Highlights From ‘Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts’ VideoFebruary 4, 2025 Highlights From ‘Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts’ The freedom to vote is under attack across the country, especially for Black voters and other voters of color. States can join the growing movement to protect the freedom to vote and remove barriers to the ballot box by enacting their own voting rights acts. Feb 4, 2025 Rebecca Mears, Matthew Gossage, Olivia Mowry
The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts Fact SheetJanuary 31, 2025 The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote. Jan 31, 2025 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens ArticleJanuary 31, 2025 The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote. Jan 31, 2025 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant
Introduction to State Voting Rights Acts VideoJanuary 30, 2025 Introduction to State Voting Rights Acts This is the first video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund. Jan 30, 2025 Rebecca Mears, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry, 2 More Matthew Gossage, Toni Pandolfo
Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts Past EventJanuary 15, 2025 Winning the Fight for Voting Rights: State Voting Rights Acts Please join the Legal Defense Fund and the Center for American Progress for this special virtual event to watch the first video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained" video series and a discussion about state voting rights acts. Jan 15, 2025 Rebecca Mears, Adam Lioz
Mears: Michigan must pass its voting rights act In the NewsDecember 18, 2024 Mears: Michigan must pass its voting rights act In an op-ed published by The Detroit News, Rebecca Mears urges Michigan lawmakers to pass their State Voting Rights Act before their congressional session ends on Thursday. Dec 18, 2024 The Detroit News Rebecca Mears
The Freedom To Vote: The Power of Casting a Ballot VideoOctober 31, 2024 The Freedom To Vote: The Power of Casting a Ballot Stephanie Hicks’ story of re-enfranchisement in Alabama speaks to how the lives of more than 3 million disenfranchised Americans could be transformed. Oct 31, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Ben Olinsky, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Matthew Gossage, Toni Pandolfo
Election Certification: What You Need To Know ArticleOctober 25, 2024 Election Certification: What You Need To Know It is unlawful for election officials to act outside the law to refuse to certify election results. Oct 25, 2024 Rebecca Mears
The Freedom To Vote: The Pride and Empowerment That Come With the Right To Vote VideoOctober 24, 2024 The Freedom To Vote: The Pride and Empowerment That Come With the Right To Vote Ronald McKeithen’s story of re-enfranchisement in Alabama speaks to how the lives of more than 3 million disenfranchised Americans could be transformed. Oct 24, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Ben Olinsky, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Matthew Gossage, Toni Pandolfo
How Alabama Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 22, 2024 How Alabama Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Alabamians for the 2024 election. Oct 22, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
The State of Voting Leave Fact SheetOctober 21, 2024 The State of Voting Leave Guaranteeing paid time off from work to vote, as many states do, can reduce barriers to voting. Oct 21, 2024 Molly Weston Williamson
The Freedom to Vote: How Re-enfranchisement Would Strengthen Democracy VideoOctober 18, 2024 The Freedom to Vote: How Re-enfranchisement Would Strengthen Democracy Timothy Lanier’s story of disenfranchisement in Alabama speaks to the reality of the more than 3 million Americans who are denied their right to vote. Oct 18, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Ben Olinsky, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Matthew Gossage, Toni Pandolfo
How the Freedom to Vote Act Could Have Changed the 2024 Election In the NewsOctober 16, 2024 How the Freedom to Vote Act Could Have Changed the 2024 Election In an op-ed published by Democracy Docket, Greta Bedekovics illustrates how significantly the Freedom to Vote Act could have changed this year’s elections for the better if it had not been blocked by the filibuster in 2022. Oct 16, 2024 Democracy Docket Greta Bedekovics
How West Virginia Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 11, 2024 How West Virginia Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for thousands of West Virginians for the 2024 election. Oct 11, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How North Carolina Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 10, 2024 How North Carolina Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of North Carolinians for the 2024 election. Oct 10, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How Delaware Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 10, 2024 How Delaware Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Delawareans for the 2024 election. Oct 10, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How Kentucky Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 9, 2024 How Kentucky Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Kentuckians for the 2024 election. Oct 9, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How Wisconsin Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 7, 2024 How Wisconsin Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Wisconsinites for the 2024 election. Oct 7, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How Florida Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 4, 2024 How Florida Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Floridians for the 2024 election. Oct 4, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How Ohio Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 3, 2024 How Ohio Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Ohioans for the 2024 election. Oct 3, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
