Voting Rights Watch

Brentin Mock and Aura Bogado cover voter-suppression efforts nationwide in a 2012–2013 project in partnership with Colorlines.com.

Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters

Representative Daryl Metcalfe says judge who blocked state’s voter ID law yesterday enables the “entitlement mentality” and people who live off others’ labo...

Oct 3, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch

Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights

Minnesota’s communities of color are changing the narrative about the state’s voter ID amendment.

Oct 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Voting Rights Watch, and Lolla Mohammed Nur

Pa. Voters Won’t Have to Show ID, but Poll Workers Can Still Ask For It Pa. Voters Won’t Have to Show ID, but Poll Workers Can Still Ask For It

It's complicated ... especially for voters.

Oct 2, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Pennsylvania Redefines ‘Disenfranchisement’ in Voter ID Trial Pennsylvania Redefines ‘Disenfranchisement’ in Voter ID Trial

According to Pennsylvania’s attorneys, we all share the same burdens and frustrations equally, regardless of race or class. 

Sep 28, 2012 / Brentin Mock 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

How the Mayweather-Pacquiao Saga Reminds Us of the Voter ID Game How the Mayweather-Pacquiao Saga Reminds Us of the Voter ID Game

In both boxing and voting cases the strategy is the same: keep the opponent away.  

Sep 21, 2012 / Brentin Mock 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

PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law PA Supreme Court Doubts the State Can Comply With Its Own Voter ID Law

Law expert says the state can change the law again to win judge's approval.

Sep 19, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

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

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