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The Right to Vote Under Attack, 2012 Update
Here we detail, as of October 6, 2012, except where otherwise noted, the latest efforts across the country to suppress the vote, as well as some encouraging successes in expanding the franchise.
UPDATE: Right-wing Florida officials win fight for citizenship data
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 2:56pm — Amelia
State set to resume voter purge.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Brennan Center Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice DHS DOJ Corrine Brown Dennis Baxley Ion Sancho Jonathan Brater Ken Detzner Rick Scott Robert Hinkle Florida 112th Congress citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
UPDATE: Right-wing Florida officials win fight for citizenship data
Fri, 08/03/2012 - 12:42pm — Amelia
The purge has many people facing disenfranchisement, but among all the bad news, there are a few positive developments.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Brennan Center Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice DHS DOJ Corrine Brown Dennis Baxley Ion Sancho Jonathan Brater Ken Detzner Rick Scott Robert Hinkle Florida 112th Congress citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
UPDATE: Michigan Primary raises citizenship question
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 4:10pm — Dylan
Problems likely to plague next week’s primary.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Common Cause Department of Justice DOJ Michigan Nonprofit Association Project Vote Darwin Booher Katy Flanagan Melanie McElroy Ruth Johnson Michigan 112th Congress citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter suppression Voting Rights
Getting the inside scoop on voter suppression
Wed, 08/01/2012 - 10:09am — Amelia
The Right’s own words bear out a national trend toward disenfranchisement.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 Heritage Foundation True the Vote Alan Wilson Artur Davis Catherine Engelbrecht Jim Greer Kris Kobach Scott Gessler Alabama Colorado Florida Kansas South Carolina Texas 112th Congress citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression
UPDATE: “Gut and go” used to move up proof of citizenship in Kansas
Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:29am — Amelia
Good news – H Sub SB 17 died in committee on June 1.
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UPDATE: Veto pen put to paper in Michigan
Wed, 07/25/2012 - 11:19am — Amelia
Despite hopeful signs from Governor Rick Snyder’s office, the fight against voter suppression is far from over in Michigan.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Brennan Center Common Cause League of Women Voters LWV Darwin Booher Dave Agema David Robertson Diana Kasdan Melanie McElroy Rick Snyder Susan Smith Michigan 112th Congress absentee voting citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Push for citizenship data goes viral
Tue, 07/24/2012 - 4:28pm — Dylan
Voter purge concerns spread to more states after Florida officials were granted access to DHS citizenship data.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 Common Cause Department of Homeland Security DHS Mi Familia Vota Carlos Duarte Dianna Duran Elena Nunez Esperanza Andrade Scott Gessler Viki Harrison Colorado Florida New Mexico Texas 112th Congress citizenship Policy Corner public policy SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Right-wing Florida officials win fight for citizenship data
Thu, 07/19/2012 - 9:37am — Dylan
With Florida having been granted access to citizenship data, purge concerns remain.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Brennan Center Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice DHS DOJ Dennis Baxley Ion Sancho Jonathan Brater Ken Detzner Rick Scott Robert Hinkle Florida 112th Congress citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
US Reps decry Florida purge
Tue, 07/10/2012 - 3:37pm — Dylan
In a letter written to House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, Ranking Member John Conyers and 15 colleagues stress the need for a formal review.
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Supreme Court declines to issue stay in Arizona voter ID case
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 4:52pm — Amelia
Arizona citizens should now be allowed to register without additional identification proving citizenship
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Center for Media and Democracy CMD Common Cause Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL Progress Now SCOTUS Supreme Court Anthony Kennedy Jon Greenbaum Roslyn Moore-Silver Tom Horne Arizona citizen citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner Proposition 200 public policy Taxpayer Citizen Protection Act voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Veto pen put to paper in Michigan
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 2:57pm — Dylan
Governor Snyder sends a series of voter suppression bills packing, signs another.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Brennan Center Common Cause League of Women Voters LWV Darwin Booher Dave Agema David Robertson Diana Kasdan Melanie McElroy Rick Snyder Susan Smith Michigan 112th Congress absentee voting citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
UPDATE: Voter suppression package arrives on Michigan Governor’s desk
Tue, 07/03/2012 - 1:07pm — Amelia
Awaiting Governor’s decision, National Action Network plans civil rights march for late July.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 AAMLC African American Ministers Leadership Council ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Council of Baptist Pastors National Action Network Bertram Marks Darwin Booher Dave Agema David Robertson Rev. Charles Williams Rick Snyder Michigan 112th Congress absentee voting citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Ruling in Florida purge case
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 11:54am — Dylan
Judge Robert Hinkle rejects the DOJ request for an emergency injunction against the voter purge.
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Voter suppression package arrives on Michigan Governor’s desk
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 11:51am — Dylan
Governor Rick Snyder’s ruling on 5 bills appears imminent.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Council of Baptist Pastors Bertram Marks Darwin Booher Dave Agema David Robertson Rick Snyder Michigan 112th Congress absentee voting citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Purge sparks three lawsuits in Florida
Thu, 06/14/2012 - 5:33pm — Dylan
Things are heating up in the Sunshine State, with the state administration now involved in three lawsuits regarding the voting purge’s future.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ACLU American Civil Liberties Union Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice DHS DOJ Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LCCRUL Bob Kengle Howard Simon Ken Detzner Rick Scott Tom Perez Florida Texas 112th Congress citizenship National Voter Registration Act NVRA Policy Corner public policy SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
UPDATE: Voter suppression’s on the menu in Michigan
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 3:20pm — Dylan
Floor votes on three bills are expected in the coming week.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council Common Cause Project Vote Darwin Booher Dave Agema David Robertson George Campsen Rick Snyder Ruth Johnson Michigan South Carolina 112th Congress absentee voting citizenship Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
UPDATE: Voter suppression spotlight shines squarely on Florida
Thu, 06/07/2012 - 5:56pm — Dylan
The purge will continue.
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council DOJ Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections United States Department of Justice Dennis Baxley Ken Detzner Rick Scott Robert Hinkle Florida 112th Congress citizenship Policy Corner public policy Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
Voter suppression spotlight shines squarely on Florida
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 12:49pm — Jen
Latest news on the purge and the ongoing saga of the “Voter Suppression Act.”
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Fighting the Right The Right to Vote C3 ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council DOJ Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections United States Department of Justice Dennis Baxley Ken Detzner Rick Scott Robert Hinkle Florida 112th Congress citizenship Policy Corner public policy Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
The state of our electoral system – in cartoon form
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 3:26pm — Jen
POLITICO’s Matt Wuerker, 2012 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, recently provided pointed commentary on the state of our electoral system.
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Government By the People Fair and Just Courts Fighting the Right Freedom of Speech The Right to Vote C4 United For the People Matt Wuerker 112th Congress Citizens United v. FEC citizenship Constitutional Amendment Policy Corner public policy voter ID Voter Registration voter suppression Voting Rights
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