In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud
After a judge upheld Pennsylvania's voter ID law, Representative Mike Turzai, who stated that the law would “allow Governor Romney to win the state,” again claimed that...
Aug 15, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
I Have Photo ID, Therefore I Am I Have Photo ID, Therefore I Am
Ten Pennsylvania residents have spent the past week explaining in court that they do, in fact, exist and ought to be able to vote.
Aug 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Why Today’s Voter ID Face-off in Pennsylvania Is Crucial Why Today’s Voter ID Face-off in Pennsylvania Is Crucial
Ten voters will attempt to show in court that the law has clear and racially biased impact on Pennsylvanians’ right to vote.
Jul 25, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Texas’ Road To Victory in Its Decades-Long Fight Against Voting Rights Texas’ Road To Victory in Its Decades-Long Fight Against Voting Rights
A landmark 1944 Supreme Court decision over Texas’ Jim Crow laws changed the arc of voting history. This week, a case that’s expected to change things again began its t...
Jul 12, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
A Case Study in How Kris Kobach’s Cabal Aims to Remake Election Law A Case Study in How Kris Kobach’s Cabal Aims to Remake Election Law
How a fifteen-state consortium of right-wing elections officials—who are willing to say anything to advance the voter fraud meme—plan to dismantle voting rights.
Jul 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch and Brentin Mock
Federal Judge Denies DOJ Request to Stop Florida Voter Purge Federal Judge Denies DOJ Request to Stop Florida Voter Purge
A federal judge lets Florida's purge initiative stand, even though it puts the voting rights of thousands of US citizens at risk.
Jun 27, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Florida to Minorities: Don’t Vote Here Florida to Minorities: Don’t Vote Here
If GOP lawmakers get their way, voting will become much more difficult in the Sunshine State.
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Brentin Mock
Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida’s Voter Purging Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida’s Voter Purging
Civil rights groups are suing Florida over the state’s voter purging initiative and The Advancement Project’s co-director Penda Hair explains why.
Jun 19, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Places Expiration Date on Democracy Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Places Expiration Date on Democracy
Even in offering Pennsylvanians free voter ID cards, it’s still a measure that places the right to vote in a plastic card rather than in the citizen.
Jun 14, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
The Bizarre and Confusing Standoff Between Florida and DOJ Over Voter Purging The Bizarre and Confusing Standoff Between Florida and DOJ Over Voter Purging
The standoff has been all heat and no light around a poorly designed and poorly timed voter purging scheme.
Jun 7, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock