Category: Pennsylvania

Voter Suppression is a Monster in the Dark

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Here’s a Halloween scare for you: what if they held an election, and no one came? Read more

New Guides for Helping Citizens Register to Vote

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Project Vote has released new guides to voter registration laws for several states. Project Vote developed these guides on behalf of our... Read more

Penn. Judge Sides with Voters, Strikes Down Voter ID Law

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Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law was found unconstitutional today. Read more

Pennsylvania Puts Voter Suppression Law on Hold

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Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID requirement was blocked Tuesday by the same judge who initially upheld the law this summer. This... Read more

Republican Officials Acknowledge Voter Suppression Motives

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Voting rights advocates have long asserted that restrictive voting laws are only implemented for one reason: suppressing the votes of... Read more

Voting Rights Groups Sue Pennsylvania for Failing to Help Register Low-Income Citizens

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Today, Project Vote and our partners—including Demos and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law–filed suit against the Commonwealth... Read more

Penn. Put on Notice for Failing to Provide Voter Registration to Low-Income Citizens

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Attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a pre-litigation notice letter on Monday to... Read more

The Real Cost of Voter ID

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Voter fraud is a non-existent problem, yet the laws purporting to combat it are very expensive The economy is beginning... Read more

Groups Protest Pennsylvania Voter ID Bill

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A coalition of civil rights groups urged the Pennsylvania state Senate to defeat a House-approved voter ID bill because it... Read more

Penn. Officials Debating Photo ID Before Senate Vote

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Yet another state is pondering a photo ID law to enact before the 2012 election; Pennsylvania officials–including Secretary of State... Read more