Forget ‘Fraud’ — Florida Has Bigger Issues
Election integrity issues in Florida have much less to do with fraud than with mismanagement and explicit attempts to skirt the law.
Voting Rights in Partisan Times
As Americans ideologically drift further apart, voting rights and voting rights initiatives receive broad, bipartisan support among the public. Will DC listen?
Thousands With Disabilities Have Lost the Right to Vote
In the US, thousands of adult citizens are stripped of their right to vote by laws and judges that arbitrarily, and unevenly, declare them incompetent.
What Keeps Election Integrity Advocates Fighting?
With so much energy expended — and money spent — to restrict access to the ballot box, what’s it like to have to fight for one of the pillars of democracy?
Voting Rights Are on the Ballot
Amid political gridlock, and against the backdrop of gerrymandering and voter suppression, citizen-led efforts to boost voting rights through ballot initiatives are under way in a handful of states.One such effort concerns “Question 2” — whether to allow voters to either register or update their registration on the same day as the election. Maryland is Read More
Voter Suppression Update 10/26
On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) acknowledged that voter suppression efforts by Republicans are significant enough to swing key Senate races in Arizona and North Dakota. In Arizona, where Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is virtually tied with Republican Martha McSally, outdated voter databases which do not automatically update new home addresses could mean up Read More
It’s Official: Minority Voters Face Constant Discrimination
A bipartisan federal government commission has weighed in on the state of minority voter discrimination. Its conclusions are not pretty.
Voter Suppression 101
A look at how voting laws are being subverted to suppress minority participation, and at the resultant degradation of democracy.
Restoring Ex-Convicts’ Voting Rights
If you live in Alabama and have a felony record, you’ll probably need a lawyer to help you figure out what “moral turpitude” means — otherwise you may not be allowed to vote. But a new digital tool is helping to clarify the voting rights restoration process for voters with past felony convictions — just in time for the midterm elections.
Florida Needs a Better System to Restore Felons’ Voting Rights, Judge Says
Many of the 1.6 million disenfranchised felons in Florida may be one step closer to being able to vote thanks to a ruling from a federal judge. Earlier this week, US District Judge Mark Walker ordered Gov. Rick Scott (R) to devise a new system to restore convicted felons’ right to vote by April 26.The Read More
WhoWhatWhy Launches Election Integrity News Feed
There are so many threats to democracy that it is hard to keep track of them all. That is why WhoWhatWhy is launching an Election Integrity News feed that provides an overview of all developments in this crucial area.
Is the Constitutional Right to Vote a Myth?
The US Constitution is a treasured document to many, but it is not perfect. Whereas other countries explicitly lay out the right to vote in their constitutions, it is conspicuously absent from the US version. Unfortunately Americans are still living with the results today.
The Coming Voting Rights Battle: Access vs. Accountability
Like so many important subjects, the future battle over improving our election system is about technical issues. Don’t let the geek factor throw you off: whether we emphasize accessibility for the disabled or a reliable paper trail is a very big deal for us all. The question is: Can we have it all?
Voters with ‘Ethnic’ Names Score Big Win in Georgia
The voting rights of minorities are under attack in Georgia — as they are in many GOP-controlled states. This month, however, voters with “foreign” names booked an important win in the Peach State.
RUSSRANT: Forbidden Topic: Did Voter Suppression Elect Trump?
Despite all the hullabaloo about the election, including apparent irregularities and calls for recounts, we hear very little about a definite factor in Donald Trump’s victory: vote suppression.
Massive Voter Suppression in Ohio Stopped Just in Time
Ohio’s Republicans came within three weeks of preventing hundreds of thousands of voters from casting ballots. However, another one of their efforts to suppress the vote in the Buckeye state succeeded.
Will Virginia’s Voter Suppression Put Trump in the White House?
As soon as the opportunity arose, Virginia Republicans put in place laws that would make it more difficult for many likely Democratic voters to access the polls. Their efforts could make all the difference in November.
Oklahoma — a Red State — Signs Voting Rights Agreement
Oklahoma — a red state — signs a Voting Rights Agreement, and without litigation. Could this happen in other states?
Republicans Dominate States with Poor Democratic Health, Study Finds
A new study shows that there is a wide gap between states when it comes to providing access to the ballot box for their citizens. States won by President Barack Obama generally performed much better with regard to ballot box access while those won by Mitt Romney in the last presidential election did very poorly.