Voting Rights
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in Callais. States are purging voter rolls with error-prone data matching. The SAVE Act would block 21 million citizens from registering. These briefs cover the court rulings, the state-level restrictions, and what federal legislation could change.
12 briefs in this series
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- citizens the SAVE Act would block from registering to vote Brennan Center
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- congressional seats lost to discriminatory redistricting after Callais Resist Now analysis
The Courts
The Supreme Court decisions that gutted federal voting protections.
1 more brief coming soon.
The States
Purges, barriers, and a mail voting ban. The restrictions heading into November.
Ohio and Texas Are Purging Voter Rolls With Broken Data Before the Midterms
Ohio and Texas face lawsuits over illegal voter purges ahead of 2026 midterms. How to check your registration and fight back.
An Executive Order Could Block 46 Million Mail Voters. A Federal Judge Declined to Stop It.
An executive order directs USPS to refuse mail ballots unless voters appear on a federal list. 46 million Americans voted by mail in 2024. The databases that would build the list have documented error rates. A federal judge declined to block it because no one has been harmed yet.
The SAVE Act Would Block 21 Million Citizens From Registering to Vote. It Has Bipartisan Branding and a One-Sided Effect.
The SAVE Act requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. 21 million eligible citizens lack the documents. The problem it claims to solve affects 0.0003% of ballots.
8 States Now Require Papers to Vote. More Bills Are Coming.
Eight states now require passports or birth certificates to vote. Five passed new laws in 2026. 21 million citizens lack the documents.
The Legislation
The John Lewis Act. Polling place protections. What could change the map.
Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
States keep changing voting rules in ways that hit some communities harder than others. Federal preclearance is the tool that makes suppression harder to hide.
Protect Polling Places From Intimidation
Voter intimidation is increasing at polling places. Your rights and what you can do to protect them.