Press Release: “James Crow” redistricting
NC NAACP EXTENDED STATEMENT REGARDING RACE-BASED REDISTRICTING MAPS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2011 DURHAM – Earlier this week, after spending 60 days looking at a cleverly designed scheme to…
The Hill: Disputes over tighter voting procedures grow as election year approaches
-By Ramsey Cox November 5, 2011- Tighter voting laws, such as those requiring voters to produce a photo ID before casting their ballot, in several states could not only disenfranchise…
Color Lines: The Maddening Effect of South Carolina’s Proposed Voter ID Law
-by Jorge Rivas October 25, 2011- The voter ID laws that are sweeping the country could possibly keep five million people away from the polls in next year’s election. And…
Blue Cheddar: Wisconsin’s new Voter ID Law Causes Confusion in Neenah
-By Appleton Wonk November 5, 2011- The other day I received a call from a friend of mine, I’ll call her Jane. Jane was very upset and confused because of…
St Petersburg Times: Promoting civic involvement shouldn’t be a crime
October 27, 2011- In an effort to provide a hands-on lesson in civic responsibility, New Smyrna Beach High School teacher Jill Cicciarelli simply wanted to register 50 of her students…
Huffington Post: House Democrats Tell States to Fight ‘Disturbing Trend’ Of Voting Laws
-by Mike Sacks November 3, 2011- House Democrats have penned a letter to the secretaries of state urging them to "put partisan considerations aside" and fight against the "disturbing trend"…
Mother Jones: Who’s Paying for the GOP’s Plan to Hijack the 2012 Election?
Someone is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to rig the rules of the presidential election against Obama. But the source of the money is a mystery. -By Nick…
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: League of Women Voters sues state over photo ID law
-By Patrick Marley October 20, 2011- The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin sued the state Thursday in an attempt to block a new requirement that voters show photo identification…
Scott Walker Watch: Long lines, confusion, staggering costs to taxpayers show failure of Voter ID test run mock election
October 14, 2011- Estimates are coming to fruition that it would take voters half an hour or more if there are fifteen other voters in line with the new Fitzwalkerstan…
The Nation: GOP Voting Laws Could Swing the 2012 Election
-by Ari Berman October 3, 2011- In a recent article, “The GOP War on Voting,” I examined how GOP officials have passed laws in a dozen states since the 2010…