Early voting has begun in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times reports long lines. Read more.

Slate.com reports on how Florida pastors are working to get out votes in reaction to what they see as Republican voter suppression efforts. Read more.

Politico reports that after a series of court decisions that have postponed or struck down strict voting rights laws, they will have less of an impact on the coming election than previously believed. Read more.

Diane Rehm and guest Jane Mayer, staff writer at The New Yorker, discuss efforts to protect against voter ID fraud and whether they solve a real problem. Mayer references the News21 Who Can Vote? project. Read more.

Talking Points Memo reports Patrick Moran has resigned from his father’s campaign after a video released by activist James O’Keefe “shows him offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want to commit voter fraud.” Read more.

New America Media reports that voting rights advocates say the debate surrounding “voter suppression laws” and the lack of discussion of issues affecting African Americans such as student loans and poverty will probably lower participation in the election. Read more.

An NPR story co-created by two News21 fellows reports on the difficulties ex-convicts face when attempting to reinstate their voting rights. Read more.

The Tampa Bay Times reports the Florida Division of Elections is investigating claims across Florida that active Republicans have received fradulent letters stating they have been “flagged as suspected noncitizen voters.” Read more.

Wink News Call for Action investigates the potential for abseentee ballot voter fraud. Read more.

The News-Press columnist Melanie Payne reports on a voting scam targeted at demographics that traditionally vote Democratic. Read more.