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Atkins: Lower courts striking down voter ID laws
In a series of rulings over the last two weeks, appellate courts across the country have been filling in the hole blown out of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 three years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court... Read more
Suit Claims Georgia Secretary of State Violated Federal Voting Law by Withholding Records
Project Vote has sued Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp in an effort to force the release of voter registration records the group says it needs to determine if voters were improperly rejected or purged from voter rolls. Read more
Georgia sued over voter registration records, again
Georgia is being sued for the second time this year over its handling of voter records, this time by a group seeking more information from Secretary of State Brian Kemp about how the state decides to reject applicants trying to register to vote. Read more
Judge Upholds Disputed Voter-Registration Forms
A federal judge rejected arguments that recent changes to the National Mail Voter Registration Form instructing residents of three different states to provide proof of citizenship should be reversed. Read more
Voter Fraud, Explained
BillMoyers.com answers readers' questions on voter fraud and voter suppression. Read more
David Byrne wants you to register to vote, and wants everyone else to, too
Former Talking Heads frontman and happiest of all the mutants David Byrne has a great post up about voter suppression, voter registration, and the state of American politics. Read more
Nonprofit Sues Arizona for Voting Records
Arizona asked a nonprofit watchdog for $50,000 for election registration records, but provides the information to political parties for free, Project Vote claims in court. Read more
New forms make it easier to register to vote in Montana
The Montana Vehicle Division has revamped many of its forms to help make it easier to register to vote, amid pressure from voter rights groups who said the state was not doing enough to comply with the national Motor Voter law. Read more
Wisconsin throws up major voter registration hurdle
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law that could make it much harder for the poor and minorities to register to vote in the pivotal swing state just as the 2016 election approaches. Read more
Wisconsin Republicans’ Latest Policy Initiative: Making It Harder for Poor People to Vote
"Wisconsin will soon have a fully modernized voter registration system...Perhaps not accidentally, the bill will also make it more difficult for poor people to register." Read more