Voter Registration

Voter Suppression Is Treasonous

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.22.2012

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It is an affront to our democracy that you need a specific identification to vote for a candidate, but not to finance one. Why is it so easy to buy a government, but becoming so hard to vote for one?

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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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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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The Great Populist Wave

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.10.2012

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At this moment, in our land, it is time for the true champions of the 99 percent to launch the largest voter registration, mobilization and turnout campaign in the history of freedom.

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Is Minority Voter Registration Really Declining?

Michael P. McDonald | Posted 05.07.2012

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

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High-Tech NM Electronic Voter Registration Drive vs. Voter ID Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.03.2012

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As both the Republican and Democratic parties clamor to claim a larger share of the Latino electorate this year, electronic voter registration has eme...

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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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Naturalization Push Ahead Of November Election

The Associated Press | RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 04.21.2012

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A coalition of groups supporting immigrants has recruited teams of volunteers to help push programs they hope will add thousands o...

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Beer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing controversial voter ID laws

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

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By Paul AbowdiWatch NewsSome of America's best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least part...

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Democracy Under Attack

David Morris | Posted 04.04.2012

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The 2011 Florida law is perhaps the purest distillation of the Republican effort to making voting more difficult.

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Think You Have the Right to Vote? Not So Much!

Craig Newmark | Posted 04.02.2012

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Voter Suppression is happening across the U.S. as restrictive voting laws are being both introduced and passed.

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Don't Just Talk About Change: Register to Vote

The Daily Illini | Posted 05.27.2012

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I chose to register to vote and mail in my ballot today because I didn't want to continue being that girl who talks about change and service -- but doesn't act on it. Now, I'm not trying to twist anyone's arm who legitimately doesn't want to vote.

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Justice Department Takes Aim At Florida's New Voting Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.06.2012

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According to reports, the Department of Justice filed court papers late on Friday requesting a trial for new voting laws in Florida, some of which lim...

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U.S. Must Expand, Not Suppress, Voting Rights

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.06.2012

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Will Americans reward a party that is systematically seeking to make it harder to vote? Will they accept routine harassment of minorities because of their fears about immigration? Will the politics of division once more be effective?

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The Colorado Secretary of State's Problem with Numbers

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.02.2012

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Since day one in office, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler has had a number of problems as well a problem with numbers, as in figures.

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Rock The Vote, Sidelined By New Voting Laws, Fights Back In Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.02.2012

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In advance of the 2008 presidential election, Rock the Vote and other organizations helped to register hundreds of thousands of new voters. In Florida...

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Enviros: Invest in Latinos

Kathleen Rogers | Posted 04.30.2012

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Slowly but surely, environmental and conservation advocates are realizing that the answer to their slipping influence may be the burgeoning Latino community.

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The Conspiracy to Expand Democracy

Eunice Hyon Min Rho | Posted 04.17.2012

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The ACLU, along with its partners, recently sued the State of Georgia for denying lower-income and disabled voters the opportunity to participate in our democracy.

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Let's Get Voter Registration Right -- And Make It Universal

Rob Richie | Posted 04.17.2012

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It won't take rocket science to ensure that every eligible U.S. voter is registered to vote. Chile and Egypt provide recent examples of how it can be done.

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1 In 8 Voter Registrations Contain Errors

AP | By MIKE BAKER | Posted 02.14.2012

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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still o...

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Let People Vote

Matt Coles | Posted 03.28.2012

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States are making it harder and harder for people to vote, virtually guaranteeing that many people won't really have the right at all.

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Don't Take the Vote Away From Seniors

Barbara J. Easterling | Posted 03.20.2012

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Our generation, like those who came before us, fought and died for the right to vote. We must never let politicians take this away.

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Republicans Require No Photo ID To Vote In Republican Iowa Caucus

Brad Friedman | Posted 02.27.2012

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For all of their years of claims that massive voter fraud is going on at the polling place, you'd think that when Republicans have a chance to run their own elections, they'd be sure to want it to be as "fraud"-free as possible.

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GOP Official Unseated Over Voter Fraud Charges

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.23.2011

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An Indianapolis county court has removed Indiana Secretary of State Charles White from office on charges of voter fraud relating to his 2010 election....

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GOP Lawmaker Pushes Progressive Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.16.2011

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Several 2011 legislative sessions across the country have seen progressives harnessing popular power to counteract more conservative legislation. Now,...

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