Category: Voter Intimidation and Suppression

Project Vote Supports New Legislation to Punish Dirty Election Tricks

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Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced important legislation to punish voter suppression and intimidation tactics.... Read more

Holder Maintains Foundation of Voting Rights Act in Timely Speech

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Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the partisan assault on voting rights, the likes of which we have not seen... Read more

DOJ Leader to Discuss Voting Rights; Advocates Urge Him to Protect Voters

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Tomorrow night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will hold a timely speech to address voting rights at the Lyndon Baines... Read more

NAACP Confronts Voting Barriers in Modern-Day America

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The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, NAACP has brought voting barriers to a national discussion this week with the release... Read more

Maryland Robocall Trial Reaches Verdict

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A political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was found guilty today of of conspiring to suppress black voter... Read more

Senator Asks for Federal Investigation of New Voting Laws

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Voter ID and other restrictive voting laws may be subject to a federal investigation for voter suppression and voting rights... Read more

Reps. Request Hearing on Voter Suppression Laws

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Today, Congressional Democrats urged requested a hearing on how new state election laws are making it more difficult to vote.... Read more

St. Petersburg Times: Promoting Civic Involvement Shouldn’t Be a Crime

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Earlier this week, we blogged about Jill Cicciarelli, a high school teacher in Florida who faced serious fines for helping 50... Read more

Election Reform Claims Don’t Pass Muster

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Remember that game where a message is passed from person to person (usually they’re girls, as I’ve observed), and the... Read more

New Election Law Blocks High School Voter Registration Drive

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A high school civics teacher in Florida may face thousands of dollars in fines for organizing a voter registration drive... Read more