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This escalation is unfolding just months before the national midterm elections, where turnout among key voter groups could determine control of Congress.
When federal guardrails fail or are manipulated and misused, states can provide the support and protection needed while also expanding meaningful ballot access.
The SAVE Act would disenfranchise millions of voters by banning mail-in ballots and requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration.
For decades, voters have tried to participate in a democratic process that would give them a voice and leverage in a country that has consistently turned a deaf ear to their needs.
North Carolina voters and the advocates who fight to keep voting free and fair show us the importance of adapting and never giving up.
Former President Barack Obama has called on Virginia voters to pass the redistricting effort, which would give Democrats four new House seats.
High Democratic voter turnout in both states points to the determination and resilience of communities determined to shift the balance of power.
California’s primary rules place both Republicans and Democrats in the same primary to determine the two candidates for governor.
While Texas entered a mid-decade redistricting effort to create new House seats, it’s the Senate race that’s created the most excitement.
The North Carolina primary will be the first test of a new congressional map the state implemented to help the GOP maintain its House majority.
The gloves have come off between two Texas Republicans fighting for a U.S. Senate seat as John Cornyn and Ken Paxton head into a 10-week runoff.
Trump also took the opportunity to launch into a white nationalist rant about "cultures" — a clear reference to Black and brown foreign cultures.