The Brennan Center for Justice’s president and CEO, Michael Waldman, warned that the 2026 election will take place in a political system warped by Supreme Court decisions that have encouraged partisan gerrymandering and eroded protections for voters of color.
The League of Women Voters of Oregon and the ACLU of Oregon have filed a legal brief defending Oregon’s voter privacy protections in response to a federal lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking unredacted voter data.
Advocacy and research organizations are pushing for voting law reform to restore the right to vote to the 4 million citizens nationwide who are currently barred from voting due to felony convictions.
Civil rights and racial justice organizations have filed an amicus brief in federal court to block Texas’ newly enacted congressional map, arguing it racially discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters and should not take effect before the 2026 elections.
Hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered at Lake Merritt Amphitheater to denounce President Trump’s attempt to gerrymander Texas and warn that his effort to undermine democracy could spread across the country.
The Sentencing Project released a report on Wednesday detailing the barriers that prevent incarcerated people from voting in states where they have the legal right, and recommended policy changes to ensure access to the ballot.
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