voting rights restrictions
Jan
19
2022
A political cartoon published January 19, 2022, depicts Mike Lindell embracing a pillow labeled voter suppression with gerrymandering noted below. The MyPillow founder, wearing a red states shirt, declares it is all they have. The image responds to ongoing Republican efforts in multiple states to enact voting restrictions and redraw legislative maps following the 2020 election and 2021 redistricting cycle. Critics argued the measures targeted Democratic-leaning voters while supporters maintained they addressed election integrity concerns.
Oct
20
2021
The cartoon by R.J. Matson, published October 20, 2021, depicts a voting machine branded with Republican elephants and labeled Freedom to Vote Republican Act. The screen asks if 41 senators would filibuster the right to cast a ballot. A stop sign blocks progress if the answer is yes, directing voters to go home, while a green arrow allows continuation only if no. The image comments on Senate procedural hurdles facing voting rights bills amid Republican-led state measures on elections.
Jul
2
2021
The Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Voting Rights Act in early July 2021 that upheld state authority over election procedures. The decision drew immediate reaction from Democrats who argued it opened the door to new restrictions on voting access. Republicans maintained the measures addressed legitimate concerns over election integrity. The cartoon shows the GOP elephant coating a baseball with voter suppression laws while the Supreme Court figure declares the substances acceptable. This visual ties directly to ongoing debates over absentee ballots, drop boxes and district maps following the ruling.
Jun
17
2021
The drawing shows the Republican elephant in a circus ring stepping directly on a ballot box labeled as such. Papers scatter around the crushed container. The elephant wears a blanket marked voter suppression laws and a hat with the party initial. The scene occurs on a star-bordered ring floor.
Apr
1
2021
The cartoon depicts a Republican-symbol elephant officer in police uniform pinning a prone figure beside a Georgia-tagged car. A dropped vote paper and ballot box lie nearby. It responds to Georgia's 2021 election integrity law, which Democrats and civil rights groups called voter suppression. The pose echoes the 2020 George Floyd incident. The work criticizes the measure's impact on ballot access.
Mar
30
2021
The cartoon depicts Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp with his head on a football player's body numbered zero, carrying a ballot box off a field while a larger voter figure in a Georgia helmet watches. Kemp's speech bubble states he cannot win so he is taking the ballot box and going home. The image responds to the March 2021 signing of Senate Bill 202, a sweeping Georgia election law that tightened voting rules including limits on absentee ballots and early voting access after the 2020 election. The visual metaphor frames the legislation as a retreat by Republicans unable to secure victories under prior rules.