How Texas Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Fact SheetOctober 2, 2024 How Texas Elections Would Look Different if the Freedom to Vote Act Had Been Enacted Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Texans for the 2024 election. Oct 2, 2024 Greta Bedekovics, Sydney Bryant, Alice Lillydahl
Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: How Elections Would Look Different This Year and in the Future ReportOctober 1, 2024 Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: How Elections Would Look Different This Year and in the Future Key voting rights legislation that Congress has been working to pass for years would have transformed election administration and security across the country ahead of the 2024 election cycle and guaranteed all Americans easy access to the ballot box. Oct 1, 2024 Greta Bedekovics
Government Is Failing Many Americans, But Rejecting Democracy Is Not the Answer Fact SheetSeptember 26, 2024 Government Is Failing Many Americans, But Rejecting Democracy Is Not the Answer The solution to an unresponsive democracy is not replacing it with autocracy, but instead building a stronger system answerable to the people. Sep 26, 2024 Michael Sozan
An American Democracy Built for the People: Why Democracy Matters and How To Make It Work for the 21st Century ReportSeptember 26, 2024 An American Democracy Built for the People: Why Democracy Matters and How To Make It Work for the 21st Century Although democracy is failing to meet the needs of many Americans, it is far preferable to an autocratic system, and it can be modernized with a compelling set of reforms. Sep 26, 2024 Michael Sozan
Gen Z Voters Could Determine the Outcome of the 2024 Elections If They Turn Out In the NewsSeptember 17, 2024 Gen Z Voters Could Determine the Outcome of the 2024 Elections If They Turn Out In an op-ed published in Teen Vogue, Rebecca Mears describes how young voters ages 18 to 24 have the power to shape the course of the 2024 presidential election. Sep 17, 2024 Teen Vogue Rebecca Mears
The Power of One Vote ReportSeptember 16, 2024 The Power of One Vote Elections help determine the quality of the air Americans breathe, the water they drink, and everything else in between; and more often than people realize, these elections come down to just a handful of votes. Sep 16, 2024 Rebecca Mears, Zachary Geiger
Project 2025 Is Already a Reality in Many States ArticleSeptember 12, 2024 Project 2025 Is Already a Reality in Many States Here are examples of how some states are already working to implement the extreme policies outlined in Project 2025. Sep 12, 2024 Ryan Koronowski
We can mend our national division In the NewsAugust 19, 2024 We can mend our national division In an op-ed published by The Baltimore Sun, Michael Sozan, Cissy Jackson, and the Cato Institute’s Walter Olson offer guidance on how to turn down the temperature in this fraught political moment. Aug 19, 2024 The Baltimore Sun Michael Sozan, Cissy Jackson, Walter Olson Available in Spanish via the Cato Institute. Click here.
4 Ways Unions Make Our Economy and Democracy Stronger ArticleJuly 11, 2024 4 Ways Unions Make Our Economy and Democracy Stronger Unions raise wages for workers, reduce inequality, increase voter turnout, and advance middle-class interests; policymakers should make strengthening unions a top priority. Jul 11, 2024 Sachin Shiva
Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances ArticleJuly 8, 2024 Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances Project 2025—and the budget plans it has spawned—would erode Americans’ personal freedoms and harm the middle class, starting by consolidating power in the presidency just as authoritarian governments have done in other countries around the world. Jul 8, 2024 Will Ragland, Joe Radosevich
Democracy at a Crossroads: A Q&A About Free and Fair Elections With EAC Chairman Benjamin Hovland ArticleJune 18, 2024 Democracy at a Crossroads: A Q&A About Free and Fair Elections With EAC Chairman Benjamin Hovland As America’s election system continues to face formidable challenges, Chairman Benjamin Hovland of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission again shares his views with CAP about ways to respond. Jun 18, 2024 Michael Sozan
EU Elections: What the Results Mean and Why They Matter ArticleJune 13, 2024 EU Elections: What the Results Mean and Why They Matter While pro-European and democratic forces hold the majority in the EU parliament elections, far-right gains portend trouble ahead. Jun 13, 2024 Johan Hassel, Robert Benson
New Jersey voters have fewer protections than New Yorkers. It’s time to fix that. In the NewsJune 4, 2024 New Jersey voters have fewer protections than New Yorkers. It’s time to fix that. Rebecca Mears argues in the New Jersey Monitor why the state of New Jersey should pass its own voting rights act. Jun 4, 2024 The New Jersey Monitor Rebecca Mears
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Is Spearheading a Judicial Power Grab ReportMay 15, 2024 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Is Spearheading a Judicial Power Grab The rogue 5th Circuit Court has helped undermine the separation of powers, established precedent, and principled legal reasoning to accomplish right-wing policy goals; the Supreme Court continuing to follow suit would strip power away from elected representatives and American voters. May 15, 2024 Jeevna Sheth, Devon Ombres
Voting Rights in Alabama Past EventApril 29, 2024 Voting Rights in Alabama The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, the Battle Against Voter Suppression Today, and the Need for Federal Solutions Apr 29, 2024
How the Racist History of the Filibuster Lives on Today ReportApril 29, 2024 How the Racist History of the Filibuster Lives on Today By blocking the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the filibuster continues its long history as an institutional tool used to oppress Black and brown Americans. Apr 29, 2024 Greta Bedekovics
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