
One of the Most Racially Divided States in the Country Just Passed a New Voter-ID Bill One of the Most Racially Divided States in the Country Just Passed a New Voter-ID Bill
Missouri Democrats filibustered against the GOP-sponsored bill, noting that 5 percent of the electorate—220,000 registered voters—lack a government-issued photo ID.
May 13, 2016 / Ari Berman

Voter Suppression Is the Only Way Donald Trump Can Win Voter Suppression Is the Only Way Donald Trump Can Win
Given his terrible numbers among non-white and young voters, Trump may try to massively suppress Democratic votes.
May 9, 2016 / Ari Berman

New York Had the Second-Lowest Voter Turnout So Far This Election Season New York Had the Second-Lowest Voter Turnout So Far This Election Season
Among states with primaries, we are only beating Louisiana.
Apr 20, 2016 / Ari Berman

The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election
1,400 activists have been arrested at Democracy Awakening and Democracy Spring, but few in the media have covered it.
Apr 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter and Ari Berman

27 Percent of New York’s Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Vote in the State’s Primary 27 Percent of New York’s Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Vote in the State’s Primary
New York is the fourth-bluest state in the country, but has some of the worst voting laws.
Apr 18, 2016 / Ari Berman

Clinton and Sanders Sue Arizona Over 5-Hour Lines in the March Primary Clinton and Sanders Sue Arizona Over 5-Hour Lines in the March Primary
Arizona’s election problems showed the disastrous consequences of gutting the Voting Rights Act.
Apr 15, 2016 / Ari Berman

A Black Man Brought 3 Forms of ID to the Polls in Wisconsin. He Still Couldn’t Vote. A Black Man Brought 3 Forms of ID to the Polls in Wisconsin. He Still Couldn’t Vote.
Now Eddie Lee Holloway is suing—and a federal court just agreed with him.
Apr 13, 2016 / Ari Berman

Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night
Students waited hours to vote and longtime voters were turned away by the state’s new photo ID law.
Apr 6, 2016 / Ari Berman

The Supreme Court Upholds the Historic Principle of One Person, One Vote The Supreme Court Upholds the Historic Principle of One Person, One Vote
A rare win for voting rights by a unanimous court.
Apr 4, 2016 / Ari Berman

Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Could Block 300,000 Registered Voters From the Polls Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Could Block 300,000 Registered Voters From the Polls
One of the country’s toughest voting restrictions takes effect for the April 5 primary.
Apr 1, 2016 / Ari Berman