voters
November 1, 2022
A new study shows that 71% of Black voters fear voter suppression will interfere with the results of the 2022
Kansas voters -- man with hands spread
November 1, 2022
Kansas voters are receiving misinformation via text message about where to vote just a week ahead of the 2022 midterm…
October 20, 2022
A new theGrio/KFF survey found that 84% of Black voters believe their vote will be accurately counted in this November’s…
July 25, 2022
As the former campaign manager for Vice President Al Gore, Donna Brazile charts the dangers of Trump and others pushing…
June 20, 2022
New York's governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting…
June 19, 2022
Louisiana lawmakers ended a special session Saturday saying they were unable to agree on a new congressional map that includes…
La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com
June 17, 2022
Judge Shelly Dick noted that approving a new congressional map in six days has been done by the Louisiana Legislature…
Judge Wooden gavel on the table of judge with american flag and black chair
June 9, 2022
A federal judge has refused to delay her order for Louisiana to redraw its congressional districts while an elections official appeals.
June 8, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana's congressional boundary lines.
June 7, 2022
Louisiana's governor will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that…
May 9, 2022
The GOP, led by Donald Trump, is hungry for power and will do whatever it takes to achieve it –…
April 11, 2022
Georgia Democrats and leaders tell theGrio they’re not giving up the fight to protect the sacred right to vote in…
March 12, 2022
Rejected mail ballots are relatively uncommon in an election, but the rejection rate among mail voters in the Texas primary…
February 15, 2022
John Bel Edwards did not tell the media Monday if he will veto the bills, saying, "The simple answer: I…
Mitch McConnell - theGrio.com
January 23, 2022
Black Voters Matter founder Latosha Brown says she's not surprised by McConnell's remark because his actions are aligned with his…
Martin Luther King III - theGrio.com
January 15, 2022
The King family and other demonstrators are demanding that the Senate pass the Freedom to Vote Act, a comprehensive voting…
January 10, 2022
"In 2020, millions made their voices heard at the polls," Obama tweeted, noting that foes of "progress are making it…
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol
January 5, 2022
The Capitol insurrection was an effort to once again disenfranchise Black voters who cast 90% of their ballots for Biden…