The New York Times finds holes in the security of online voter registration systems in Maryland and Washington state, making it possible for hackers and others to disenfranchise voters. Read more.
Category Archives: Breaking
Opinion: Court Correct to Delay South Carolina Photo ID Law
The New York Times editorializes on a ruling that South Carolina cannot enforce its new voter ID law until after the November elections, saying it was the right decision. Read more.
Palm Beach to Hand Count Votes
Palm Beach County Officials will hand count approximately 60,000 absentee ballots because of a printing error, according to a report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Read more.
Montana Reservations Sue Over Access to Voting
Fifteen Native Americans are suing state and county officials over a lack of election services on three Montana reservations, according to an AP report. Read more.
Voting Rules Change in Ohio, Other States
ProPublica reports on four ways Ohio and other states have changed voting rules in ways that could impact people’s ability to vote. Read more.
New Mexico Investigates GOP Poll Watcher Training
New Mexico’s attorney general is investigating whether Republican officials gave volunteer poll watchers false information about state election law during a training session, according to a report in Talking Points Memo. Read more.
Court Clears South Carolina Voter ID Law
Talking Points Memo reports on a ruling by a panel of federal judges that allows South Carolina’s new voter ID law to go into effect — but not right away. Read more.
RNC Spokesman Defends Voter ID Laws
Republic National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer compares requiring a photo ID at the polls to locking your house at night. Posted on Talking Points Memo. Read more.
The Fight to Vote
Bill Moyers of Moyers & Company offers a collection of information and articles detailing the current fight over voting rights in the U.S. Read more.
Interview: Constitutional Amendment Needed to Protect Voting Rights
New America media interviews Judith Brown Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project, on her view that a new Constitutional amendment is needed to protect the right to vote. Read more.