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October 21, 2023

U S Democracy In Decline

What to know about democratic erosion

Voting Rights Roundup

How states are changing voting laws

ERA Coalition Goes To U N

Fights for Constitutional Equality

States News

Texas' open record law

Nebraska's 'Women's Bill of Rights'

Louisiana's redistricting case

Democracy In The United States

Understanding democratic decline in the U S

This report focuses on democratic back sliding driven by the choices of political leaders which resulted in election manipulation and executive overreach, and the power of the courts.

Understanding democratic decline in the United States | Brookings

The effort to subvert the 2020 election is the most obvious, but far from the only example of democratic backsliding in the U.S.

Voting Laws Roundup

The Brennan Center for Justice report

The report includes restrictive legislation, election interference legislation, expansive legislation and lawsuit challenges to voting laws.

Voting Laws Roundup: October 2023

So far this year, at least 14 states have enacted laws making it harder to vote, while 23 states have enacted laws making it easier.

Equal Rights Amendment

The ERA Coalition brings the fight for constitutional equality to the UN

Bettina Hager, Chief of Policy and Programs for the ERA Coalition, along with our partners at Equality Now, made 3 urgent appeals, addressing the importance of constitutional sex equality as well as other critical issues that demand the world's attention.

Global News

Preventing Gender Violence Around The World

Free Future - Preventing Gender Violence Around the World

Monica Aleman, International Program Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice International (GREJ-I), Ford Foundation Held over the course of two days, the inaugural Free Future summit brought global organizers, political leaders, poets, journalists, and academics together around an issue of vital importance: the right of women, girls and gender-nonconforming people to live lives free of violence.

State News

How Texas law lets the state get around injunctions

StateCrtReport

Nebraska advocates say 'Women's Bill of Rights' does not focus on needed priorities NebraskaExaminer

Texas' open records law is 50 years old - and routinely flouted TexasTribune

Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana redistricting case creates uncertainty StatesNews

For Your Information

Sidney Powell pleads guilty to six criminal charges in Fulton County elections subversion case DemocracyDocket

Why I Want to Build a Better Democracy. As a young girl in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Iran, I never expected to be fighting for democracy in the U S Ms

A racial gerrymandering case at the Supreme Court: Alexander v South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP lwv

What's Happening In Our Corner

These organizations listed on our website are offering workshops, virtual classrooms, new programs, updates on their initiatives, valuable resources, and news you can use.

Voting Rights Lab. Tracking election law and proposed legislation across all 50 states and DC. Vote

The October Book Browse booklist is here.

SHOP BO OK BROWSE

TWSTE Book Browse selects books on a variety of topics for your digital book shopping convenience. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, biographies, and books that offer insight on issues affecting women. Click here and shop with us.

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