Features related to voter id

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Chamber. (AP Photo/Kalim A. Bhatti)
Lisa Graves Updates Us on ALEC
April 23, 2013 | Q&A

Several recent reports on the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, reveal more about the funding of the meetings between state legislators and corporate lobbyists — and what’s on the agenda. 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

Voters cast their Election Day ballots at Harrison High School in Harrison, Montana. The high school is a polling station for Harrison, Pony, Norris and other surrounding rural areas. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)
Key Ballot Initiatives: What Passed, What Didn’t?
November 7, 2012 | News & Notes

See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives. Continue reading

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State Ballot Initiatives to Watch
October 26, 2012

Take a closer look at hot-button initiatives Americans will be voting for or against on November 6. 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

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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Voting With Right-Wing Ralphie!
October 4, 2012 | Cartoons
Mark Fiore's new cartoon takes a look at voter ID laws and how they might affect your voting experience on November 6.
Volunteer Tomas Robles, for Promise Arizona, talks to a potential voter he wants to visit, as the group holds a voter registration rally at the Arizona Capitol Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Fraud Allegations Cripple GOP Registration Drives
October 2, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
The GOP now finds itself in a voter registration fraud scandal similar to those that they've accused Democrats of engineering in the past.
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