Simply put, a voter ID law is any regulation requiring that a voter furnish proof of identity in order to cast a ballot in an election.
Voter Access articles on Democracy Chronicles
This section of DC focuses on voter access: a vitally important aspect of democracy concerned with ease of voting and the various barriers in the way. Voter ID, Compulsory Voting and Felon Voting are just some of the hot button issues highlighted here. Also see our sections on American democracy and Money Politics.
Nevada’s Native Americans Mobilize For Voter Turnout, Equality In 2020
For first time, about 1,150 Native Americans residing at Reno-Sparks Indian Colony near Reno voted in 2018 election at polling place on their reservation.
Coalition Condemn Proposed Tennessee Voter Suppression Measure
A number of organisations have issued a letter urging the legislature to reject a proposed bill that would have a chilling effect on voter registration.
Automatic Voter Registration Works Everywhere It’s Been Implemented
Automatic voter registration (AVR) has increased the average registration rates in every state where it’s been implemented.
Florida House Advances Bill To Narrow Voting Rights For Felons
Whether felons completed time behind bars or probation should have their voting rights restored if they haven’t paid off all their financial obligations .
Tribes Denounce North Dakota ID Law in Congressional Hearing
Tribes denounce North Dakota identification law that led to poor access to discrimination by poll workers and unfair identification requirements.
Assemblyman’s Election Day Holiday Bill Moves Ahead In California
Under AB 177, state agencies and schools would be required to give their employees Election Day off from work, and schools would close, to help voters.
Lawsuit Win Means Improving California Voter Registration Opportunities
Civil rights groups prevailed in their lawsuit against Sec. of State Alex Padilla to expand voter registration opportunities to the physically challenged.
How Effective Is Voter Registration At Tax Time?
There are good reasons to believe voter registration at tax time would be an efficient and effective approach to increasing voter registration.
Podcast: The Ongoing Struggle for Civil Rights
Joyce Ladner was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She was mentored by Medgar Evers, expelled from Jackson State University for participating in a sit-in, and failed Mississippi’s voter literacy test three times. She discusses those […]