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Poll worker Eric Carr, background center, watches a technician for the New York City Board of Elections clear a paper jam in a ballot scanner as voters wait to scan their ballots, at a school in New York's Harlem neighborhood, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Link Between Mass Incarceration and Voter Turnout
May 15, 2013 | Smart Charts

A new study contends that the percentage of black males who voted is even higher than the Census reported. Voter turnout figures look a lot different when you take felony convictions into account. Continue reading

President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. on Aug. 6, 1965 upon signing the Voting Rights Act. Credit: Yoichi R. Okamoto, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
The Supreme Court and the Voting Rights Act
February 25, 2013 | News & Notes

A chorus of voices make the case that the 1965 Voting Rights Act — about which the Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week — still protects American democracy. Continue reading

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Will Obama’s Commission Fix Our Broken Voting System?
February 14, 2013 | Connecting the Dots

Voting rights activists debate if Obama’s new non-partisan commission, announced in his State of the Union address, is enough to fix the problems. Continue reading

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Ohio Provisional Ballot Order Could Delay Election Results
November 6, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted ordered a last-minute change to how provisional ballots are cast in Ohio.
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Whatever It Takes — If You Can, Vote!
November 5, 2012 | On Democracy

Senior Writer Michael Winship reminds us — as Sandy did as well — why voting indeed matters. Continue reading

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Will Sandy Affect Election Day in Mid-Atlantic States?
November 1, 2012 | Connecting the Dots

Boards of Elections are scrambling to make sure those who want to vote can. Continue reading

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The Newest Voter ID Laws Map
October 23, 2012 | Smart Charts
What's the percentage of electoral votes that come from states with new voter ID laws? Find out with this New York Times infographic.
In this Sept. 26, 2012 file photo People pass the signs telling of the requirement for voters to show an acceptable photo ID to vote as they head into the the Penndot Drivers License Center in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Why I Used to Believe That Voter ID Laws Were Just Common Sense
October 15, 2012

Jeremiah Goulka, a Republican-turned-Democrat, explains both perspectives on the controversial new voter ID laws. Continue reading

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Ohio Voter Fraud Billboards Target Minorities
October 11, 2012 | News & Notes
Billboards warning that "Voter fraud is a felony!" have been popping up in predominately black neighborhoods in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
Hundreds of people rally outside the South Carolina capitol to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and protest the state's voter identification law, Jan. 16, 2012 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
South Carolina Voter ID Law On Hold Until After Election
October 10, 2012 | News & Notes
For the fourth time this year, a court rejects the new voter ID requirements.
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