Here in the News21 newsroom, we’ve been closely watching the Wisconsin recall election this morning (see our post below).

But that doesn’t mean we haven’t been reading and tweeting about other voting rights issues.

Here’s a glimpse at what’s been on our radar today.

What We’ve Been Reading

“House seeks to soften voter ID bill as Tillis addresses concerns about GOP agenda,” (John Frank, 06/05, Raleigh News & Observer)

“New Voting Laws Could Take Out Barack Obama This Fall,” (Chuck Strouse, 06/05, Miami New Times)

“Milwaukee calls in extra poll workers amid heavy turnout,” (Larry Sandler and Nicole Levy, 06/05, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

“In Wisconsin, reports of voter suppression efforts,” (Lucy Madison, 06/05, CBS News)

“Could voter fraud sway Wisconsin recall election?” (06/04, FOX News)

Twitter Trends

We might be following voting rights in other areas of the country, but Twitter is pretty fixated today on the Wisconsin recall election.

The hashtag #WIRecall is exploding. According to social media search engine Topsy.com, the term has been mentioned more than 51,000 times in the last 24 hours. The recall election has crept into other voting rights tweets, as users on both sides of the political divide have been posting about issues in voting rights, voter ID and voter fraud in Wisconsin.

For more on these and other issues, be sure to follow us @WhoCanVote, and keep an eye on our reporters in Wisconsin and South Dakota, @AJVicens, @KhanTasha, @AliaConley and @EMNohr.