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.
![Person holds sign that reads "register to vote here" near a voter registration booth on a Pennsylvania street](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/09/Voter-Registration-Day-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 28, 2021
Here’s What You Need to Know About the White House’s Plan to Promote Voting Access
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Aug 17, 2021
Block the Vote: How Politicians are Trying to Block Voters from the Ballot Box
![ACLU legal observers sit by a "Vote Here" sign outside a polling place in Georgia on Election Day.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/Southern-Collective-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Feb 25, 2021
Breaking Down Systemic Racism Through Collective Action in the South
![A demonstrator carries a sign demanding an end to gerrymandering and voter suppression.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-Voting-Rights-Protest-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Feb 23, 2021
If the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here's What It Should Do Immediately
![Dozens of people gathered near the Post Office in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, holding signs that read "Our Vote Our Future" and "Our Voices Count," to celebrate the election of Joe Biden.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/12/Voting-Rights-100-Day-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Dec 18, 2020
President-Elect Biden’s Voting Rights To-Do List
![Voting booths are kept socially distant at a New Hampshire polling site.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/10/VRP-Litigation-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Oct 14, 2020
Let People Vote: Our Fight for Your Right to Vote During 2020