#EndorseThis: Bill O’Reilly Dismisses Concerns About Voter Suppression: ‘Every African American I Know Has An ID’
It wouldn’t be The O’Reilly Factor without some additional misinformation thrown in.
How The GOP Gamed The Voting System To Dominate And Why Elections Are An Anti-Democratic Mess
It may be an historic election, an election in which many states will be operating under rules adopted only in the last half dozen years. These rules affect the value of one’s vote and the ease of voting. All of this is occurring in a setting where fewer and fewer federal races are even competitive.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Reinstate North Carolina Voting Limits
The court, divided in part 4-4, rejected a request made by Republican Governor Pat McCrory after an appeals court ruled last month that the 2013 law discriminates against minority voters. Five votes are needed for an emergency request to be granted.
Great News For Voting Rights In Wisconsin And Texas
District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos had previously ruled against the Texas law, also finding that it had “a discriminatory impact on minority voter turnout.”
Thousands Of Voters In Limbo After Kansas Demands Proof They’re American
Kris Kobach’s campaign against voting fraud has disenfranchised thousands of Kansas state residents.
Without The Voting Rights Act, 2016 Will Be Our Least Democratic Election In Decades
The 2016 presidential election is the first since the Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision to strike down two sections of the Voting Rights Act, both of which had served as crucial structural safeguards against voter disenfranchisement since the ‘60s.
Who Are The 3.2 Million New Yorkers Who Can’t Vote Today?
Millions of New Yorkers will be unable to take part in today’s voting: aside from the scores of independent voters who are ineligible to take part in closed party primaries, in which only party members can vote, many thousands more have reportedly discovered recently that their voter registrations had been changed.
2016 Is Proof We Needed The Voting Rights Act
Eric and Ivanka aren’t the only ones shut out of the voting booth by obscure rules. These will be the first presidential elections since the 2013 Supreme Court decision to gut the Voting Rights Act.
Arizona’s Primary Day Headaches Aren’t Finished Yet
While the national media has turned its attention to the upcoming primary in Wisconsin, voters in Arizona are fighting against the state’s weak response to complaints of long lines and a shortage of polling locations during its recent primary, last Tuesday.
Nevada Republicans Are Trying To Mobilize New Voters After Pursuing Voter Suppression Laws
Nevada Republicans — like Republican legislatures across the country — tried to solve a problem that doesn’t exist: there were only two cases of voter fraud in Nevada in 2014.
All Votes Matter
Legislatures in states where Republicans had full political control have make it harder for African-Americans, Latinos, and young people to vote.
Weekend Reader: ‘Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights In America’
Fifty years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act — and the most fundamental democratic exercise continues to come under attack.
Voter Suppression Hides In The Gray Areas
Voting is not so simple for many poor people as I seemed to imply. But I do worry that portraying inconveniences as high barriers can discourage people from even trying.
Winning Against The Oligarchs
Americans can and must fight back against voter suppression, campaign finance loopholes, and other tricks from the 1 percent.
Florida Among Nation’s Toughest States To Have Voting Rights Restored
Are Florida’s harsh voting laws unfair?
Nation’s Voting Rights Laws Headed In Wrong Direction
Americans can look to our own past to see the evils of voter suppression.
With New Voter Laws Widespread, Fears Persist Of Fraud, Disenfranchisement
Could voter suppression swing the midterm elections?
Opinions Split On How Texas Voter ID Law Will Affect Election
How can you tell if Texas’ restrictive law is swinging the elections?
Why Voter ID Isn’t Causing Mass Anger
Don’t count on a new Freedom Summer for voting rights.
Endorse This: All Of The Groups That Fox News Wants To Stop From Voting
The right-wing media is dedicated to protecting elections (from Democrats.)
Shame On Texas And The U.S. Supreme Court
Make no mistake: These new voting restrictions are about race.
Voter ID Laws Make The Poll Tax Look Good
The intent of these laws couldn’t be clearer: Republicans want to stop minorities from voting.
Supreme Court To Decide If Texas Voter ID Law Can Take Effect
Texas’ restrictive voter suppression law has a date with the Supreme Court.
GOP-Backed Limits On Voting Lead To Spirited Backlash From Democrats
Could the Republican crackdown on voting rights backfire on the GOP in November?
Wisconsin, Texas Voter ID Laws Blocked By Courts
Learn more about this huge win for voting rights advocates.