Watch a Colorado GOP Poll Watcher Report a ‘High Concentration of People of Color’ Watch a Colorado GOP Poll Watcher Report a ‘High Concentration of People of Color’
A Republican poll watcher complains that too many people of color were voting in Aurora, Colorado, on Election Day.
Nov 7, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Sheriff Deputies, Poll Worker Harass Latinos in Swing State Colorado Sheriff Deputies, Poll Worker Harass Latinos in Swing State Colorado
Colorado’s Latino voters could well decide this election—but some may have to overcome harassment to cast their ballots.
Nov 6, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Dignity Beyond Voting: Undocumented Immigrants Cast Their Hopes Dignity Beyond Voting: Undocumented Immigrants Cast Their Hopes
Long locked out of the front door to electoral process, undocumented immigrants are creating a window of opportunity.
Oct 25, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Kemi Bello, and Voting Rights Watch
Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO] Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO]
Although many people think it’s relatively easy to get a state issued ID, one Navajo elder would disagree.
Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Hillary Abe, and Voting Rights Watch
Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril
From voter ID laws to inaccessible polling stations, Native voters in Arizona face a cascading series of hurdles to participating in the November election.
Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado
Nevada Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate Nevada Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate
Despite a federal obligation to do so, the swing state’s public service agencies are accused of not providing their clients with voter registration forms.
Oct 9, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Kate Sedinger, and Voting Rights Watch
The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act
People across the country are organizing their religious communities ahead of this year's presidential election. Here’s one story from Nelson Pierce Jr., a community journali...
Sep 25, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Nelson Pierce Jr., and Voting Rights Watch
Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That
Looking to find out how to register your vote? These social media apps can help.
Sep 21, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch, and Maegan E. Ortiz
Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot
Kentucky makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote, but a grassroots group is fighting back.
Sep 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Meta Mendel-Reyes, and Voting Rights Watch
This Week’s Voting Rights Victories: Colorado and Florida Halt Their Voter Purges This Week’s Voting Rights Victories: Colorado and Florida Halt Their Voter Purges
The push back against voter suppression has resulted in some major victories this week.
Sep 14, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch