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Alabama Voter Guide

All your voting questions, all in one guide.
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Reclaiming Our Power: A 61-Year Legacy of Black Enfranchisement in Alabama

The fight for Black enfranchisement has never been theoretical—it’s lived, it’s contested, and it’s ongoing.
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Our struggles are tied– so our advocacy must be too.

A growing group of community members across Alabama are not limiting their advocacy to a single issue. The same people who show up for immigrant rights are also showing up for criminal legal reform, for voting rights, for gender justice. They are recognizing that our struggles are connected, and that real change happens when we stand together.
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Resources for the Work Ahead

So you attended a No Kings Day rally– now what?

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Alabama Communities of Interest Town Hall - Statewide

Join us for a virtual Town Hall Meeting on Alabama Communities of Interest (COI) and help shape how your community is defined and represented in future planning for redistricting efforts.

This public forum is focused on identifying Communities of Interest (COI) across Alabama. COIs are groups of people whom you share common social, cultural, economic, geographic, or historical ties. Your input will help ensure fair and accurate representation in district mapping and policy decisions.

  • Overview of Communities of Interest (COI) and why now
  • Explanation of the mapping and input process
  • Open public comment period
  • Discussion of shared community concerns
  • Information on next steps and how input is used

Special Thanks: Alabama Values, Alabama Forward, ACLU of Alabama, Fair Representation in Redistricting, League of Women Voters
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Representing Student Voices

a group of students at the University of Alabama filed a federal lawsuit challenging the university’s suspension of two student publications, Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice. The students argue that the University of Alabama’s decision to suspend the magazines unlawfully censors disfavored student voices and perspectives, violating their rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.