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Thrown-out ballots and map confusion: Voters are losing the redistricting battle

Gerrymandering Disenfranchises Voters Again. It Has Done So Since 1812. The Fight Continues.

What Happened

Voters in multiple jurisdictions are having ballots invalidated and experiencing confusion due to redistricting changes — redrawn electoral maps that have altered precinct boundaries, polling places, and district assignments. Some voters are casting ballots in the wrong precincts as a result of t...

What's In Your Control

Confirming your current polling place before election day at vote.org or your state's official election website. Requesting a provisional ballot if told you're in the wrong precinct — federal law r...

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Tennessee Republicans Unveil New Congressional Map Carving Up Majority-Black House District

Tennessee Redraws Its Map. The Fight Over Who Gets Represented Continues, As It Always Has.

What Happened

Tennessee Republicans have introduced a new congressional redistricting map that splits up a majority-Black congressional district. The proposal restructures district boundaries in a way that would dilute the concentrated Black voting population in that district, likely reducing minority represen...

What's In Your Control

Whether you contact your Tennessee state representative or senator to register opposition or support. Whether you support voting rights organizations active in Tennessee (e.g., NAACP Legal Defense ...

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Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander'

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana's District Map. Voting Rights Law Gets Tested, Again.

What Happened

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's congressional district map constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling means Louisiana's House map must be redrawn. This follows years of legal battles over whether the state's map adequately represented its Black population, which ...

What's In Your Control

Whether you understand your own congressional district and who represents you. Whether you are registered to vote at your current address. If you live in Louisiana, whether you follow the redrawing...

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