On AlterNet: voter rolls

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "voter rolls"

Why the GOP Is Nuts About ACORN

Richard L. Hasen, Huffington Post. October 10, 2008.

Attacks on ACORN appear to be part of a broader GOP strategy to shrink the number of Dem voters and sow doubts if the election turns out to be close.

Are Voter Registration Drives Being Put Out of Business?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. July 25, 2007.

After the wave of successes in 2004 voter registration drives by groups like ACORN, a half-dozen states passed severe laws that scared off voting activists -- and now the Senate is weighing in.

Bush Government to Poor Voters: We Don't Want You to Vote

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. July 17, 2007.

The Justice Department is pressuring 10 states to purge their voter rolls, while states are ignoring laws to help low-income Americans register to vote.