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Opinion: Republican Efforts to Limit Voting a Threat to Democracy

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

An editorial in The New York Times argues that Republican attempts to limit access to voting by cutting down early-voting days and “assembling teams to intimidate voters” is a threat to democracy. Read more.

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Opinion: Ex-felons Should Have Right to Vote

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

An editorial in The New York Times argues that ex-felons who have completed their sentences should have their right to vote restored. Read more.

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Opinion: Rigged Voting Machines Not the Biggest Worry

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

In an opinion piece, The New Republic argues that restricted early voting, voter ID confusion, discarded ballots, poll observers and local dysfunction are greater things to worry about than potential voting machine rigging. Read more.

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Democrats Set to Monitor Arizona Poll Watchers

Posted on November 2, 2012 by admin

Cronkite News reports Democratic lawyers and volunteers in Arizona will monitor poll watchers mobilized by Verify the Vote. Read more.

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New Voting Rights Project Article

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

News21 has added an article about efforts to purge ineligible voters from the rolls in battleground states leading to allegations that eligible voters are receiving notifications about having to verify their citizenship. Read more.

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200,000 Felons Not Allowed to Vote in Arizona

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

Cronkite News reports that Arizona felons are not allowed to vote until restitution has been paid in full. Read more.

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Mail-In Ballots Have Biggest Potential for Fraud

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

Cronkite News reports that election experts say the “real potential for fraud and mistakes” lies with mail-in ballots. Read more.

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Election Lawyers at Ready

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

The Washington Post reports both parties have elections lawyers ready to file litigation before and during election day. Read more.

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Opinion: News21 Voting Rights Study Discourages Voters

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

An op-ed piece in The State Press argues that most Americans are in support of voter ID laws and that media focus on the potential disenfranchisement caused by those laws is in and of itself causing disillusionment. Read more.

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Will Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision Help Obama Win Ohio?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by admin

A Slate opinion piece makes the case that the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, the 2000 case that ended vote recounting in Florida, may help Obama win in Ohio. Read more.

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Who Can Vote?

In this year's News21 project, two dozen top student journalists from 11 universities are investigating the impact of recent changes in election laws and voting procedures across the country.

Is voting fraud a problem in America? Will new identification requirements at the polls disenfranchise prospective voters among minorities, college students or the elderly? Should ex-felons who've served their sentences be allowed to vote? Are voting machines reliable?

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