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Campaigns and ElectionsOctober 5, 2012
The Attack on Voting Rights Isn’t Racist—Just Ask Artur Davis
The former black congressman became a star among tea partiers after coming out in support of Voter ID laws.
Brentin Mock
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Campaigns and ElectionsOctober 2, 2012
Pa. Voters Won’t Have to Show ID, but Poll Workers Can Still Ask For It
It’s complicated … especially for voters.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 28, 2012
Pennsylvania Redefines ‘Disenfranchisement’ in Voter ID Trial
According to Pennsylvania’s attorneys, we all share the same burdens and frustrations equally, regardless of race or class.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 26, 2012
Has Florida Created a Trap at the Polls for Ex-Felons?
Many of Florida’s ex-felons are receiving conflicting information on their voting rights. That could spell disaster in November.
Brentin Mock
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 21, 2012
How the Mayweather-Pacquiao Saga Reminds Us of the Voter ID Game
In both boxing and voting cases the strategy is the same: keep the opponent away.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 19, 2012
PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law
Law expert says the state can change the law again to win judge’s approval.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 14, 2012
The Racial Burdens Obscured by Voter ID Laws
The burdens of voters of color in Pennsylvania continue to be overlooked by the state’s lawyers.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 6, 2012
The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing’s Poll-Watching
A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice spells out the hyper-partisan and racially charged impact of efforts to police the polls in November.
Voting Rights Watch and Brentin Mock
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Campaigns and ElectionsAugust 24, 2012
How the Right Is Building Its ‘Poll Watcher’ Network for November
Plugged into the framework of far right organizations, True the Vote has “empowered” a zealous group hellbent on intimidating would-be voters.
Brentin Mock
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Books and IdeasAugust 17, 2012
What’s Ahead in the ‘Voting Wars’? Certainly Not Peace
A conversation with election law expert Richard Hasen on the true scope of voter fraud, the power of the ACORN myth and John Roberts’s scary interest in the Voting Rights Act.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch