Voter Id Laws

Holder On Voter ID Laws: Discrimination Not Yet Relegated To Pages Of History

Posted 05.30.2012

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Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Conference of National Black Churches on Wednesday that the right ...

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Bain Capital Not the Most Important Issue: Citizens United and Voter Suppression Should Be a Greater Concern

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.28.2012

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While the media and blogosphere have been pre-occupied with the issue of Romney's time at Bain Capital, there is a more ominous challenge to President Obama's re-election.

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Florida Plan to Purge Voter Rolls Triggers New Voter Rights Showdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.27.2012

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Florida officials made it clear Friday that the state will continue to purge as many as 182,000 suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls -...

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NAACP, Marriage Equality, Obama, And Voting Rights: The Perfect Storm

Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson | Posted 05.26.2012

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Voting rights are LGBT rights! Elder rights are LGBT rights! Economic rights are LGBT rights! The perfect storm of officials and movements coming together to support the American dream of equality is here.

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Pennsylvanians Mobilize in Response to New Voter ID Law

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2012

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When the voting rights of our most vulnerable citizens are threatened, everyone's rights are threatened. Democracy is not a fait accompli, it requires attention and constant care or else it might be lost.

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American Exceptionalism, Except for...

Norma Cook Everist | Posted 05.21.2012

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This week I heard two strikingly different meanings of American exceptionalism, one from a congressman, and one from high school musicians.

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The Death Penalty is the Tip of America's Human Rights Iceberg

David A. Love | Posted 05.17.2012

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There's a buzz about the death penalty in America these days and nearly all of the conversation focuses not on how to maintain the practice, but on abolition. Faced with the high cost, lack of deterrent effect and the inevitability of executing innocent people, some states are taking another look.

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Voter ID Laws: Silencing the American People

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.16.2012

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Voter ID laws are the icing on the cake when it comes to public officials shutting Americans out of the decision-making process, silencing dissent, and making sure that those in power stay in power.

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5 Voting Laws That Make People Angry

HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 05.15.2012

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A wave of Republican-sponsored laws restricting who can and cannot vote may mean that fewer Democrats, especially those who are low-income or minoriti...

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Lawmaker Tossed Out After Nazi Reference

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.16.2012

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A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire was physically removed from the state House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon after he made a Nazi salute...

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NAACP Launches Voter Registration Push In Georgia

AP | By ERRIN HAINES | Posted 05.10.2012

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ATLANTA -- Saying it won't let recently enacted voter ID laws suppress turnout, the NAACP on Wednesday launched a nationwide drive to register thousan...

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WATCH GOP Rep To Civil Rights Leader: I'm Sorry

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.11.2012

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Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a leading figure in the civil rights movement, took to the House floor late Wednesday night to call out a colleague over an a...

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If You're Too Incompetent or Lazy to Get ID, We're Better Off If You Don't Vote

John Hawkins | Posted 05.09.2012

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Do we have to open up our entire voting system to fraud because Viviette Applewhite doesn't feel like taking even the most minimal steps to prove that she's actually eligible to vote?

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Lawmakers Pass Stricter Voter Reg Law For 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.08.2012

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The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration star...

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Election Regulations and Voter Disengagement

Sundeep Iyer | Posted 05.03.2012

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Congress alone cannot completely counteract the harmful effects of the new rules governing our elections. But in an election cycle where these rules threaten to undermine voter participation, Congress must act now to soften the blow.

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The Assault on Voting and Democracy in Detroit

David Alexander Bullock | Posted 05.03.2012

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This year in the name of financial stability, the citizens of the city of Detroit will be disenfranchised. Democracy will be sacrificed at the altar of economic efficiency.

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Civil Rights Marcher Files Lawsuit Against Controversial Voter ID Law

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 05.02.2012

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Civil rights advocates have been fighting this year against controversial voter ID laws in a number of states across the country. On Tuesday, 93-year-...

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Congressman: 'I Just Do Not Trust The Judiciary'

West Ashley Patch | Jonathan Allen | Posted 05.02.2012

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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) told Democratic activists in the Charleston area on Tuesday that organization was the key to limiting the effects of "v...

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Killing Democracy One Vote at a Time

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.30.2012

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Voter ID restrictions work for the rich. They've got birth certificates and photo driver's licenses and passports. Or they can send a servant or secretary to apply for the documents. And the more rabble removed from the polls, the more weighty the votes of the wealthy.

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People Of Color Less Likely To Vote Due To Super PAC Influence

colorlines.com | Posted 04.26.2012

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t's becoming more difficult for people to see how their vote is going to matter in the 2012 election. When states are increasingly passing voter ID la...

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Cost Of Voter ID Laws, Elections Threatens Turnout

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

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* Local governments need millions of dollars to hold elections * Budget cuts could lead to long lines at polling places ...

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Overcoming Obstacles to Photo ID Laws

Robert M. Brandon | Posted 04.23.2012

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While several voting rights groups are fighting to get strict Voter ID laws overturned in the courts, organizers and community groups on the ground are stepping up to make sure that voters will have the IDs they need to be able to vote.

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ALEC Mixes Legislators, Lobbyists

New York Times | Posted 04.22.2012

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Desperate for new revenue, Ohio lawmakers introduced legislation last year that would make it easier to recover money from businesses that defraud the...

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Naturalization Push Ahead Of November Election

AP | RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 04.21.2012

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By RODRIQUE NGOWI, ASSOCIATED PRESS CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A coalition of groups supporting immigrants has recruited teams of volunteers to help push ...

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Voter ID Laws Could Hurt Obama

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012

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* In Florida, a court challenge over voters' rights * Groups say registering voters more difficult now * Obama, aided by...

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