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Voter Suppression

Melissa Harris Perry

Voter suppression will haunt Ohio secretary of state

Melissa Harris Perry, MSNBC
OPINION - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted made a name for himself in the 2012 presidential election, but not in a positive way...
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Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff to former U.S. President George W. Bush walks the floor before the start of the abbreviated first day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 27, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

5 conservative excuses for Obama's re-election

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Here are five of the excuses conservatives of the Republican Party are giving for their loss election night...
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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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Michael Moore departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Michael Moore: 'Hate is a huge motivator on Romney's side'

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - In an interview today with the Huffington Post, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore shared his thoughts on how much he thinks race has played a role in this year's election...
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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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A woman helps a man read an early-voting ballot on November 4, 2012 in in Jersey City, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christy ordered early-voting stations stay open through the weekend, in an effort to get people to vote, despite the damage done by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

5 things to remember on Election Day

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - The time has come: there are less than 24 hours until Americans cast their votes for the next president. In preparation for Election Day, we've compiled a list of five things you need to remember before heading to the polls tomorrow....
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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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A voter gets directions on how to use the electronic voting booth at the Board of Elections early voting site on October 18, 2012 in Wilson, North Carolina. Today is the last day to register and the first day to vote for the election in North Carolina. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)

Justice Department dispatches poll watchers

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 780 federal observers and Justice Department employees will be dispatched to 51 voting jurisdictions in 23 states for Tuesday's voting...
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Foundation confirms it paid for 'voter fraud' billboards

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - An obscure family foundation has confirmed that it paid for a billboard advertising campaign warning of the legal penalties for voter fraud...
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Joanna Jenkins

108-year-old casts her 1st vote ever

theGrio
VIDEO - Joanna Jenkins has never voted before and doesn't have an official state ID, but she didn't let that stop her from participating for the first time in a presidential election...
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