Election Observers Watch, Take Notes at Polls August 21, 2012 AJ Vicens and Natasha Khan: A conservative initiative called True the Vote trains and dispatches observers to polling places, prompting concerns that voters are being intimidated.
Voting Rights Battles Re-emerge in the South August 17, 2012 Nick Andersen, Kassondra Cloos and Caitlin O’Donnell: Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.
Disabled and Elderly Voters Face New Hurdles at Polls August 16, 2012 Emily Nohr and Alissa Skelton: Without drivers licenses and facing inaccessible polling places, some elderly and disabled people give up trying to vote.
Florida Once Again at Center of Debate Over Voting Rules August 15, 2012 Ethan Magoc: The state that ignited a battle over who won the 20000 presidential election is ground zero for another partisan debate over who should be allowed to vote.
Voting Early Getting Harder in Florida August 15, 2012 Ethan Magoc: African-American civic groups, politicians and church leaders are concerned that changes in Florida’s early voting schedule will lower minority turnout, which could mean fewer votes for Democrats in November.
Flurry of Photo ID Laws Tied to Conservative Washington Group August 14, 2012 Ethan Magoc: A News21 analysis finds that more than half of state bills proposing photo IDs came from members or conference attendees of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
