News & Commentary about Promoting Access to the Ballot
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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.
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Mar 5, 2012
Willing to Die for Their Country, But Unable to Vote in It
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Jan 23, 2012
Poll and Post Agree: Criminal Disfranchisement Laws Are Unjust
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Jan 16, 2012
Remembering Dr. King's Defense of Voting Rights
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Dec 28, 2011
Government Steps Up to Block Voter Suppression in South Carolina
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Dec 13, 2011
Out in the Cold at Age 84: Wisconsin's Ruthelle Frank Fights for Her Right to Vote
Sep 30, 2011
Keep Your Beliefs Out of My Birth Control
Jun 17, 2011
Democracy Tarnished in the Silver State
Mar 8, 2011
ACLU and Human Rights at Home Campaign Remind Obama Administration of Its Obligation to Implement Global Treaty Against Racial Discrimination
Mar 7, 2011
Voting in Florida: From Bad to Worse