News & Commentary about Voting Rights

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Protesters with signs at march on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Freedom, carrying signs that read "WE DEMAND VOTING RIGHTS NOW!" and WE DEMAND AN END O POLICE BRUTALITY NOW!" on August 28, 1963.

Aug 6, 2025

The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk

And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"

Jul 26, 2025

Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA

An exterior shot of the Supreme Court of the United States building.

Jun 27, 2025

Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day

A group of voting rights advocates marching over the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Mar 24, 2025

Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights

3D illustration of "Electoral College" script on a ballot box, with US flag as a background.

Dec 17, 2024

Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?

A woman with a surgical mask opening absentee ballots.

Nov 5, 2024

Why Counting the Vote Can, and Should, Take Time

Nov 4, 2024

There’s Always Room For Joy: Padma Lakshmi, Punkie Johnson and W. Kamau Bell

Nov 1, 2024

Tom Morello: Riffs and Resistance

Oct 23, 2024

Three Ways the ACLU is Protecting Our Right Vote

W. Kamau Bell onstage interview during the Know Your Rights bus tour.

Sep 27, 2024

W. Kamau Bell and Michigan's Top Rap Stars Get Down for Voting Rights