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Opinion: SCOTUS decision is not just a setback for Black Louisianans

"They can redraw the lines. They cannot redraw our resolve."

Latest in voting
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Election 2022: D6 residents love their neighborhoods but say there’s much to fix
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2022 Election: What Oakland District 2 voters want
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The Road Leads Back to You, Georgia

Activists from Oakland are letter-writing and phone-banking in hopes of a Democratic senate takeover in Georgia, which would give Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote in Congress.

A mom and two children stand by a ballot box dropping off their ballot.
Quiet in-person voting this Sunday, but huge number of early voters in Oakland

58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few of these early voters in Oakland.

What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?

Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures.

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Talk of the Town: New Citizens Voting for the First Time

Hear from three first-time Oakland voters: longtime immigrants who gained their citizenship status in the last year, in part, to be able to vote.