voting rights

Legislature / Elections

Voting rights advocates rally against Alabama redistricting special session

Advocates warn Alabama’s rushed redistricting effort threatens fair representation, voting rights and public trust ahead of primary elections.

May 4, 2026

How will the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision affect Alabama?

Dissenting, Justice Elena Kagan said the decision will “set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”

April 30, 2026

Alabama politics shift as PAC attacks, policy gaps, voters collide

A mystery PAC roiled GOP primaries as lawmakers logged narrow gains and a report found 800,000 Alabamians remained outside the electoral process.

April 27, 2026

We could use a few more lawmakers like Adline Clarke

Rep. Adline Clarke keeps on fighting for voting rights, no matter how hopeless that fight seems at times. This week, she finally got a win.

April 3, 2026

Voting rights coalition calls for state voting rights act

Advocates rallied at the Statehouse Wednesday to back legislation aimed at breaking barriers that disenfranchise marginalized voters across Alabama.

April 2, 2026

Protecting the ballot box and jury box preserves liberty

We might be better off without them, but as long as one party holds power, we need another to slow it down.

March 2, 2026

Voting challenges and election problem or voter suppression and campaign vote concept as ballots at a polling station as a maze blocking and disenfranchise a democratic right in a democracy

Why are Republicans so afraid of you voting?

Republicans keep figuring out ways to suppress votes and kill elections, in a never-ending effort to hold power.

February 17, 2026

Senate Judiciary Committee passes bills on voting rights restoration, increased criminal penalties

The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approved measures streamlining voting rights restoration for felons and increasing penalties for reckless endangerment and illegal handicap parking.

January 22, 2026

House Democratic Caucus makes affordability center of 2026 agenda

The Alabama House Democratic Caucus unveiled its 2026 legislative priorities Tuesday, focusing on tax elimination, voting access, and public education funding.

January 21, 2026

Alabama Arise discusses 2026 legislative priorities before session begins

Alabama Arise outlines 2026 priorities on hunger, education, justice and workers' rights, while urging early advocacy in a fast paced session.

January 13, 2026