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Lance Wissinger (left) and Neil Volz shake hands after turning in their voter registration forms at the Lee County Supervisor of Elections office on January 8th, 2019, in Fort Myers, Florida. Wissinger and Volz, both with felony records, became able to vote for the first time after a new constitutional amendment took effect.

1.4 Million Florida Felons Regain the Right to Vote

On a big day for Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis assumed his new position on Tuesday and, despite his efforts to delay it, Amendment 4 took effect.

Kelley Czajka

A man casts a vote in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on February 20th, 2016, in West Columbia, South Carolina.

Social Justice

The Texas Democratic Party May Be Investigated for a Confusing Voter Registration Mailer

The Texas secretary of state's office has asked the state's attorney general to investigate a democratic mailer that had a checkbox indicating citizenship pre-checked.

Blake Paterson

Voters cast ballots during the early voting period at C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center on October 18th, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Social Justice

In Georgia, Registration Restrictions Disproportionately Affect Urban Voters

Of the more than 50,000 people in the state whose voter registrations are frozen or "pending," about 98 percent live in urban areas.

Brentin Mock

Social Justice

An Influx of New Voters Around Austin Inundates Texas’ Outdated Registration System

Travis County received around 35,000 written registrations on the final day to submit them, meaning that they now need to be sorted by hand before early voting begins next week.

Jessica Huseman