News & Commentary about Fighting Voter Suppression

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

A demonstrator at the March On for Voting Rights in Washington D.C. holds up a sign reading "Suppression and Gerrymandering are Not Democracy".

Nov 29, 2023

Three Redistricting Cases to Watch

Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

Nov 9, 2023

We’re Winning Big at the Polls

Nov 6, 2023

Organizing Across Prison Walls to Get Out the Vote in Virginia

A line of voters in front of a sign that says "vote here."

Sep 26, 2023

Florida’s Statewide Prosecution of Voting with a Past Conviction is Unlawful

The Capitol Police arrest and escort a demonstrator during the Voters Rights protest on Capitol Hill.

Jun 23, 2023

How We Are Protecting the Right to Vote on the Anniversary of Shelby v. Holder

An Afrian-American woman drops a ballot into a State of Connecticut Official Ballot Drop Box outside Hartford City Hall.

May 12, 2023

Here's How Connecticut Could Implement a Historic New Voting Law

Apr 6, 2023

Minnesota Just Restored Voting Rights for 55,000 People

The floor of the rotunda in New Mexico's Capitol building.

Mar 30, 2023

Here's How New Mexico is Leading the Way for Voting Rights

An elected official reviews a map of North Carolina districts at select committee meeting on redistricting.

Dec 6, 2022

Explaining Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Democracy

A sign that says "vote here" among a line of voters.

Nov 23, 2022

Election Denialism Lost in Key Midterm Races, but the Fight is Far From Over