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
Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority
Two hundred thousand Latinos will turn 18 between now and Election Day. But if they’re in Texas, their right to vote is under threat.
Jul 10, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate
Forty-four percent of Philly’s population is African-American—and nearly 20 percent of voters there may lose the right to cast a ballot this fall.
Jul 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado 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
How Many Lawyers Does It Take to Screw an Election? How Many Lawyers Does It Take to Screw an Election?
Minnesota lawmakers claim ignorance over violating ethics in the voter ID suit that stands to discriminate against voters of color.
Jul 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
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
Eric Holder, the Right’s New Boogeyman Eric Holder, the Right’s New Boogeyman
What does Holder’s defense of voting rights have to do with a House committee move to hold him in contempt? Everything.
Jun 27, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Voter ID Standoff Threatens New Hampshire’s Proud Turnout Record Voter ID Standoff Threatens New Hampshire’s Proud Turnout Record
After a year of standing ground, the governor warms up to voter ID—but still vetoes bill that would have affected the voting rights of eligible students and African Americans...
Jun 23, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
One Voter Suppression Law Isn’t Good Enough in Michigan One Voter Suppression Law Isn’t Good Enough in Michigan
In a state with an existing voter ID law, three bills target voters of color, youth, the elderly and non-English speakers.
Jun 19, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
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