Month: October 2010

Get Your Voter Info!

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Latino Voter Suppression: Past and Present

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A century ago, voter suppression took the form of Jim Crow laws that openly attempted to prevent African-Americans from voting.... Read more

Debunking the Tea Party’s Election Night Message

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Experts are predicting major Democrat losses in 2010’s midterm elections, and pundits are already saying that this year’s unusually competitive... Read more

Voter Groups Go to Court to Fight for Voting Rights of High School Students in New Jersey

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TRENTON–The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Project Vote, and the Fair Elections Legal Network submitted a brief seeking... Read more

Voter Fraud Hysteria Leads to Fruitless Investigations, Voter Intimidation in Two States

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The conservative activists’ largely partisan voter fraud debate, as Ian Urbina at the New York Times wrote this morning, “is... Read more

Restrictive Voter Registration Law Struck Down in Arizona

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A notoriously restrictive voter registration law was struck down in Arizona today after the United States Court of Appeals for... Read more

Early Voting Reduces Turnout, Unless Combined with Same-Day Registration

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Rising early voting participation in recent election cycles has decreased voter turnout in general, putting Election Day on the fast... Read more

Misinformation from Registrar Could Disenfranchise Voters in San Diego

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Just two weeks before Election Day, a potentially detrimental (and ultimately unlawful) voter registration procedure was uncovered in San Diego,... Read more

GOP-Linked Ad Attempts to Suppress Latino Vote in Nevada

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A GOP-linked group, Latinos for Reform, is encouraging Nevada Latinos not to vote in November with their new, controversial ad.... Read more

Voter Fraud Fears Stifle Voter Registration Efforts

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The alarming trend of conservative-fueled fears of voter fraud may now have a chilling effect on legitimate votes. According to... Read more