Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID
Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is already proving to be a burden to local agencies and nonprofits.
Sep 12, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote
There's a concerted effort to register Native voters in 2012, and make a big impact on Election Day.
Sep 11, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama? Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama?
The group aims to get African-American voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.
Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Aura Bogado, and Francis Reynolds
Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video] Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video]
The Nation’s Aura Bogado traveled with Undocubus and brings you her reporter’s notebook.
Sep 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
‘Undocumented and Unfraid’: UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example ‘Undocumented and Unfraid’: UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example
In their final stop before arriving to Charlotte for the DNC, UndocuBus riders continue to inspire others to come out of the shadows in North Carolina.
Aug 31, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
This Is What Voter Participation Looks Like This Is What Voter Participation Looks Like
Nearly half of all California voters are new or occasional voters. In South LA, one group is empowering community members to realize the significance of their vote.
Aug 28, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
Voter ID Threatens to Storm Next Week’s GOP Convention Voter ID Threatens to Storm Next Week’s GOP Convention
As the RNC adds support of voter ID legislation to its platform, the DOJ backs Virginia’s voter ID law and California lawmakers pass same-day voter regist...
Aug 24, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Court Cases Continue to Decide the Future of Voting Rights Court Cases Continue to Decide the Future of Voting Rights
This week’s updates on early voting, voter ID and the power of marginalized voters.
Aug 17, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Voting Suppression Schemes and How They’re Being Challenged Voting Suppression Schemes and How They’re Being Challenged
Voters are turned away because of confusion in Michigan, purges take hold in New Mexico and Iowa, and Voter ID is challenged in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Aug 10, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out
Why would a group of people who are ineligible to vote engage in electoral politics? We talk to a rider on the “UndocuBus” to find out.
Aug 7, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch