Why the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review Why the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review
The Voting Rights Act is, in some ways, living on borrowed time.
Nov 14, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired
The backlash to voter suppression laws led to higher turnout among young, black and Hispanic voters.
Nov 8, 2012 / Ari Berman
Undeterred by the Long, Slow Line Toward Democracy Undeterred by the Long, Slow Line Toward Democracy
Those long, snaking lines were about more than a vote. The people most battered and excluded from the nation's politics and economy refuse to be ignored.
Nov 7, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
What’s the Scope of Voter Suppression in This Election? What’s the Scope of Voter Suppression in This Election?
It’s too early to tell, but here’s a sampling of anecdotal reports from our community journalists spread out around the country that are unconfirmed but offer a se...
Nov 7, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch
Pennsylvania’s Spanish-Speaking Voters Face Barriers at the Polls Pennsylvania’s Spanish-Speaking Voters Face Barriers at the Polls
Spanish-speaking voters at several polling places in North Philly have been left without interpreters.
Nov 7, 2012 / James Cersonsky and Voting Rights Watch
More Floridians’ Votes Challenged by Tea Party, This Time in Miami More Floridians’ Votes Challenged by Tea Party, This Time in Miami
Forty-six people in Miami-Dade County have had their votes challenged.
Nov 6, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts in Virginia Republican Voter Suppression Efforts in Virginia
Republican poll-watchers are exacerbating long lines in the battleground state, by demanding extra forms of ID from voters.
Nov 6, 2012 / Ben Adler
Three Major Election Day Voting Problems Three Major Election Day Voting Problems
Major reports of election day problems with voting due to Hurricane Sandy, photo ID in Pennsylvania and broken voting machines in Ohio.
Nov 6, 2012 / Ari Berman
Brentin Mock: Poll Watchers Are Turning to ‘Ridiculous’ Voter Suppression Methods Brentin Mock: Poll Watchers Are Turning to ‘Ridiculous’ Voter Suppression Methods
Voters in key swing states won’t learn their ballots are challenged until they show up to their polling station.
Nov 6, 2012 / Press Room