Voting Rights Litigation Tracker
As state legislatures enact policies to make it harder to vote, court battles loom.
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Who Watches the Poll Watchers?
State legislators have introduced at least 40 bills in 20 different states that would expand the powers of poll watchers. -
A Courts-Focused Research Agenda for the Department of Justice
Recommendations for the Justice Department research agenda to shed more light on how to improve our nation’s vast system of local, state, and federal courts. -
The Box Score on Voting Rights
Here’s how Georgia stacks up against Colorado and New York. -
Voting Laws Roundup: March 2021
State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law. -
How New York State’s New Small Donor Public Campaign Finance Option Will Boost Democracy
Large individual and entity donors in the 2020 New York legislative elections drowned out small donors. But the state’s new small donor public financing program, launching in 2022, could transform fundraising to make everyday New Yorkers a much more important source of support for candidates. -
The Truth About the ‘For the People Act’
Nine things you need to know about this landmark legislation. -
Georgia’s Attempt to Limit Out-of-Precinct Voting Will Hurt Black Neighborhoods
This proposed policy change, on top of others, will reduce Black voters’ access to the ballot box across the state. -
Automatic Voter Registration: Why and How
On May 18, 2016, the Brennan Center for Justice hosted the first national conference on automatic voter registration. Nearly 400 attendees from 20 states convened to discuss this breakthrough reform. -
Congress Could Change Everything
Forty-eight states have tried or are trying to enact legislation that could make it harder to vote. The Senate can stop voter suppression by passing the For the People Act, which passed the House in March.
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