For many years, the federal voter-registration form used in virtually all states has required that the person filling it out swear that he/she is
Category: Voting/Elections
Election Passport reveals a world of election results
During the 2012 presidential campaign in the U.S., it was easy to hyper-focus on our own election issues and to ignore elections in the
Voting rights watch: Florida restarts its [previously squelched] voter purge
The fallout continues. States that previously wouldn’t have dared to impose voting restrictions that disenfranchised minorities–and, of course, Democrats–are back in business. Florida is
Time for a Republican whistle blower
Occasionally we see the underbelly of the Republican Party when members make outrageous remarks. But what really goes on when House or Senate Republicans
Creating a collective voice, one neighbor at a time
Politicians, advocacy groups, and even blogs love to use catchphrases such as “empowered citizenry” and “grassroots movement” to engage the public and inspire them
Voting rights watch: NC Repubs push harsh new voting restrictions
North Carolina Republicans are not hiding the fact that newly proposed [2013] voting restrictions are aimed at making it harder for Democrats to vote.
Voting rights watch: 6 states that just couldn’t wait
Well, that didn’t take long. Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision to kill the longstanding, pre-clearance provision of the Voting Rights Act, six
Upon further consideration, Mr. Nader
The recent Supreme Court decision that stripped the Voting Rights Act of 1965 of its essential enforcement powers reveals once again how political the
Supreme Court shreds Voting Rights Act: Political cartoonists respond
The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates: Less than a year since state legislatures, governors and secretaries of state in both the north and
This is what happens when the Supreme Court loses sight of common sense
Perhaps if it hadn’t been for the Bush v Gore Supreme Court case, we would give the Supremes the benefit of the doubt when