Right to Vote Initiative

Zerline Hughes

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Your Voice Matters: May 6, Voting Rights Convening

Posted by Zerline Hughes on April 29, 2019 /

Advancement Project National Office: ‘We Must Shed Light on Discriminatory Voting Practices Now’

Posted by Zerline Hughes on April 23, 2019 /

National Civil Rights Organizations Launch WeVoteWeCount.org to Collect Stories of Voter Suppression, Drive Change Ahead of 2020 Presidential Election Ahead of the 2020 presidential

Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill Undermining the Right to Vote

Posted by Zerline Hughes on March 29, 2019 /

By Jeralyn Cave This week, Florida’s Senate Committee on Criminal Justice voted to advance SB 7086, a reckless bill that, if passed, would undermine

Together, we did it. 1.4 million Returning Citizens have been re-enfranchised

Posted by Zerline Hughes on November 6, 2018 / Category Blog #1

We did it. But not without incident. But we did it! Our organizing, litigation, public education and get out the vote efforts resulted in an

What to Do if You Experience Intimidation at the Polls

Posted by Zerline Hughes on November 6, 2018 / Category Blog #1

The images that usually come to mind when people hear voter intimidation are flashbacks of vicious German Shepherds that have been trained to attack Black

Building the ‘Country that has Yet to Exist,’ 1.4 Million Returning Citizens at a Time

Posted by Zerline Hughes on November 5, 2018 / Category Blog #1

By Jen Lai-Peterson One week ago, we here at Advancement Project’s national office, took pause and gathered to grieve and reflect collectively on the horrific

White Nationalist Terrorism vs. the Young Voter of Color

Posted by Zerline Hughes on November 3, 2018 / Category Blog #1

By Shu Ohno The DeploraBomber. The heinous neo-Nazi shooting of Jewish congregants in Pittsburgh. The racist hate crime shooting of two Black grocery shoppers in

Dream Defenders: Music Festival Reminds Young Floridians to Get Out, Vote

Posted by Zerline Hughes on November 2, 2018 / Category Blog #1

By Alexis McKenney What they’re most afraid of is young, Black, Brown and working-class people coming together because we know we ALL deserve better. –

‘No Surrender, No Retreat’: VOTE v. Louisiana Denied, But A Projected 40,000 Are Rejoining Democracy in March 2019

Posted by Zerline Hughes on November 1, 2018 / Category Blog #1

“No surrender, no retreat!” declared Checo Yancy, one of the plaintiffs in VOTE v. Louisiana and Director of Voters Organized to Educate, Baton Rouge,

Georgia is on Our Minds

Posted by Zerline Hughes on October 26, 2018 /

By Andrew Hairston Georgia remains on my mind. Our Power & Democracy Co-program Director and Senior Attorney Donita Judge and I recently journeyed to the

Protect Your Vote Webinars on FL, OH, PA, MI and NV Election Laws

Posted by Zerline Hughes on September 8, 2018 / Category Blog #1

Mid-term elections are nearly here and we want to make sure communities are prepared to go to the polls. Learn how you can protect the