Voter ID Laws

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September 28, 2012
OPINION - In 2008, a greater share (63.9 percent) of black citizens under 30 overcame the unnecessary hurdles of registration…
September 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus used National Voter Registration Day to start a new voter protection initiative...
September 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - As many as 700,000 minority voters under age 30 may be unable to cast a ballot in…
August 30, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs…
August 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott didn't join the Congressional Black Caucus because his goal is to impact…
August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - At the start of the NAACP convention, the NAACP says the GOP is attacking the voting rights…
August 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - But the provision in Pennsylvania and other key ones around the country, which Attorney General Eric Holder…
August 10, 2012
A new voter ID law passed by Republicans in Pennsylvania could disenfranchise over three quarters of a million voters, and…
August 2, 2012
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter criticized Pennsylvania's new voter ID law, describing it as 'a bad solution looking for a problem'...
July 20, 2012
Recent studies are revealing that support for voter ID laws may be linked to resentment towards African-Americans...
July 19, 2012
Eric Holder's remarks last week that voter ID laws are a modern-day version of a poll tax are receiving criticism…
July 16, 2012
The New York Times voting and data guru Nate Silver estimates voter ID laws could reduce turnout by 2 to…
July 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Addressing the 103rd NAACP Convention in Houston, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder likened new voter ID laws…
July 11, 2012
How is Pennsylvania's harsh voter ID law, which experts say could disenfranchise more than 750,000 people in November, just like…
June 26, 2012
Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell released a video attacking Attorney General Eric Holder for his position on voter ID laws...
June 26, 2012
Pennsylvania state House Republican Mike Turzai got very candid in a speech to the state's Republican committee...
May 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A group of Democrats are pushing a bill they say would make it easier for Americans to…
April 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Minority groups in Georgia argue that the law has suppressed votes and that those voters' voices aren't…
March 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The League of Women Voters and Rock the Vote, two groups that have long conducted voter registration…
March 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Here's a look at five states the president won in 2008 where the black vote is critical…