North Carolina GOP tries voter ID again despite strong opposition by democrats in North Carolina, majority of voters were in favor of requiring photo ID.
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.
Immigrant Advocates Rally at Close of Closely-Watched Census Trial
Immigrant and community advocates hold press conference following closing arguments in census lawsuit against the citizenship question.
Report Finds 2018 Voter Suppression Was ‘Widespread’
2018 severe voter suppression found during midterm elections with record-high turnout, in which nearly 120 million eligible Americans could not participate.
Democrat Vows Lawsuit While Ending Bid For Georgia Governor
Democratic Stacey Abrams ends bid for Georgia governor but vowed to bring a lawsuit against what she called the state’s “gross mismanagement” of the vote.
The Dangerous Republican Strategy to Manipulate Voting
We the people need to make our ballot system secret and sacrosanct again. Vote counts must be beyond reproach and we must make them as immune as possible against party shenanigans and malfeasance.
Virginia Can Fix Signature Gathering For Disabled Candidates
I have a suggestion that would improve the ability of disabled candidates and disabled voters to connect with each other and enable petitions for ballot access to be signed.
Court Permits Florida County to Proceed Vote Counting
Today, a judge in Florida denied Rick Scott’s senatorial campaign’s request to prevent timely-cast ballots from being counted in Broward County.
Official: Citizenship Query Will Not Cause US Census Undercount
US Census Bureau’s top scientist on Wednesday insisted, bureau can fully count all American residents during 2020 census, despite Trump’s citizenship query.
Trump’s Baseless Voter Fraud Allegations Hurt Faith in Elections
President Donald Trump has alleged, contrary to evidence, that the recount of Florida’s elections for governor and the U.S. Senate has been marred by fraud.
Georgia Election Uncertainty Lingers Amid Legal Wrangling
After two federal court rulings and a flurry of legal filings over a 24-hour period, uncertainty still hangs over Georgia’s midterm elections.