Texas law that requires voters to show state-approved photo identification officially goes into effect
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.
Republicans Are Blaming Alabama Felon Voters For Senate Loss
If the Republican party in Alabama thinks that felons are to blame for their loss they should take a look in the mirror and do some self-reflecting. What is truly required is for them to rethink their strategy.
Nebraska senators aim to introduce a voter ID requirement
Will they ensure everyone has a voter ID before the requirement is enforced? Of course not.
Partisanship at Trump’s voter fraud commission
The request from Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap seemed to be a given for any member of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission: He wanted transparency. But Dunlap, among a handful of Democrats on the panel launched by executive order in May with the stated goal of restoring confidence and integrity in the electoral […]
A Dispiriting Look at Georgia’s Election System
Georgia’s aging, vulnerable, unverifiable, mismanaged, electronic voting machines are famously insecure
Despite Minority Turnout, Scrutiny Over Alabama Voter ID Law
Poll workers were said to be thrown off by recently married women carrying photo IDs with names that didn’t match
West Virginia Voter ID Law in Force Starting in 2018
A key point is that this West Virginia voter ID law is less strict than those passed in some other states
Thousands of Newly Enfranchised Alabama Felons Registered Before Vote
Thousands of felons may have registered to vote in the weeks leading up to the Alabama Senate election on Tuesday, in which Democrat Doug Jones pulled off a surprise victory. Pastor Kenneth Glasgow, who spearheaded the effort, said on the November 27 registration deadline that at least 5,000 to 10,000 people statewide had registered that […]
Election Fraud Law Disenfranchised Disabled Voters
The disenfranchisement occurred in Sedgwick County, a direct result of a law pushed by Kris Kobach
Why Election Day Should Be A National Holiday
The change to make Election Day a national holiday must be implemented in order to not only increase voter participation, but also to ingrain the very concept of democracy into the American people.