Voting Rights

Federal Judge Says No to Florida Voter Registration Restrictions

The Huffington Post | Michelle Marques | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Young Voters, Rock the Vote, Bv-Politics, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Elections 2012, Obama, Florida, Video, Black Voices News

A federal judge in Florida has blocked parts of a state law that put "harsh and impractical" restrictions on civic groups that help new voters registe...

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The Wall Street Journal's Hit Piece on Eric Holder

William K. Black | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Birthers, Voter Disenfranchisement, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights, Black Voters, Voter ID Laws, Racism, Disenfranchisement, Wall Street Journal, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Republicans, Voter ID, Media News
William K. Black

The Wall Street Journal's editorial denouncing "Holder's Racial Incitement" is so foul and tendentious about Holder's comments, America, and the partisan effort to deprive American citizens of one their most precious rights -- the right to vote -- that it compels response.

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Florida's Disgraceful New Attack on Voting

Bob Edgar | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Hispanic Voters, Florida Election 2012, Black Voters, Voting Rights, Voting, Florida Voting, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Florida, Florida Voter Purge, Politics News
Bob Edgar

Despite a dearth of evidence that voter fraud is anything more than negligible -- so rare that it would not change the outcome of elections even in closely-contested Florida -- the governor is investing tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to harass thousands of his constituents.

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Don't Let Them Purge You

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, 2012 Election, Black Voters, National Action Network, Voting Rights, Voting, Florida Voters, Latino Voters, Voter Purging, Voter ID Laws, Hispanic Voters, Florida, Florida Voter Purge, Politics News
Rev. Al Sharpton

As the nation continues to diversify, and the GOP continues to fail to appeal to racial minorities and young people, they have resorted to their next best option: calculated efforts to block the vote. It's our job to ensure that they don't succeed.

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Janell Ross

Florida Plan to Purge Voter Rolls Triggers New Voter Rights Showdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Voter Purge, Latino, Elections 2012, Immigrants, Minority Voters, Hispanics, Justice Department, Non-Citizens-Voting-in-Florida, Purge, Voter ID, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, Voting Rights, Voter ID Laws, Florida, Non-Citizen Voter, Latino Voices News

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

Read More: Naacp, Voting Rights, Marriage Equality, Voter ID Laws, Naacp Gay Marriage, Obama, Obama Gay Marriage, Gay Voices News
Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson

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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Denise Dennis

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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Republicans Are Using the Democratic Process to Curtail Democracy

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Voting Requirements, Jim Crow, Voter Fraud, Voter Disenfranchisement, Voting Legislation, Brennan Center for Justice, Voting Rights, Voter Qualifications, Poll Tax, Voter ID, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The fraud that actually exists is not in voter identification but rather in the alleged justification for legislation that requires it. There is no epidemic of voters misrepresenting their identity at the polls.

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American Exceptionalism, Except for...

Norma Cook Everist | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Voter American Exceptionalism, Voter ID Laws, Voter Id Registration, American Exceptionalism Mike Coffman, American-Exceptionalism-Barack-Obama, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Voting, College News
Norma Cook Everist

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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Appeals Court Upholds Key Voting Rights Provision

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Elections, Video, Alabama, 2012 Election, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights, Elections 2012, Appeals Court, Voting Rights Act Alabama, Voting, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landma...

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Janell Ross

Latinos Likely To Bear Brunt Of Florida's Voter Rolls Purge

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Colorado Politics, Naturalized, Voting Rolls, Elections 2012, Bush Gore, Voter Rolls, Immigrant Voters, Florida Voter Rolls, Latino Voters, 2012 Election, Voter Records, Voting Rights, Naturalized Citizens, Florida Politics, Hispanic Voters, Florida, Immigrant, Florida Purge, Latino Voices News

Less than two months after a Florida effort to identify and purge ineligible voters from the state's rolls began, opponents say it seems likely to dis...

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Kasich Signs Controversial Repeal Law, Sparks Backlash

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Ohio Voting Rights Law, Ohio Election 2012, Video, 2012 Election, John Kasich, Voting Rights, Reuters, Ohio Voting Rights Law Repeal, Ohio Elections 2012, Ohio Voting Rights Repeal, Ohio Voting Rights, Politics News

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, May 15 (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich signed a bill on Tuesday reversing a contentious v...

