Movement Advancement Project

For six decades, the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) stood as the cornerstone of American democracy — a hard-won protection guaranteeing that the color of a person’s skin could not determine their access to the ballot box or their ability to elect candidates who represent them. Yet, on April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 6–3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, effectively gutting Section 2 of the VRA — the law’s last remaining major enforcement mechanism. Out today, a new blog from MAP's Democracy program details how the VRA has been steadily dismantled over the years, what the Callais decision means for voting rights, and how states are responding with their own protections. 📒 Keep reading via our link in bio.

Have you seen our 20-year timeline? In honor of MAP's milestone anniversary, we've released an interactive walkthrough of our organization's history. Click our link in bio to learn more and read testimonials from our supporters, collaborators, and partners from the last two decades.

Since our official founding in 2006, MAP has provided rigorous research, insight, and communications that help speed equality and opportunity for all. To celebrate two decades of work across progressive movements, we have released an anniversary timeline recognizing major milestones in our organization's history by year. Swipe here for highlights from 2005, 2006, 2011, and 2019. To view our full 20-year timeline, visit our link in bio.

Covering over 50 laws and policies, the Democracy Maps reveal the incredible differences in access to voting and election independence by tracking laws that impact our democracy in real time. Our April 2026 Democracy Maps updates include the following policy areas: 🗳️ Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirements for Voter Registration 🗳️ Membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) 🗳️ State Voting Rights Acts 🗳️ Voter ID Requirements for In-Person Voting 🗳️ Post-Election Audits 🗳️ Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) Click our link in bio to keep reading.

As we continue our work of advancing equality and opportunity for all, we're sharing a testimonial from Rep. Leigh Finke of Minnesota. "We're in a very difficult stretch," she explains, "[and] organizations like MAP are are going to become more important than ever." See our link in bio to visit our brand new website and read additional quotes from our supporters—plus an interactive timeline and a new video—about our work and mission across two decades.

In recognizing MAP’s 20th year, this video illustrates the key principles of our Theory of Transformation, which details how we fuse communications, policy, and collaboration to help advance equality and opportunity for all. View the full video and learn more about our work and history by visiting MAP’s anniversary page, linked in our bio.

At MAP, our impact comes from the way we fuse communications, policy and collaboration to help people better understand the critical issues we face—and also better understand each other. For the last twenty years, our work has been laser-focused on changing hearts and minds. We're sharing a quote from our long-time partner and collaborator, Nadine Smith, who speaks to our consistent, grounded approach to responding to real-time issues: “It's very easy for national organizations to lose their way if they're not connected to what's happening on the ground," Nadine explained, "and I think MAP has done a really good job of always staying connected to the ground and always staying responsive to what is happening locally. Because of that I think they have sort of an early warning system about what's coming and they are able to see a pattern and trend developing. Maybe the first couple of states that faced the attack aren't going to be successful, but by the time they get to the third, MAP has some resources that can help them push back.” To learn more about MAP's history, including our movement partnerships and milestone moments, visit our link in bio. Our anniversary page features a brand-new, interactive timeline that explores our scope of work and 20-year impact.

(PART 2) For this “BLANK is a Queer Issue” IG Live Conversation, @benjiecoy was joined by Caroline Medina from @lgbtmap discussing "Data Collection is a Queer Issue." We are so excited to continue this series of conversations highlighting topics not necessarily seen as “queer issues” but nevertheless, deeply impact queer people’s ability to thrive and live authentic and full lives. 🤔Do you have intersectional topics? You think we should highlight? DM us! [Please note: You may experience occasional audio disruptions during this livestream. We appreciate your understanding.]

(PART 1) For this “BLANK is a Queer Issue” IG Live Conversation, @benjiecoy was joined by Caroline Medina from @lgbtmap discussing "Data Collection is a Queer Issue." We are so excited to continue this series of conversations highlighting topics not necessarily seen as “queer issues” but nevertheless, deeply impact queer people’s ability to thrive and live authentic and full lives. 🤔Do you have intersectional topics? You think we should highlight? DM us! [Please note: You may experience occasional audio disruptions during this livestream. We appreciate your understanding.]

We are so grateful for the support we’ve received as we celebrate MAP’s 20th year. Today, we’re sharing a special anniversary message from Congresswoman Sarah McBride (@sarahemcbride ) of Delaware, who speaks to MAP’s impact since our founding two decades ago.

We’re back with our Instagram Live series “X is a Queer Issue”, exploring topics that aren’t always recognized as “queer issues” — but that profoundly impact #queer folks’ ability to thrive and live fully authentic lives. For our next conversation, @benjiecoy welcoming Caroline Medina, Senior Advisor for Data Policy and Strategy for the @lgbtmap discussing "Data Collection is a Queer Issue." 📲💜 🟣 Tune in Tuesday, April 21st 12PM ET/9AM PT on #InstagramLive! #TheTaskForce #ProtectLGBTQYouth #ProtectTransRights #LGBTQLivesMatter #QTBIPOC #LGBTQICommunity #HumanRights

In case you missed it: MAP launched a brand-new website, and we're so excited to share it! You can explore the site now at mapresearch.org. In recognition of our anniversary year, Naomi Goldberg, MAP's executive director, explains how the new platform drives two decades of work and offers added value for our partners and collaborators: “For 20 years, MAP’s work has been driven by our commitment to collaboration and rigorous analysis—and our new website carries that legacy forward. We devoted significant time and care to understanding how advocates, policy makers, journalists, and community members engage with our site and what they need from it. The result is a more intuitive, accessible platform that helps our partners and collaborators quickly find the resources they need to advance conversations, influence policy, and build powerful movements for change.”