http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/ News about your right to vote en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:56:07 -0600 info@866ourvote.org info@866ourvote.org 40 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0405 A closer inspection of Maine's electoral problems reveals clerical and administrative errors, not voter fraud. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0405 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0406 A provision that would mandate voters have current, government-issued photo IDs to vote in Maine was dropped in committee. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0406 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0395 Although public perception is that everyone has a current, up-to-date government-issued photo ID, studies consistently show that as many as 11% of the voting age population nationwide lacks the types of ID that are necessary to vote in an ever-increasing number of states - many of whom are caught in a Catch-22 situation. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0395 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0393 Around 50 elderly residents of a nursing home will likely not be able to vote for the first time in years due to new voter identification requirements. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0393 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0404 Virginia's AARP warns the state legislature that elderly citizens could have their right to vote taken away by a newly proposed government-issued photo ID law. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0404 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0392 Officials and citizens criticize New York's proposed redistricting maps as unrepresentative of growing minority populations. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0392 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0382 Vanity Shields, a University of South Florida student and USF NAACP chapter president, expresses student concerns regarding changes to voting laws in Florida. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0382 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0384 Civil rights advocates recently gathered in LA to promote working together for open and accessible elections this year. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0384 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0391 Last week, the Federal Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. Section 5 requires that jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination prove to the Department of Justice that new laws will not have a racially disproportionate impact before new voting laws go into effect. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0391 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0383 On January 11th, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Director Kevin Shwedo claimed 957 dead people voted in the recent election, raising the specter of massive voter fraud. However, new findings have led to widespread skepticism of the DMV report. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0383 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0381 Testimony by South Carolina Election Commission Executive Direct Marci Andino refutes the state's Attorney General's claim that 953 dead people cast ballots. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0381 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0399 President Sebastian Pinera signs voting reform into law, automatically registering all eligible Chilean citizens to vote. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0399 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0380 Adam Cohen discusses the recent debate over government issued photo identification laws and the mounting aggressive attack on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0380 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0388 Opponents of restrictive government-issued photo ID laws believe that the laws have a disproportionate impact on minorities, young adults, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Mimi Murray Digby Marziani, Counsel for the Democracy Program with the Brennan Center for Social Justice in Washington D.C., states that five million voters could have their right to vote taken away from them if these laws are passed. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0388 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0402 Governor Dannel Malloy of Connecticut announces proposal to expand voter registration. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0402 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0401 With the Department of Justice blocking South Carolina's new restrictive government-issued photo ID law, many come out to explain why they support the federal government's decision. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0401 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0397 James O'Keefe reveals that it cost $50,000 for him and his crew to attempt to fraudulently obtain the ballots of about a dozen deceased voters. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0397 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0398 In Kansas, the DMV is not ready for the rapid increase of people seeking free government-issued photo IDs that the new law guarantees. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0398 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0403 A Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law study demonstrated the disparity between White and non-White approval of a proposed restrictive government-issued photo ID ballot measure in Mississippi. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0403 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0386 South Carolina officials plan to challenge the Justice Department's block of a voter ID law that statistics show would negatively affect non-white voters. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0386 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0390 James O'Keefe's recent video advocating restrictive voter ID laws shows no evidence that voter fraud is actually an issue, only that O'Keefe and his crew have engaged in manufacturing voter fraud. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0390 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0387 Rather than demonstrating that voter fraud is an easily performed act, James O'Keefe's "voter fraud" stunt demonstrates how difficult it would actually be to pull off an "election-changing" plot. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0387 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0379 Linda Greenhouse examines the differences between the Bush and Obama Administrations' approaches to voter suppression laws and the rise of voter ID laws since the Indiana Supreme Court case. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0379 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0396 The U.S. Supreme Court considers temporarily waiving Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act for Texas to hold primary on time. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0396 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0400 Striking a compromise might be the solution to the voter ID debate. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/newsroom/news?id=0400