Voting Rights Act

Latino Support Versus Latino Access to ID For Voting Purposes Latino Support Versus Latino Access to ID For Voting Purposes

Discriminatory impacts rely more on whether people of color can access something than whether they support it.

Mar 21, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock

Pennsylvania Photo Voter ID Bill is Now Law, HBCUs in the Crosshairs Pennsylvania Photo Voter ID Bill is Now Law, HBCUs in the Crosshairs

College students have had a hard time voting in Pennsylvania, especially black college students. Things just got a lot harder for them thanks to the voter ID laws sweeping the nati...

Mar 15, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock

Bad News for Voting Rights in Swing States Bad News for Voting Rights in Swing States

Republican state legislators in Pennsylvania and Florida are passing bills to require photo ID and restrict opportunities to vote. 

Mar 8, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Conservative Hobbyhorses for 2012 Conservative Hobbyhorses for 2012

Republicans have invented a new bunch of boogeymen. Here’s a guide to some of the most important memes on the right. 

Feb 27, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Sheldon Adelson Against Disenfranchisement in Nevada Caucus Sheldon Adelson Against Disenfranchisement in Nevada Caucus

Yes, the Gingrich-supporting neoconservative billionaire has done something good, albeit for selfish reasons: created an opportunity for more people to participate in the Nevada Ca...

Feb 3, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates

The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates

Iowa and New Hampshire voters are supposedly better informed because they get to meet the presidential candidates in person. They aren’t. 

Jan 2, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

The Justice Department Stops South Carolina’s Assault on Voting Rights The Justice Department Stops South Carolina’s Assault on Voting Rights

DOJ denied pre-clearance to a requirement that South Carolina voters show photo ID. But it doesn’t have the same power over every state. 

Dec 26, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election

The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election

A Republican proposal in Pennsylvania would change the way electoral votes are counted—and the results could spell Obama's defeat in 2012.

Oct 26, 2011 / Editorial / Rob Richie

Suppressing the Vote Suppressing the Vote

From Minnesota to Texas to Illinois, the right is using the myth of voter fraud to challenge potentially millions of eligible voters.

Nov 1, 2010 / Laura Stampler

Inside the Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme

Inside the Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme Inside the Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme

Tea Party Activists, the state GOP and Americans for Prosperity are mounting a full-scale assault against unsubstantiated 'voter fraud.'

Oct 29, 2010 / Sarah Posner

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