On AlterNet: voting rights

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "voting rights"

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.

New Line of Defense Emerging To Protect Voting Rights: State Constitutions

Joshua Douglas, Jurist.org. April 4, 2012.

As many GOP-controlled state legislatures seek to 'police' voting, state Constitutions are emerging as the best new defense.

Voter Suppression 101: How Conservatives Are Conspiring to Disenfranchise Millions of Americans

Scott Keyes, Ian Millhiser, Tobin Van Ostern, Abraham White, Center for American Progress. April 4, 2012.

A spate of anti-voting-rights proposals in states as different as Florida and Wisconsin is not occurring by accident. Instead, many of these laws are being spread through ALEC.

Republicans Reverse a 150-year-old Trajectory in US and Enact Laws That Restrict Voting Rights

David Morris, On the Commons. April 3, 2012.

The GOP's priority is to ensure continued power by reducing the turnout of demographic groups like students, blacks, Hispanics that traditionally vote Democrat.

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.

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.

Tea Party Nation Prez Wants to 'Rewrite' Constitution; Thinks Allowing Only Landowners to Vote 'Makes Sense'

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. December 3, 2010.

Judson Phillips runs one of the largest Tea Party social networks, and thinks too many young and poor people are voting. So he'd like to change the Constitution.

What Could Possibly Go Wrong on Election Day 2010?

deleted, AlterNet. September 21, 2010.

Two voting rights organizations expose the possible shortcomings and abuse of our electoral systems this November.

Bureaucratic Errors Thwart Some Ohio Voters in 2008

Sanford Lewis, December 4, 2008.

Particularly affected are those who tried to vote by mail.

Philly Official Scoffs at Voting Problems

Danielle Ivory, American News Project. October 20, 2008.

Is Pennsylvania's upcoming election a disaster waiting to happen?

October Surprise: Goverment Computers To Go Offline During Voter Registration Peak

Wendy Weiser, Brennan Center for Justice. September 25, 2008.

The Social Security Administration, whose databases verify new voter registrations, will be shut down in mid-October for three days for maintenance.

Fighting for the Rights of Voters Behind Bars

Anthony Papa, Drug Policy Alliance. September 23, 2008.

Exercising the right to vote is important part of prisoner rehabilitation, but over 5 million convicted felons are barred from doing so.

UC Scientists Release Voting Machine Hacking Video

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. September 10, 2008.

The hack shows vote counts can be altered no matter what the paper receipts say.

Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Civil Rights Crusader Remembered

John Nichols, The Nation. August 20, 2008.

The late congresswoman was a fierce campaigner for fair elections.

Ohio's Election Stolen Again? State May Face 600K Voter Purge in Coming Weeks

Advancement Project and Project VoteAugust 13, 2008.

Voting rights attorneys say hundreds of thousands of voters could be purged from voter rolls.

The Right Way to Report Voter Fraud

Erin Ferns, Nathan Henderson-James, Project Vote. August 8, 2008.

Behind accusations of voter fraud are efforts to stop underserved minorities and young people from voting.

Homeless Face Barriers With Registering to Vote

Dan Seligson, electionline.org. August 8, 2008.

Lack of ID and permanent addresses baffle voting officials.

Justice Department to Question Former Lawyers in Politicization Probe

Murray Waas, Huffington Post. August 6, 2008.

As the Bush era comes to a close, the Justice Department starts to question the administration's selective enforcement of voting rights law.

Needed Now: A Constitutional Amendment Ensuring the Right to Vote

Advancement ProjectJuly 30, 2008.

The time has come to amend the Constitution to guarantee the individual right to vote, a prominent civil rights group declares.

Redistricting: A Shadowy Process Needs Sunlight

J. Gerald Hebert , Susan Gershon, Campaign Legal Center Blog. July 18, 2008.

As insiders ponder redrawing the political map, voting-rights lawyers say the process needs less secrecy and more public input.

Federal Judge Orders Missouri to Register Low-Income Voters

Demos , Project Vote , The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, July 16, 2008.

The state failed to offer more than 1 million people the chance to register to vote.

The Latest Spin From Voting Machine Makers: What Problems?

Dan Wallach, Freedom to Tinker. July 7, 2008.

At a Texas legislative hearing, manufacturers say scientists who studied their machines were not looking at "real world" issues.

Flunk the Electoral College: Getting Rid of the Exploding Cigar of American Politics

Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice. June 12, 2008.

The Electoral College is an affront to basic democracy, warping competition and subverting political equality -- even when it works.

Lessons from Voting Rights Activists' Big Win in Missouri

Art Levine, AlterNet. June 10, 2008.

How the good guys finally won and what it means for 2008.