Voter suppression and Russian interference are some of the greatest barriers to minority voting in 2020, the National Urban League said.
Voter ID articles on Democracy Chronicles
Voter ID laws require some form of identification in order to vote or receive a ballot for an election but has been used in US to block voter access. Also see our section on American democracy or our Voter Access archive.
Governor To Sign Bill Expanding Colorado Automatic Voter Registration
Colorado lawmakers sent a bill to expand state’s automatic voter registration system to governor’s desk, few hours remaining in 2019 legislative session.
Discrimination And Suppression Of Native American Voters In Dakotas
Voter ID law and manipulated legislative boundaries are among ways Native Americans’ votes are diluted in Dakotas, a U.S. House panel was told on Tuesday.
What Helping Citizens With Voter ID Should Look Like
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.
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.
New Research on Polling Place Lines and Dynamics
In 2016 a consortium of researchers from across U.S. participated in a large study of polling places lines and dynamics in the November general election.
Bicameral Native American Voting Rights Act Introduced in Congress
U.S. Senator Tom Udall and others led a group of Senate and House Democrats in re-introducing the Native American Voting Rights Act.
The Sad Results of Texas’ Desperate Search For Fraudulent Voters
Sometimes numbers don’t speak for themselves. That was the case in the attempt by Republican state leaders to show massive voter fraud exists in Texas.
Another Tribe Challenges North Dakota Voter ID Requirement
Another American Indian tribe in North Dakota is challenging the state’s voter identification requirements, which to them suppresses their vote.
Law Targeting New Hampshire Student Voters Challenged in Lawsuit
ACLU of New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a New Hampshire law that unconstitutionally restricts the right to vote for students.