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Voter Rights

Obama Voting Issues Commission Established

AP | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission to address voting issues. Obama announced h...

Rise Of Absentee Ballots Means More Risk Of Problems

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 12.25.2012 | Politics

MIAMI — Because of a printing error, somewhere around 27,000 absentee ballots already cast by voters are being painstakingly copied by hand in P...

The Secretary's Setback: The Polls Will Stay Open in Ohio

Rana B. Khoury | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics
Rana B. Khoury

Our votes shouldn't be precious and fragile, susceptible to inconveniences and disenfranchisement. They are our right, and Ohioans know it like no one else.

Vote for Obama -- Because the Republicans Don't Even Want You to Vote

Majora Carter | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics
Majora Carter

If you live in or near a battleground county, and you care about protecting equality -- regardless of your party preference -- I urge you to help reduce the number of potential voter-suppression victims.

Leigh Owens

Congressional Black Caucus Unveils Plan To Combat Voter Suppression Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Leigh Owens | Posted 09.25.2012 | Black Voices

WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Black Caucus held a series of events throughout the country on Tuesday to educate communities on voter suppression law...

2012 Election Shaping Up as Replay of 2000/2004 Voter Suppression Controversies

Charles A. Santangelo | Posted 11.11.2012 | DC
Charles A. Santangelo

This presidential election, citizens will confront an array of voting challenges that harken back to the debacles of 2000 in Florida and 2004 in Ohio. We are well on the way to repeating history.

Pragmatic Racism

Robert Koehler | Posted 11.06.2012 | Politics
Robert Koehler

Winning -- securing power, implementing their agenda -- is the whole point, and that means they have no choice but to put the big squeeze on Democrat-leaning voting blocs. And the most obvious of those blocs are racial and ethnic.

That's Not a Right-Wing Talk-Radio Host You Hear. It's Our Sec. of State!

Jason Salzman | Posted 09.19.2012 | Denver
Jason Salzman

Do you really want your secretary of state to dismiss a historically legitimate concern about voter intimidation by accusing Democrats of cynically riling up their base?

The Great Populist Wave

Brent Budowsky | Posted 07.10.2012 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

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.

Good Guys Win One: With ALEC, Things Go Better Without Coke

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 06.04.2012 | Politics
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Heads up, Wal-Mart. Know who does a lot of shopping in your stores? People who have been victimized by ALEC policies: Poor people, minorities, and people who are working more and earning less.

Wisconsin Judge Temporarily Stops Controversial New Law

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.06.2012 | Politics

A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday granted a temporary injunction stopping the state's controversial voter identification law. As a result, the law will not...

Don't Take the Vote Away From Seniors

Barbara J. Easterling | Posted 03.20.2012 | Politics
Barbara J. Easterling

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

Jennifer Bendery

Democratic Rep: Bill Hurts Same Voters 'Targeted By Jim Crow Laws'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.02.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pushed through legislation on Thursday that would end public financing of presidential campaigns and terminate the Ele...

Protecting Or Suppressing The Vote?

Victoria Coats | Posted 11.06.2011 | Black Voices
Victoria Coats

Whether by intention or not, politicians and media have managed to conflate a host of election administration problems under the umbrella of "voter fraud".

Something We Can Do About the Voter Fraud

Kamala Lopez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Kamala Lopez

A lot of people feel extremely frustrated about the rampant voter suppression going on as evidenced by the many comments on my last post.

Hayden Panettiere says, Register to Vote!

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Paige Donner

"When we want to make changes, it's not enough to protest or march. We need to contact our congressmen and elected officials to tell them how we feel about issues."

One Million Immigrants Seek US Citizenship To Vote: Campaigners

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

A record one million immigrants sought US citizenship last year so they could vote in the 2008 presidential election, overwhelming the processing offi...