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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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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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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.
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Judge Postpones PA Voter ID Law Until After Presidential Election
October 2, 2012 | News & Notes
Pennsylvania voters won't need ID in order to vote on November 6.
Becky Olson votes while her 2-year old daughter Lauren walks underneath the voting booths set up at the Seventh Day Adventist church Tuesday morning, Nov. 7, 2006, in Kuna, Idaho. (AP Photo/Troy Maben)
Election Expert Richard Hasen on Voter Fraud and Disenfranchisement
September 25, 2012 | Q&A

Richard Hasen, author of the Election Law Blog, discusses truths and exaggerations on both sides of the voting rights debate. Continue reading

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Today is National Register To Vote Day!
September 25, 2012 | News & Notes
If you haven't yet registered to vote, today's the day to do it.
Jay Kohn, of Morristown, NJ, holds a sign during the NAACP voter ID rally to demonstrate the opposition of Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Pennsylvania Voters Still in Limbo
September 18, 2012 | What Matters Today
The state's Supreme Court has sent the case against a strict new voter ID law back to a lower court.
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