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Texas Voter Id Law

Coordinated Effort to Disenfranchise Latinos Now Underway

Judith Browne Dianis | Posted 11.28.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latinos, The Advancement Project, Latino Voters, Texas Voter Id Law, Voter Purges, Naturalized Citizens, Judith Browne Dianis, Voter ID Laws, Hispanic Voters, Hispanics, Voter Suppression, Florida Voter Purge, Voter Protection, Voting Rights, Latino Voices News
Judith Browne Dianis

Like citizenship ceremonies, John F. Kennedy's words on immigrants to the U.S. were once a source of inspiration across the nation and among both political parties. "Every ethnic minority, in seeking its own freedom, helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in American life.

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Texas-Sized Amounts Spent For Questionable Purpose

The Dallas Morning News | Posted 09.06.2012 | Politics
Read More: Redistricting, Texas Voter Id, 2012 Election, Texas Voter Id Law, Bv-Politics, Texas Spending, Texas Redistricting, Elections 2012, Greg Abbott, Rick Perry, Voter ID, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Texas has now spent more than $2 million defending its law to require photo identification to vote and its redrawing of political bounda...

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Harsh Texas Law Smacked Down By Court

AP | Posted 10.30.2012 | Politics
Read More: Voting-Rights, Video, Texas Voter Id, Texas Voting, Voting Rights Act, Texas Voter Id Law, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Voter ID Laws, Eric Holder, Voter ID, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A federal court has ruled against a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being all...

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Voter ID Measure Goes On Trial

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 07.09.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- The state of Texas and the Justice Department gave opening statements Monday in a trial over Texas' new voter ID law, setting the stage ...

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Gene Demby

Texas GOP: Repeal The Voting Rights Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Gene Demby | Posted 06.27.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Texas Greg Abbott, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Video, Texas Voter Id, Bv-Politics, Texas Voter Id Law, Texas Gop Platform, Texas Republican Party Platform, Texas Republican Party, Voter Suppression, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, Texas Gop Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights, Black Voices News

The Texas Republican Party has released its official platform for 2012, and the repeal of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of its central...

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Justice Department Objects To New Voter ID Law

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.12.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — A photo ID requirement for voters in Texas could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of registered Hispanics, the Justice Departme...

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