Filter by: DemocracyElectionsGovernmentLocal ElectionsState ElectionsConstitutionRacial JusticeSupreme CourtVoting RightsHistoryState GovernmentMovementsProtestCensusDistrictingLocal GovernmentStatehood The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act A federal bill to restore The Voting Rights Act. Voter Rolls and Voter Purging The list of registered voters who can cast a ballot in an election. Several states have recently abused their power to purge millions of voters from the rolls. Shelby v Holder The US Supreme Court's 2013 decision gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 paving the way for levels of voter suppression not seen in decades. The U.S. Supreme Court Nomination Process How are Supreme Court Justices nominated and confirmed to office?