Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall
Wisconsin's largest newspaper calls for a top election official to step down after the latest vote-counting mess in state's third-largest county.
Apr 5, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Why Scott Walker Is Avoiding Mitt Romney Why Scott Walker Is Avoiding Mitt Romney
The Wisconsin primary campaign features lots of praise for Walker from the GOP contenders. But Walker's not thanking Romney and Santorum for the favors.
Apr 2, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Are Set for June 5 Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Are Set for June 5
Volunteers gathered over 900,000 certified signatures on recall petitions—far more than the required 540,000.
Mar 31, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Organized Confusion: Votes Killed, Destroyed, Stressed Organized Confusion: Votes Killed, Destroyed, Stressed
Voter ID supporters rely on tricky language. Missouri didn’t fall for it.
Mar 30, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Texas Has to Chill With War on Voting Rights Act Texas Has to Chill With War on Voting Rights Act
In Texas, protectors of voting rights are concerned about the "chill effect" when it comes to voter ID law.
Mar 28, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Red States See Massive Public Sector Job Losses Red States See Massive Public Sector Job Losses
Twelve red states account for 70 percent of all state and local public sector jobs lost since 2010.
Mar 27, 2012 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
Are Voter ID Laws the New Jim Crow? Are Voter ID Laws the New Jim Crow?
Photo voter ID laws have serious potential to suppress voter turnout for millions, mainly people of color, low-income and elderly citizens, and college students.
Mar 27, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Hans Von Spakovsky’s False Conclusions About Georgia’s Voter ID Impacts Hans Von Spakovsky’s False Conclusions About Georgia’s Voter ID Impacts
The increase in Georgia’s minority voter turnout was due to large increases in voter registration, despite the voter ID law.
Mar 23, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National
The American Legislative Exchange Council made Florida's law into “model legislation.” The killing of Trayvon Martin reveals just how bad that model is.
Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Kris Kobach and the Connection Between Restrictive Voting and Immigration Laws Kris Kobach and the Connection Between Restrictive Voting and Immigration Laws
An avowed leader of the anti-immigrant agenda is skipping work help make the process of obtaining an ID even thornier for immigrants.
Mar 21, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock