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Voter Suppression

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Map of Voter ID Laws Nationwide
Know the voter ID laws in your state before heading to the polls.

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“Citizens” United: Bain Capital, Clear Channel and Those Voter Fraud Billboards
The anonymous donor behind a voter fraud billboard campaign would rather pull the ads than be identified, raising questions about ties to Romney-founded Bain Capital and its ownership of …

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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Block Early Voting in Ohio
The justices without comment turned down an emergency appeal filed by GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted.

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Of Republicans and Race Cards: Why I Used to Believe That Voter ID Laws Really Were Just Common Sense
Democrats are frustrated: Why canu2019t Republican voters see that Republicans pass voter ID laws to suppress voting, not fraud?

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A Repeat of the 2000 Election Crisis Would Be a Disaster for American Democracy
A review of the 2000 election suggests we could again experience a crisis election with results which call the United Statesu2019 republican way of government into question and lead …

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Three Ways Romney Can Still Win the Election
Romney may be shooting himself in the foot at every turn, but the race could still be very close thanks to a GOP trifecta of lies, dark money and …

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As Election Day Looms, Voter ID Law Critics Seek Out the Unregistered
Even as many Americans feel their votes don't count, powerful forces are fighting to make sure they can't vote at all.

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Sixteen States Could Inhibit 10 Million Eligible Latino Voters
North Carolina is one of several states that could inhibit 10 million eligible Latino voters from registering and participating to vote, according to a new report authored by a …

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Karl Rove: Assembling the Death Star to American Democracy
Karl Rove's obsession with permanent Republican control of all three branches of government was evident when he and the author were both just high school students.u00a0Now Rove is closer …

Could Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Help Romney Win Race? Up to 1 Million Voters Face Disenfranchisement
At least one Republican politician, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, has already boasted that the new voter ID law will help Mitt Romney win the state.