DURHAM, N.C. (July 9, 2026) — State elected officials in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee have acted with breathtaking speed since the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais to dismantle majority-Black districts in their...
DURHAM, N.C. (May 14, 2026) — Southern states have rushed to strip fair representation from communities of color in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating decision late last month dismantling a major piece of the nation’s landmark Voting Rights Act. State...
DURHAM, N.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating decision Wednesday dismantling the nation’s landmark Voting Rights Act marks a critical moment for communities of color across the South who have long organized, advocated, and fought to ensure that their voices are...
MOBILE, Ala. (April 16, 2026) — More than 815,000 Alabamians — 21% of the state’s 3.8 million voting-aged citizens — are not regularly voting, according to a new report, “Missing Voters: The Real Threat to Alabama’s Democracy.” The report was released by Stand Up...
DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 28, 2025) — General elections will be held across the South in late October and early November, with voters deciding who will lead their cities and towns, steer local school policies and more. Turnout tends to be much lower in these “off”...
The following is a statement from the SOLVE Network, a coalition of 300 grassroots groups dedicated to voting access, on the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6. August 6th marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the...
Panel calls for urgent federal and state action to protect access to the ballot and defend against voter suppression. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2025) — Leading civil and voting rights litigators and advocates spoke Tuesday about next week's 60th anniversary of the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Oct. 4, 2024) — The following is statement from Cate Mayer, founder and director of Be the Ones: “I applaud Circuit Court Judge Daniel Coble’s decision to extend South Carolina’s voter registration deadline to Monday, October 14th given the aftermath...
DURHAM, N.C. (Aug. 15, 2024) – The Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement Network (SOLVE), a project of Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 SOLVE Southern Spark Grants.
DURHAM, N.C. (Aug. 6, 2024) — The Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement (SOLVE) Network is excited to announce the release of its “State of the South: Voting Rights Under Assault” report, which details the challenges millions of voters in the South will face this fall to exercise their freedom to vote.
DURHAM, N.C. (May 29, 2024) –– The Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement (SOLVE) Network is excited to announce a series of $10,000 one-year project grants for Southern organizations and groups to increase civic participation and engagement in historically...
DURHAM, NC (September 18, 2023) — The Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement Network (SOLVE), which is part of Southern Coalition for Social Justice, granted $300,000 to 36 organizations throughout the South working on civic engagement projects. SOLVE is a...