July 15, 2015The billy clubs and literacy tests of yesteryear have been replaced by subtler and more sophisticated attempts to control who has access to the ballot box.
June 25, 2015Two years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman John Lewis have a plan to fix that.
May 27, 2015Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.
March 24, 2015Disenfranchisement of ex-felons can have a measurable impact on election results.
March 19, 2015Oregon showed democracy is possible by making voting easy. If they can do it why not the USA?
March 11, 2015The host of Last Week Tonight explains why the citizens of the American territories like Puerto Rico and American Samoa aren't allowed to vote.
March 9, 2015President Obama and hundreds of politicians marched in Selma this weekend. Will the experience convince more members of Congress to support the Voting Rights Amendment Act?
March 9, 2015Voters rarely commit fraud because for them, it is a motiveless crime. So why does the myth persist?
March 6, 2015After a surge in voting participation among African-Americans and other groups in 2008, many states enacted new voting restrictions.
March 6, 2015The future of this nation will depend on all Americans having, and using, their fair say at the ballot.
