VOTING RIGHTS
The SOLVE Network
SCSJ created the Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement (SOLVE) Network to educate and mobilize Southern communities to defend and advance voting rights.
Our Work
SOLVE was formed in 2013 in response to the US Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which gutted the Voting Rights Act. SOLVE's mission is to collaborate and share best practices in multidisciplinary advocacy, sound grassroots mobilization, and legal strategies to ensure fair and equitable voting practices. We address policies that have weakened the voting strength of many communities and formed obstacles and hurdles in exercising the right to vote.
Our Reach
SOLVE has expanded its membership to include more than 300 partners in 10 Southern states and continues growing.
Our Strategies
SOLVE assists Southern communities with educational materials, communications and technical support, research, funding, policy resources, and additional tools. SOLVE has been instrumental in growing the advocacy capacity of Southern communities on voting rights issues, including redistricting and election protection. As a result, groups across the region are now sharing resources and strategies to ensure voting rights, especially for voters of color, are protected and advanced. By combining our unique strategies and relationships with both community-based organizations and constituent accountable organizations, we effectively share successes, challenges, and lessons learned throughout the Network and leverage the collective impact across the South.
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SOLVE Resources
Media Relations Toolkit
SOLVE created this digital toolkit to help network members with ongoing communications needs.
Rapid Response 101 Toolkit
This guide is meant to provide a general overview of rapid response outreach and simplify the process.
State of the South: Voting Rights Under Assault
This report documents how voters of color, young voters and those with disabilities have been targeted with repressive laws and policies.
SOLVE Non-Partisan Redistricting Talking Points
These talking points are helpful for creating discussions about gerrymandering in Texas and beyond.Recommendations for Improving Election Data Transparency
SOLVE News
Southern Voting Groups Getting Out the Vote in Local Elections This Fall
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” election years without races for governors, Congress and president on…
Read More Southern Voting Groups Getting Out the Vote in Local Elections This Fall
SOLVE Coalition Calls to Strengthen and Protect our Multiracial Democracy on VRA’s 60th Anniversary
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 Voting Rights Act of 1965, a watershed moment in our country when…
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