End Citizens United (ECU) today announced a merger with Let America Vote (LAV). Merging the two organizations will allow the groups to take a holistic approach to two of the biggest challenges facing our democracy: big money and voter suppression. End Citizens United and Let America Vote will be joint PACs subject to FEC donation […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Sweeping purges in key battleground states With 2020 just around the corner, the GOP has doubled down on their efforts to aggressively purge voters from voting rolls. Last Friday, a Wisconsin state judge ordered that 234,000 voters be removed from the state’s voting rolls. […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote North Carolina still gerrymandered A three-judge panel in North Carolina ruled that a congressional district map drawn recently drawn by lawmakers will stand for 2020. This came after North Carolina’s former congressional map was thrown out for being an extreme partisan gerrymander. While the […]
By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Voting rights in the Democratic debate We finally heard from several candidates on voting rights in Wednesday’s Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta. This was the first time moderators have asked a question about the right to vote. Here is what we heard from […]
By Porsha White, National Political Director, Let America Vote On the campaign trail, 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have repeated the refrain that, if it weren’t for voter suppression, Stacey Abrams would be the governor of Georgia. “Let’s say this loud and clear — without voter suppression, Stacey Abrams would be the governor of Georgia,” says […]
A look into how well states are protecting fair, free and accessible elections By Chris deLaubenfels, Director of Policy and Communications, Let America Vote Let America Vote is fighting to protect voting rights across the United States. That’s why we’ve compiled this analysis to reveal how well states are actually doing to promote fair and […]
