Stories from people across the US struggling to obtain IDs in states with new photo ID requirements.
Study shows that minorities are disproportionately affected by voter ID laws.
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Voter ID bill being considered by the Maryland House of Delegates.
CecilDaily.com
Fox News
A new study indicates that minority youth voters are significantly more likely to be asked to show voter ID at their polling places than white voters.
Politico
Today the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released a report of its preliminary findings from Election Protection 2012 to Congress and urged them to tackle the recurring problems that continue to cause difficulties for too many voters.
Voters are encouraged to make a voting checklist to be fully prepared for any unexpected event on Election Day.
Members of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Election Protection of Wisconsin are dismayed to hear reports today that the Romney campaign's volunteer (elections) observer training included misinformation about Wisconsin voting laws.
Voting rights, civil rights and labor organizations are joining forces to erect get-out-and-vote billboards in four Ohio and Wisconsin cities this week
Election Protection provides a snapshot of the endemic problems that continue to plague American elections and sets the stage for federal and state officials to finally address the enduring difficulties that infect the voting process of this country.
A statistical analysis of the 2008 General Election in Cuyahoga County, Ohio evaluates early voting patterns by race. Results provide an empirical basis to conclude that reducing early in person voting disproportionately affects African American voters.
On Wednesday, February 16th, Voting Rights Project Co-Director Marcia Johnson-Blanco testified before the Maryland State Senate Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs regarding the State's proposed Voter's Rights Protection Act. The Lawyers' Committee supports the proposed legislation with some amendments as it would help combat deceptive practices that may discourage or disable voters from casting their ballot for the candidate of their choice.
Election Protection's Report on the 2010 Election provides a comprehensive picture of the problems voters faced at the polls.