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January 29, 2024
New Jersey May Open Juries to Most People with Criminal Convictions
Alex Burness
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November 17, 2023
Michigan Law Is First to Automatically Register People to Vote As They Leave Prison
Alex Burness
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November 8, 2023
Abortion Rights Power Democratic Wins in Kentucky and Virginia
Daniel Nichanian
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October 27, 2023
After “Glimmer of a Moment,” Mississippi Once Again Shuts Out Aspiring Voters
Alex Burness
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October 17, 2023
“I Don’t Think They Care”: Virginia Is Slow-Walking the Fix to a Wrongful Voter Purge
Alex Burness
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October 12, 2023
Kentucky Activists Step In to Deliver on the Promise of Voting Rights Restoration
Alex Burness
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August 8, 2023
Tennessee Puts Voting Rights at the Whims of State Officials
Daniel Nichanian
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July 28, 2023
Kentucky’s Governor Race Could Unwind Voting Rights Restoration
Alex Burness
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June 16, 2023
The Virginians Who Can’t Vote Because of Glenn Youngkin
Alex Burness
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March 28, 2023
“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting
Alex Burness
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March 16, 2023
Oregon Tries Again to Restore Voting Rights in Prisons
Piper French
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March 13, 2023
New Mexico Is Making It Easier to Vote
Alex Burness
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February 22, 2023
Minnesota Is Restoring the Voting Rights of Tens of Thousands
Alex Burness
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February 3, 2023
North Carolina Supreme Court Signals It May Roll Back Voting Rights for Thousands
Kelan Lyons
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November 4, 2022
In North Carolina, a Rush to “Restore Hope in the Vote” in People with Felony Convictions
Kelan Lyons
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August 2, 2022
Tennessee DA Faces Voters, Months After Prosecuting Activist for Wanting to Vote
Daniel Nichanian
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June 20, 2022
D.C. Residents Are Voting from Prison This Week
Kira Lerner
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April 21, 2022
In French Presidential Election, Thousands More Vote from Prison
Cole Stangler
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March 14, 2022
“The Goal Was to Scare People, but It Could Boomerang.”
Daniel Nichanian
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February 18, 2022
Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico
Daniel Nichanian
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February 15, 2022
Oregon Stalls Effort to Allow Voting from Prison
Alex Zielinski
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April 8, 2021
She Lost Her Right to Vote Over A Felony. Now This Lawmaker Has Helped Enfranchise Thousands.
Daniel Nichanian
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March 26, 2021
The Next Virginia Governor Could Wipe Out New Voting Rights Gains
Daniel Nichanian
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March 2, 2021
The Fight for People in Prison to Vote Reaches Congress
Jerry Iannelli
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January 25, 2021
Oregon Bill Would Enable People to Vote from Prison
Kira Lerner
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December 18, 2020
How States Transformed Criminal Justice in 2020, and How They Fell Short
Daniel Nichanian
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November 3, 2020
Californians Approve an Initiative to Expand Voting Rights
Kira Lerner
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August 28, 2020
In Massachusetts, the Democratic Party Shifts Toward Supporting Voting Rights for All
Daniel Nichanian
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August 5, 2020
Iowa Governor Expands Voting Rights
Kira Lerner
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July 8, 2020
D.C. Is Poised To Abolish Felony Disenfranchisement
Kira Lerner
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May 28, 2020
COVID-19 Stalls Efforts to Help People with Felony Convictions Register to Vote
Stephanie Wykstra
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April 23, 2020
Virginia Ends Prison Gerrymandering, the Latest Chapter in a Recent Tidal Wave
Daniel Nichanian
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December 20, 2019
From Marijuana to the Death Penalty, States Led the Way in 2019
Daniel Nichanian
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December 18, 2019
One Week’s Work: New Jersey and Kentucky Restore Voting Rights to More than 200,000
Daniel Nichanian
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December 12, 2019
The Prosecutorial Chronicles, Dec. 2019 edition: A Tale of Political Contrasts
Daniel Nichanian
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November 22, 2019
When People in Prison Can Vote, Officials “Treat Them With Some Respect”
Daniel Nichanian
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September 26, 2019
Elections Could Expand Voting Rights This Fall. They Will Take Place in an “Intolerable Condition.”
Daniel Nichanian
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May 31, 2019
A Double Blow to Disenfranchisement
Daniel Nichanian
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May 2, 2019
“A Sliver of Light”: Maine’s Top Election Official on Voting From Prison
Daniel Nichanian
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May 1, 2019
Debate on Felony Disenfranchisement Is Already Here in State Legislatures Around the Country
Daniel Nichanian
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April 30, 2019
Bernie Sanders Explains Why He Supports Voting Rights for All Citizens
Daniel Nichanian
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March 27, 2019
What Are the Prospects for an Initiative on Rights Restoration in Mississippi?
Daniel Nichanian
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March 6, 2019
Hawaii Proposal to End Disenfranchisement Stalls as Advocates Vow to Press Ahead
Daniel Nichanian
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February 7, 2019
Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Restoring Voting Rights, but Organizers Are Not Waiting
Daniel Nichanian
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January 10, 2019
New Mexico Legislation Would Eliminate Felony Disenfranchisement
Daniel Nichanian
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December 20, 2018
Nevada Eases Rights Restoration
Daniel Nichanian
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December 6, 2018
In the Wake of Amendment 4: Spotlight on Disenfranchisement in Kentucky
Daniel Nichanian
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November 28, 2018
In the Wake of Amendment 4: Spotlight on Disenfranchisement in Mississippi
Daniel Nichanian
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