Weekly Primers

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 06: on March 6, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
The Census Privacy Fight With Huge Voting Rights Implications Hits Major Inflection Point Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | May 3, 2021 5:52 p.m.
Restrictive Voting Proposals Run Into Some Turbulence Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | April 26, 2021 12:17 p.m.
Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border and transportation security, Homeland Security Department, testifying at a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on FY2005 appropriations for border and transportation security.
Arkansas Legislature Sends Sweeping Slate Of Voter Restrictions To Guv’s Desk Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | April 19, 2021 2:05 p.m.
GOP Lawmakers Across The Country Are Trying To Make Mail Voting More Difficult Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | April 12, 2021 2:04 p.m.
GOP Vs. Corporate America Becomes Flash Point In Voting Rights Battles Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | April 5, 2021 2:35 p.m.
Amid Georgia Furor, Other States Look at New Ways To Make Voting Harder Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 29, 2021 12:57 p.m.
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 09: People wait in line to vote in Georgia’s Primary Election on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Voter Advocates Pressure Biz Community To Push Back On Restrictive Proposals Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 22, 2021 1:53 p.m.
CHARLESTON, SC - OCTOBER 30: People head to the voting booths to cast their in-person absentee ballots at Seacoast Church West Ashley on October 30, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Shape Of Nationwide Voting Restriction Push Begins To Firm Up Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 15, 2021 2:18 p.m.
FORT WORTH, TX - MARCH 1: Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday March 1, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
Sweeping Democracy Overhaul Bill To Make Final Push In The House Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | March 1, 2021 1:59 p.m.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA - On election day Americans vote at the Rothschild Elementary School library, Precinct 116, in Columbus, Georgia on Tuesday November 6, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Georgia Republicans Sharpen Plan To Roll Back Ballot Access Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 22, 2021 3:00 p.m.
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Census Delays Could Have Big Impact On Redistricting Fights Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 15, 2021 11:15 a.m.
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 09: A polling place worker holds an "I'm a Georgia Voter" sticker to hand to a voter on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
If GA Pushes Through Voter Restrictions, A Legal Battle Will Follow Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 8, 2021 1:55 p.m.
After Trump’s Bogus Claims, Restrictive Voting Proposals Are Surging In The States Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 1, 2021 1:57 p.m.
Amid Busy Biden Agenda, Congress Renews Voting Rights Package Push Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 25, 2021 2:40 p.m.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event.
Trump’s Crusade To Reverse His Election Loss Is Getting Closer To An End Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 18, 2021 11:06 a.m.
Behind The Fallen Capitol, A Government In Ruins Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | January 14, 2021 5:22 p.m.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL
SCOTUS Signals It Remains Uninterested In Helping Faux Trump Coup Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 11, 2021 2:06 p.m.
The President Had Help Inspiring A Would-Be Coup Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | January 7, 2021 6:51 p.m.
Trump’s Faux Coup Hits New Level Of Crazy Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | January 4, 2021 4:18 p.m.
Trump Launches Yet Another Doomed SCOTUS Bid To Throw Out Votes Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | December 21, 2020 1:37 p.m.
VALDOSTA, GA - APRIL 28: during the first round of the South Georgia Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club on April 28, 2011 in Valdosta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR) *** Local Caption ***
How Many More Times Do Trump’s Dreams Of Reversing His Loss Have To Die? Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | December 14, 2020 3:54 p.m.
As Trump’s Election Fraud Charade Falters, GOP States Turn To Restricting Voter Access Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | December 7, 2020 2:20 p.m.
Trump Admin Salts The Earth As Biden Attempts A Transition Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | December 3, 2020 5:40 p.m.
The Slapdowns To Trump’s Bid To Reverse His Defeat Are Getting More Painful Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | November 30, 2020 2:58 p.m.
Trump’s Faux Coup Gets Weirder As Campaign Vows SCOTUS Bid After PA Slapdown Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | November 23, 2020 11:21 a.m.
As Trump Eyes The Door, Executive Branch Rushes Last-Minute Changes Prime Badge
This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.
By | November 19, 2020 6:32 p.m.
Trump’s Bid To Challenge His Loss In Court Is Going As Well As Everyone Expected (Not Well At All) Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
By | November 16, 2020 1:19 p.m.
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