Are True the Vote’s Poll Watching Activities Illegal? Are True the Vote’s Poll Watching Activities Illegal?
Representative Elijah Cummings and law experts say if they are targeting people of color, a court could find True the Vote operations unlawful.
Oct 8, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Another Voting Rights Victory, This Time in Ohio Another Voting Rights Victory, This Time in Ohio
A court blocks Ohio from cutting off its early voting hours, ensuring that black voters can participate ahead of Election Day.
Oct 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch and Voting Rights Watch
Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters
Representative Daryl Metcalfe says judge who blocked state’s voter ID law yesterday enables the “entitlement mentality” and people who live off others’ labo...
Oct 3, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch
Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights
Minnesota’s communities of color are changing the narrative about the state’s voter ID amendment.
Oct 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch, Voting Rights Watch, and Lolla Mohammed Nur
Pa. Voters Won’t Have to Show ID, but Poll Workers Can Still Ask For It Pa. Voters Won’t Have to Show ID, but Poll Workers Can Still Ask For It
It's complicated ... especially for voters.
Oct 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Pennsylvania Redefines ‘Disenfranchisement’ in Voter ID Trial 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.
Sep 28, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act
People across the country are organizing their religious communities ahead of this year's presidential election. Here’s one story from Nelson Pierce Jr., a community journali...
Sep 25, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado, Nelson Pierce Jr., and Voting Rights Watch
How the Mayweather-Pacquiao Saga Reminds Us of the Voter ID Game 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.
Sep 21, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That
Looking to find out how to register your vote? These social media apps can help.
Sep 21, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch, and Maegan E. Ortiz
PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law 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.
Sep 19, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch