Minority Voting

Is Minority Voter Registration Really Declining?

Michael P. McDonald | Posted 05.07.2012

Michael P. McDonald

To understand my contention that The Washington Post's analysis is flawed, I must explain how the voting and registration questions are asked.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Voting Rights Speech at LBJ Library & Museum

Elana Estrin | Posted 02.13.2012

Elana Estrin

Nearly five decades after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, warning that Texas may be undermining that law.

Would Proposed Michigan Laws Restrict Voting Rights?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2011

Prospective Michigan voters might have trouble getting their ballots after the state Senate votes on two bills that would change the procedures for vo...

Conservatives' Race-Baiting Miscalculation

John Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

John Ridley

From not-so-subtle euphemisms to open slurring, how much is conservative race-baiting going to cost the Republicans? Probably the presidency.

The Asian-American Minority Swing Vote

Natasha Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Natasha Chen

Hispanics and African Americans dominate debate of the minority vote. But Asian and Pacific Islanders, who comprise the third largest ethnic minority, could prove the decisive swing group come November.