On AlterNet: voter suppression

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The Death of Voting Rights: Will New State Laws Reverse The Civil Rights Movement?

Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice. May 16, 2012.

Democrats are not saints. But since 2010 Republicans have been willing to unwind the Civil Rights movement's gains to stay in power.

Voting Rights Uprising: Activists in Three States Help GOP's Targets Get Voter ID

George Bauer, AlterNet. April 24, 2012.

Grassroots groups in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Colorado help GOP targets obtain credentials to vote in 2012.

Arizona Will Ignore Federal Court’s Ruling on Restrictive Voter Law

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. April 19, 2012.

State election officials say the Court’s order only affects federal voter registration forms—not the state version.

Right-Wing ALEC Retreats on Most Controversial Issues

Brendan Fischer, PR Watch. April 17, 2012.

ALEC disbands task force responsible for Stand Your Ground, voter ID, prison privatization, AZ's anti-immigrant law SB 1070.

The 'Gunshine State': 6 Awful GOP Laws That May Harm Florida Forever

George Bauer, AlterNet. April 11, 2012.

Florida Republicans bring gun mayhem, Jim Crow, teacher firings, insurance industry payoffs and misogyny to the Sunshine State.

Ending Discriminatory Voter ID: Let’s Affirm The Right To Vote

Elise Helgesen, AlterNet. March 25, 2012.

As states toughen voter ID laws, progressives see a new response.

2012's Newest Voter Suppression Trend: Close Polling Places, Don't Tell Voters

Sarah Massey, Project Vote. March 22, 2012.

Polling Place cutbacks portend a perfect storm for voters on Election Day.

The Cancer of Voter Suppression: The GOP's Silent Coup

Bill Fletcher, Jr., AFL-CIO. March 2, 2012.

Republican-led efforts in more than a dozen states are rolling back the 20th Century's civil rights gains.

Scott Walker Imports Voter Suppression Thugs In Wisconsin Recall

Brendan Fischer, AlterNet. February 28, 2012.

The embattled Wisconsin governor has now turned to groups known for intimidating voters.

Backfired! 4 Ways the Ohio GOP Tilts Voting Rules But Ends Up Helping Democrats

Jennifer Brunner, AlterNet. February 17, 2012.

When it comes to gaming voting rights, the Ohio GOP has become the gang that couldn't shoot straight.

South Carolina GOP Eyes Citizenship Proof For New Voters

Brendan Fischer, PR Watch. January 30, 2012.

The latest effort to police voting in South Carolina comes after the Justice Department rejected the state's new voter ID law.

GOP Voter Suppression Plan: Seven Tactics To Block Your Vote in 2012

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

If you live in a state where voting is becoming tougher, plan ahead to register, to get the right ID and to know where you can vote.

Republican Lawyers Group's Own Study Undercuts Vote Fraud Claims

Debbie Hines, Huffington Post. December 14, 2011.

A Republican National Lawyers Association effort to discredit the NAACP backfires by showing voter fraud - impersonating other voters - barely occurs.

From Poll Taxes To Voter ID Laws: A Brief History of Conservative Voter Suppression

Kevin Donohoe, ThinkProgress. March 28, 2011.

Spun as an answer to voter fraud, the right's efforts to disenfranchise voters isn't new.

Voting Rights of Thousands of Purged Colorado Voters Restored

Common Cause, Mi Familia Vote, SEIU, October 30, 2008.

"Thousands of Colorado voters illegally purged from the registration lists will have their votes counted."

Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls

American Civil Liberties Union, Advancement Project, October 30, 2008.

Ruling Is Latest Victory In ACLU And Advancement Project Legal Challenge.

Why Would Anyone Want to Stop You from Voting?

Staff, CitizenTube. October 29, 2008.

Video your vote and capture polling place problems.

Not This Time: ACORN Stands Up to GOP's Voter Suppression and Intimidation Tactics

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. October 29, 2008.

Call McCain today and tell him "Not This Time!"

Legal Fights, Policy Debates Deepen Over Voting Problems and Solutions

Steven Rosenfeld, October 29, 2008.

The divisions over what's wrong in America's elections are deepening on the eve of what may be the biggest turnout in decades.

Colorado Sued To Reverse Voter Purges

Advancement Project, October 27, 2008.

Colorado Voting rights groups sue the Republican Secretary of State to restore between 16,000 and 30,000 voters who were illegally purged this fall.

Democrats Describe Efforts to Limit Voting Machines Problems

Steven Rosenfeld, October 26, 2008.

As activists worry about paperless voting machines, a top DNC lawyer describes the party's election protection efforts for voting machines.

Bush Asks AG to Enter Ohio Voting Fray

Steven Rosenfeld, October 25, 2008.

The White House has forwarded a letter from congressional Republicans asking the Attorney General to intervene in the Ohio voter registration fight.

How Safe Is This Election?

Andrew Gumbel, The Nation. October 24, 2008.

The GOP attack machine isn't dead yet, but the wheels have started coming off.

Big Setbacks for GOP Voter Suppression Efforts in Swing States

Steven Rosenfeld, October 23, 2008.

Court ruling, decisions by secretaries of state in Wisconsin, Ohio and Nevada blunt GOP's anti-voter agenda.

Justice Department Targets ACORN But Ignores GOP Voter Suppression

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.

On the eve of the 2008 election, the Department leaks a FBI probe of ACORN but remains silent on widespread voter intimidation tactics.