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5 Takeaways From the Times Analysis of Democratic Decline in Voter Registration

Thirty states, as well as Washington, D.C., allow voters to register with a political party. Here’s what the data shows.

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The Democratic edge for voter registration in swing states like Nevada has been vanishing as the Republican share continues to grow.
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The Democratic Party’s Voter Registration Crisis

The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.

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Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state’s transformation from a perennial battleground to the new symbol of red America.
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Hispanic Democratic Officials in Texas Plead Not Guilty to Voter Fraud

Texas’ attorney general, Ken Paxton, has now used his “election integrity unit” to indict 15 Latino Democrats under a 2021 statute that outlawed delivering ballots for other voters.

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“Let me be crystal clear: the integrity of our elections is the bedrock of our democratic process, and any elected official trying to cheat the system will have to answer for it,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.
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Hundreds of Indian Lawmakers Detained at a Protest Claiming Vote Rigging

Opposition figures were held briefly at a New Delhi demonstration after accusing Narendra Modi’s ruling party of manipulating elections.

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Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the Samajwadi party, clambers over a barricade during a march led by India’s opposition parties in New Delhi on Monday.
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How the Supreme Court Set the Stage for Redistricting

Adam Liptak, a New York Times reporter covering the Supreme Court, explains a recent decision by the court on gerrymandering. He spells out how the justices may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act.
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In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails

The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a ceremony in the President’s Room at the Capitol.
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