Voting Rights and Redistricting

New and stricter voting laws being considered or implemented by Republican-led state legislatures threaten to disenfranchise millions of voters, including minorities, college students and senior citizens. The laws include requiring a state-issued photo identification card, limits on early voting, and stricter rules for groups that conduct voter registration drives. Supporters of the laws say they are needed to prevent voter fraud, but a Department of Justice study of all 50 states found that voter fraud is extremely rare. Opponents suspect that their true motivation is political in an effort to make voting more difficult or impossible for demographic groups that traditionally support Democrats.

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Nearly 50 Activists Arrested in North Carolina Protest

Nearly 50 activists have protested so-called “right-wing” policies enacted by North Carolina's legislature.

Civil Rights Groups Say Assault on Voting Continues in 2013

Nearly two dozen states are considering new voter identification requirements that advocates say will make it more difficult for voters to cast ballots in 2014 and beyond.

On Democracy: Silencing the Rising American Electorate

Without immediate action to protect voting rights, America faces a future in which voter suppression could stymie the political voice of its fastest growing voter base.

N.C. Residents Intensify Protests Against Republican Policies

The NAACP in North Carolina is leading a widening number of protests to raise awareness of budget cuts and voting changes by the state's Republican governor.

All in the Family

During an MSNBC panel discussion on Black voter turnout and voting rights, a writer for the network's website said that when Republicans attack Obama, they are in essence attacking all African-Americans. "You see effigies. You see some of the T-sh...

This Day in Black History: May 6, 1960

On May 6, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960, establishing federal inspection of local voter registration polls and penalties for obstructing someone's attempt to register to vote.
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