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Voter ID

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia waits to be introduced to speak at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) October 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The American Enterprise Institute and the Federalist Society held a book discussion with Justice Scalia, who co-authored the book 'Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Scalia's take on Voting Rights Act a slap in the face

David A. Love
OPINION - The justice also criticized attempts to expand the number of minority groups protected by the federal government, noting that child abusers are a minority, but that doesn’t mean they deserve protection...
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Arkansas' GOP-led Legislature passes voter ID law

AndrewDeMillo, Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of the bill, which he called an expensive solution to a non-existent problem...
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Virginia governor signs bill requiring photo ID to vote

Bob Lewis, Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia law will require all voters to have photo IDs beginning next year.
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Senator Nina Turner (OhioSenate.gov)

theGrio's 100: Nina Turner, taking on voter suppression in Ohio

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theGRIO'S 100 - The Ohio state senator emerged as one of the loudest voices in the country against controversial voting laws advanced by Republicans in her state...
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Rev. William Barber (Courtesy Eric Byler)

theGrio's 100: William Barber, fighting for the rights of all North Carolinians

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theGRIO's 100 - The Rev. Dr. William Barber is a modern-day civil rights leader who has led the fight for fairness, and the rights to marry and vote in North Carolina...
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State Sen. Alberta Darling(R-WI) watches the program during the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 29, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC, which is scheduled to conclude August 30. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Romney co-chair faults lack of voter ID for Wisconsin loss

Melissa Noel
theGRIO REPORT - Alberta Darling's comments imply that voter fraud may have played a role in President Barack Obama's victory in the state on Election Day.
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Will Obama's black critics grow louder in new term?

David A. Love
OPINION - With President Obama now headed for a second term in the White House—after laying the campaign of GOP opponent Mitt Romney to waste —his critics in the black community are likely to stick around...
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Cheryl Ann Moore (53) who spent half her vacation day in frustration at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in downtown Philadelphia finally gets her voter ID. (Photo by Lucian Perkins/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How voter suppression backfired on the GOP

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - While the potentially disenfranchising effect of voter ID laws remains problematic, the actual reduction of black voter participation in 2012 never materialized...
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A biker passes by a pair of mailboxes in the Capitol Hill neighborhood November 6, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Problems at the polls? Tell theGrio!

Patrice Peck
theGRIO REPORT - If you see or experience voter intimidation, problems at the polls, or issues involving Voter ID, theGrio wants to know!...
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Supporters listen to US President Barack Obama during a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 4, 2012. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

How would black America react to an Obama loss?

David A. Love
theGRIO REPORT - Many pundits and pollster predict that President Barack Obama is poised to win re-election on November 6th, but what if he loses? And how will black America respond?...
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