The Washington Post outlines the key arguments for and against South Carolina’s voter ID law, which is being challenged in court. Read more.

First Lady Michelle Obama makes an appeal to African-Americans to register and turn out to vote in November, as reported on the Grio website of NBC News. Read more.

On its opinion page, The New York Times draws a parallel between voter intimidation in 1966 and the hunt for voter fraud today. Read more.

Civil rights groups are concerned about the potential impact of new, restrictive voting laws, according to The Washington Post. One of the groups, the Advancement Project, is about to release a report on the subject. Read more.

Reuters reports on a Texas judge’s decision to temporarily block part of a state effort to remove dead people from the voter rolls after thousands receive letters asking them to prove they are alive.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/texas-voter-purge-blocked_n_1902156.html

The Associated Press reports that voter ID laws are especially unpopular with black women, who had the highest voter turnout of any group in the 2008 presidential election.

Voter ID laws provoking black women, who had highest turnout in 2008, to turn out voters

News21 findings on voter fraud are the topic of a presentation at the New American Foundation. The foundation also offers a map that tracks cases of voter fraud,
http://www.newamerica.net/events/2012/who_can_vote

The Washington Post carries a story about Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler and his efforts to purge voter rolls in a battleground state that could help decide the presidency.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/scott-gessler-colorados-honey-badger-may-be-most-closely-watched-election-official/2012/09/20/8277ed6c-f8f2-11e1-8b93-c4f4ab1c8d13_story.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics

The Florida Times-Union reports on arguments made before a federal judge on Florida’s 2012 law that shrunk the time allowed for early voting.
http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2012-09-19/story/federal-judge-jacksonville-hears-arguments-decide-states-early-voting#ixzz270rglsDl

In an article on Ohio’s voter ID requirements, the Huffington Post reports on comments made by Secretary of State Jon Husted, who defends the state’s ID law and says it may get more strict. The article includes a slideshow that depicts seven ways ID laws can disenfranchise voters. Read more.