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The Right to Vote Under Attack, 2012 Update [1]
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.
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The New Face of Jim Crow: Voter Suppression in America [7]
It is becoming much harder for many Americans to vote. The barriers range from unintentional to obvious to insidious, and they are proliferating across the nation. Racial minorities, students, the poor, and senior citizens are bearing the brunt of new rules and regulations that discourage and limit voting.
The Right to Vote Under Attack, 2012 Update [1]
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.
People For the American Way and Allies Issue Joint Statement Pledging to Counter Threats to Free and Fair Elections [8]
People For the American Way joined with more than fifty organizations to express their concern about two critical threats to our democratic system: corporate influence in elections and laws and official actions that suppress the vote. Under the banner “Money Out, Voters In,” the organizations issued a joint statement pledging to fight special interest money in politics and to support the rights of all voters.
PFAW Calls on Justice Department to Monitor Voting Machines in Ohio and Elsewhere [9]
Given the historically close presidential election and Ohio's history of voting machine irregularities, People For the American Way is calling on the Justice Department to closely monitor the output of voting machines in Ohio on Nov. 6.