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Katy Hall

5 Voting Laws That Make People Angry

HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Video, South Carolina Voter Suppression, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Voting Photo Id, Voter Suppression States, Voter Suppression 2012, Voter ID Laws, Voter Suppression Laws, Florida-Voter-Suppression, Voter Suppression, Politics News

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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Conviction of Black Mayor Overturned by U.S. Court of Appeals in Case Closely Watched by Civil Rights Activists

Jordan Flaherty | Posted 04.26.2012

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Jordan Flaherty

In a 2-1 ruling today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the conviction of former Waterproof mayor Bobby Higginbotham, and vacated his sente...

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Democracy Restoration Act Would Restore Voting Rights to Millions

Lee Rowland | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Incarceration Voting, Voting Rights Incarcerated, Incarceration, Incarceration Rates for Blacks, Incarceration Rates, Voting Rights, New York News
Lee Rowland

Restore the right to vote and you restore a formerly disenfranchised citizen's stake in the community, boosting the chances of a successful reentry into mainstream society.

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Overcoming Obstacles to Photo ID Laws

Robert M. Brandon | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Voter ID Laws, Alec, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voter ID, Voting, War on Voting, Politics News
Robert M. Brandon

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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Military Voters Deserve a Mail Ballot

Richard Allen Smith | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Military Families, Colorado, Military, Scott Gessler, Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Voting Rights, Voting, Colorado Voting, Inactive Voters, Denver News
Richard Allen Smith

This year, Colorado lawmakers can pass a bill that will protect the right to vote for active military overseas.

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Voting Changes Everything

Malik Yusef | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Voting, Elections 2012, Youth Vote, Voting Rights, Respect My Vote, Entertainment News
Malik Yusef

There was a time when just being able to vote was the main issue for this country. Now, the trouble is getting people to the booth.

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New Republican-Sponsored Voter Suppression Bills

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.03.2012

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John Blumenthal

In their eternal crusade to ensure that all Americans have a fair and equal right to vote, Republican legislators throughout the nation have recently proposed the following new bills.

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

Craig Newmark | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Youth Vote, Early Voting, Vote, Latino Voters, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Voters, Infographic, Voting Reform, Politics News
Craig Newmark

2012-04-02-Capture.JPG Voter Suppression is happening across the U.S. as restrictive voting laws are being both introduced and passed.

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Voting Rights Are Under Attack and We Must Organize to Get Them Back

Christine Pelosi | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Voter Suppression, Rock the Vote, Voting Rights, Voter ID Laws, Election Laws Voting, Mobilize Voting, Voting African Americans, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

If you are not willing to let voting rights slip away to voter suppression and voter depression tactics, if you are not willing to leave any of these votes on the table in November, join an election protection team today and resolve to leave no voter behind.

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PHOTOS: Chicago Women Battle For Voting Rights

Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Women's History Month, Chicago History, Women's Suffrage, Video, Women's Suffrage History, Voting Rights, Women's Suffrage Chicago, Chicago Women's History, Women's History Month Chicago, Women's Voting Rights, Voting Rights History, Chicago News

Considering that one century ago, Chicago was home to one of the nation's most robust local women's suffrage movements, one has to wonder what pioneer...

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Gore Occupies, Soros Opines

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.16.2012

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Brent Budowsky

Talk is cheap. In this business you get what you pay for in blood, toil, sweat, tears, passion, idealism, activism, commitment and, yes, you better believe it, in money.

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The American Promise: The Right to Vote

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Marc Morial, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Impact News, John Lewis, Civil Rights, Rev. Hosea Williams, Voting Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Montgomery, Politics, National Urban League, Alabama, Human Rights, Selma, Presidential Campaign, Edmund Pettus Bridge, President Lyndon Johnson, Bloody Sunday, Impact, Voting, Black Voices, Voting Information, Elections 2012, Election, Elections, 2012 Election, Election 2012, Voter Suppression, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Right now many states are attempting to put new voting restrictions in place that parallel all the old tricks and turn back the clock on civil rights to the days when voting was used as a tool for political control and exclusion.

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Protecting Democracy in America Means Protecting Voting Rights and Civil Rights

Gerry Hudson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Latinos, African-American Voters, Seiu, Immigration, Labor Unions, Civil Rights, Immigration Reform, Alabama Immigration, Alabama, Latino Voters, Voting Rights, Alabama Immigration Law, Working Families, Unions, Voting, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News
Gerry Hudson

It is imperative that we not only understand the fight against restrictive voter ID laws , but that we also acknowledge that racist, anti-immigration laws, like Alabama's HB56, is an assault on the very values that civil rights marchers stood for nearly 50 years ago.

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