Month: January 2011

Voter ID Bill Advances in South Carolina

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The South Carolina House advanced a bill to require voters to show photo ID before voting at the polls. According... Read more

Georgia Failing to Offer Voter Registration to Public Assistance Clients

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Project Vote and partners put Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp on notice today for failing to comply with a... Read more

Research Shows Americans Aren’t As Conservative as Right-Wing Claims

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Following the 2010 elections, conservative pundits declared America a “center-right nation” with 42 percent of voters now identifying as “conservative.”... Read more

Shifting the Focus to Improving Voter Registration Access, Not Inhibiting It

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In a democracy that can only boast that 71 percent of its citizens are registered and able to exercise their... Read more

Louisiana Defaulting on Federal Obligation to Register Low-Income Residents

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Today, Project Vote, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and New Orleans attorney Ronald Wilson put Louisiana Secretary... Read more

Fear Tactics Used to Promote Voter Suppression in 2011

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This week, newly elected Republicans took office in several states, many of whom have big plans for the future of... Read more