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Online Voter Registration Systems Vulnerable

Posted on October 15, 2012 by admin

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.

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Opinion: Court Correct to Delay South Carolina Photo ID Law

Posted on October 15, 2012 by admin

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.

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Palm Beach to Hand Count Votes

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

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.

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Montana Reservations Sue Over Access to Voting

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

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.

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Voting Rules Change in Ohio, Other States

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

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.

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New Mexico Investigates GOP Poll Watcher Training

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

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.

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Court Clears South Carolina Voter ID Law

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

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.

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RNC Spokesman Defends Voter ID Laws

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

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.

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The Fight to Vote

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

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.

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Interview: Constitutional Amendment Needed to Protect Voting Rights

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

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.

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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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