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A Swing State Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate
by Aura Bogado on October 9 2012, 9:35AM
Despite a federal obligation to do so, Nevada public service agencies are accused of not providing their clients with voter registration forms.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
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Is Voter Suppression Becoming Less Common, or Just Less Overt? [Reader Forum]
by Nia King on October 8 2012, 9:56AM
Colorlines readers discuss the latest efforts by conservatives to paint disenfranchised voters of color as “lazy” or “undeserving” of the right to vote.
Topics: Politics
Are True the Vote’s Poll Watching Activities Illegal?
by Brentin Mock on October 8 2012, 9:51AM
Rep. Elijah Cummings and law experts say if they are targeting people of color, a court could find True the Vote operations unlawful.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Rep. Elijah Cummings Launches True the Vote Investigation
by Brentin Mock on October 5 2012, 4:03PM
True the Vote will have difficult time harassing voters with Congress watching them at the polls.
The 2012 Attack on Voting Rights Isn’t Racist—Just Ask Artur Davis
by Brentin Mock on October 4 2012, 10:13AM
The black former congressman has emerged as the tea party’s new best friend, because he insists his colleagues in the southern Black Belt are the real threat to voting rights.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Politics Aside, There’s No Debating the Scary Facts of Romney’s Tax Policy
by Imara Jones on October 4 2012, 9:48AM
Pundits are applauding Romney’s performance in a deeply technical debate. But he revealed a troubling misunderstanding—or misrepresentation—of tax and health policies that keep the country afloat.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Politics
Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters
by Brentin Mock on October 3 2012, 10:18AM
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe says judge who blocked the state’s voter ID law yesterday enables the “entitlement mentality” and people who live off others’ labor.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights
by Aura Bogado on October 2 2012, 11:29AM
Minnesota’s Communities of color are changing the narrative about the state’s voter ID amendment.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Pa. Voters Won’t Have to Show ID, but Poll Workers Can Still Ask For It
by Brentin Mock on October 2 2012, 10:52AM
The situation’s still complicated in Pennsylvania.
Meet Richard Hayes, the Black Man Who Picks Up Mitt Romney’s Trash
by Jorge Rivas on October 1 2012, 2:47PM
Richard is a City of San Diego sanitation worker whose route includes Mitt Romney’s $12 million oceanfront villa in La Jolla, Calif.
Pennsylvania Argues Voters Are ‘Frustrated,’ Not ‘Disenfranchised’
by Brentin Mock on September 28 2012, 10:43AM
Pennsylvania’s attorneys have found a new argument to defend the state’s voter ID law: We all share the same burdens and frustrations equally, regardless of race or class, and that’s not disenfranchisement.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics
by Jorge Rivas on September 27 2012, 3:37PM
It was at a 2008 Martin Luther King Day parade in Jacksonville, Florida that Mitt Romney made the ill-considered decision to chant the lyrics to the Baha Men’s song.
Did Ann Romney Just Say Being Black is Kind of Like Being Mormon?
by Jorge Rivas on September 27 2012, 2:57PM
Ann Romney told “The Tonight Show” host Jay Leno that electing her husband would help eliminate prejudice against their Mormon faith, just like we left “prejudices behind” when we elected President Obama.
Samuel L. Jackson Debuts F-Bomb-Laced Pro-Obama Voting Ad
by Jorge Rivas on September 27 2012, 12:45PM
Actor Samuel L. Jackson has a message for Democrats who supported President Barack Obama in 2008 but aren’t enthusiastic this time around.
Florida’s Felonious Voting Trap
by Brentin Mock on September 27 2012, 10:28AM
When it comes to determining who can and cannot vote, misinformation reigns. The tea party movement is eager to exploit that fact.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Meet Our Team of Voting Rights Community Journalists
by Aura Bogado on September 27 2012, 9:55AM
Voting rights are at risk all over the country, so we’ve recruited eyes and ears in key states to help us stay on top of rapidly unfolding events.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Cherokee Nation Demands Scott Brown Apologize For ‘Downright Racist’ Behavior
by Jorge Rivas on September 26 2012, 2:17PM
The Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation issued a strongly worded statement Wednesday denouncing the actions of Sen. Scott Brown staffers and supporters at a campaign rally earlier this week.
Are You and Your Friends Registered to Vote? Here’s One Website That Does It All
by Jorge Rivas on September 25 2012, 4:24PM
National Voter Registration Day is today and Colorlines.com/NOW is highlighting a website that’s a one-stop-shop for all your voter registration needs.
New Yorkers Tag Racist ‘Savage’ Jihad Subway Ads
by Jorge Rivas on September 25 2012, 2:28PM
A collection of anti-Muslim ads have been making their way across the country. And in each city, they’re being met with a good dose of truth-telling.
Rep. Maxine Waters Officially Cleared of All Ethics Charges
by Jorge Rivas on September 25 2012, 12:11PM
The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday officially cleared Rep. Maxine Waters of all ethics charges after nearly three years of investigating the California Democrat.
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