Scott Walker Says Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Is Working ‘Just Fine’—It’s Not Scott Walker Says Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Is Working ‘Just Fine’—It’s Not
The state claims there are no problems with the law, but voters keep getting turned away from the polls.
Oct 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Compare them to Oregon’s, which make voting incredibly easy.
Oct 6, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
A 90-Year-Old Woman Who’s Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law A 90-Year-Old Woman Who’s Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law
Voting-rights groups are asking a federal court to block the law before the November election.
Oct 5, 2016 / Ari Berman
A Federal Court Orders Wisconsin to Stop Suppressing the Vote A Federal Court Orders Wisconsin to Stop Suppressing the Vote
The state must investigate the DMV’s failure to issue voter IDs in time for the November election.
Sep 30, 2016 / Ari Berman
Wisconsin Is Systematically Failing to Provide the Photo IDs Required to Vote in November Wisconsin Is Systematically Failing to Provide the Photo IDs Required to Vote in November
New recordings from the DMV show how the state is continuing to disenfranchise black voters.
Sep 29, 2016 / Ari Berman
Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote
Black voters were five times more likely than whites to cast a ballot during the early voting days eliminated by Ohio Republicans.
Sep 13, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions Won’t Be In Effect This November The Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions Won’t Be In Effect This November
The Supreme Court has declined to reinstate North Carolina’s anti-voting laws.
Aug 31, 2016 / Ari Berman
Voting Rights Is Not a Fringe Issue Voting Rights Is Not a Fringe Issue
The mainstream media, especially on TV, have largely ignored the attempts to rig elections by making it much harder for certain people to vote.
Aug 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Donald Trump Is Encouraging Intimidation and Racial Profiling at the Polls Donald Trump Is Encouraging Intimidation and Racial Profiling at the Polls
Courts blocked the GOP from intimidating minority voters. Now Trump is trying again.
Aug 15, 2016 / Ari Berman
6 Major GOP Voting Restrictions Have Been Blocked in 2 Weeks 6 Major GOP Voting Restrictions Have Been Blocked in 2 Weeks
The Republican war on voting rights is backfiring.
Aug 1, 2016 / Ari Berman