Voter ID

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July 19, 2012

How do you obtain a voter ID?

theGRIO REPORT - Although the ID itself may not be at a cost, the documents needed to get the voter…
July 16, 2012

Battleground 2012: Could a voter ID law hurt Obama's chances in Pennsylvania?

theGRIO REPORT - A controversial voter identification law adopted earlier this year here could potentially prevent tens of thousands of…
July 11, 2012

Eric Holder: Barack Obama's 'secret weapon' with black voters?

OPINION - This nation’s first African-American Attorney General exists in the historical shadow of this nation’s first black president, but…
July 11, 2012

How poll taxes have historically hurt black Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Addressing the 103rd NAACP Convention in Houston, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder likened new voter ID laws…
July 11, 2012

Mitt Romney bundler gets contract from PA Gov. Corbett, creates ironic voter ID ad

How is Pennsylvania's harsh voter ID law, which experts say could disenfranchise more than 750,000 people in November, just like…
July 10, 2012

Eric Holder to speak at NAACP convention in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to speak at the NAACP convention in Houston...
July 8, 2012

Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes

(AP) - When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state…
July 7, 2012

NAACP convention to tackle new voting laws

HOUSTON (AP) - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says its newest battle is really an old…
June 27, 2012

Texas Republican Party platform calls for repeal of Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - The Texas Republican Party has a plank in their 2012 platform that could take the country back…
June 27, 2012

GOP rep Mike Turzai's gaffe reveals real goal of voter ID laws: Voter suppression

OPINION - The Republican strategy for winning the youth vote, black vote, and low-income vote has been to ensure that…
June 27, 2012

Obama campaign organizing thousands of lawyers for Election Day to combat voter ID laws

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this…
June 26, 2012

Black Republicans Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell team up to attack Eric Holder

Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell released a video attacking Attorney General Eric Holder for his position on voter ID laws...
June 26, 2012

Rep. Mike Turzai: Voter ID will help Mitt Romney, GOP win Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state House Republican Mike Turzai got very candid in a speech to the state's Republican committee...
June 26, 2012

Why we need a black-brown political coalition now more than ever

OPINION - It’s no coincidence that voter ID laws have been popping up in states with populations of black and…
May 31, 2012

Eric Holder: Voter ID laws threaten voting rights

Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Conference of National Black Churches on Wednesday…
May 4, 2012

93-year-old woman will be lead plaintiff in case against voter ID

VIDEO - Viviette Applewhite, a 93-year-old African-American women from Philadelphia, will be the lead plaintiff in the NAACP and ACLU's…
April 18, 2012

ALEC's retreat on 'Stand Your Ground' is a victory for the activist movement

OPINION - The controversial organization behind 'Stand Your Ground' and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on…
April 9, 2012

Church movement uses Trayvon Martin death to promote voter registration

theGRIO REPORT - With the case of slain teen Trayvon Martin as a catalyst, Rev. Jamal Bryant sees a future…
April 5, 2012

Coca-Cola cuts ties with ALEC, the group behind 'Stand Your Ground'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Coca-Cola Co. has terminated its relationship with a conservative group seen by some as an incubator for…
April 5, 2012

Liberal group says Texas, Florida among worst states on voter laws

theGRIO REPORT - The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, listed Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Texas, as…