Voter ID

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September 18, 2021
North Carolina judges said the law was rushed and intentionally discriminates against Black voters, violating their equal protections.
December 5, 2016
Expect to lose your right to vote under a Trump administration, if you are not ready and willing to fight…
June 6, 2016
Doing time for a crime, doesn’t always mean getting a second chance.  But in the state of Virginia, there was a glimmer
August 6, 2015
OPINION - In theory, the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution February 3, 1870 gave black men the…
October 9, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — States that stiffened their voter identification laws saw drops in election turnout, with disproportionate effect on blacks…
February 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — In elections that begin next week, voters in 10 states will be required to present photo identification…
January 24, 2014
MSNBC - Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that…
January 17, 2014
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A nearly 2-year-old requirement that almost all of Pennsylvania's 8.2 million voters must show photo identification…
January 17, 2014
MSNBC - A new bill to strengthen the Voting Rights Act goes out of its way to make an exception…
November 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A new report finds that young voters, and especially those of color, face certain inconveniences at polls.
November 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The civil rights organization Advancement Project filed a federal lawsuit, challenging the sate of Wisconsin's voter ID…
October 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In a shocking and uproarious recent Daily Show interview, GOP precinct captain Don Yelton uses the n-word,…
October 8, 2013
OPINION - Maybe Florida Governor Rick Perry should have listened to everyone who warned that voter purging is highly flawed...
September 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will sue the state of North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over tough new…
August 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration will use tools available through the Voting Rights Act to keep…
August 23, 2013
OPINION - If Republicans repeat their dismal performance among voters of color when the 2016 election rolls around, don’t blame…
August 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday it will sue Texas over the state's voter ID law and will…
August 17, 2013
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state judge issued an order Friday that is expected to block enforcement of Pennsylvania's strict…
August 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT- Opponents of the new law fear its provisions would particularly target minorities, the elderly, the poor and the…
August 13, 2013
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's governor on Monday quietly signed a measure into law that overhauls the state's election…