brennan center for justice

October 31, 2012 - Voting rights advocates have successfully pushed back against state laws that aimed to restrict voter participation -- and that means far fewer people will be disenfranchised this year than feared. But voters in some states still face new restrictions.

July 31, 2012 - While the courts decide the fate of South Carolina's restrictive voter ID law, the state's election agency is in limbo when it comes to implementing any ID equipment for its offices or a statewide outreach effort for affected voters.

July 5, 2012 - A year ago, it looked like the war over voting was a once-sided rout for lawmakers pushing photo ID and other new voting restrictions. But through organizing and litigation, voting rights advocates have forced a draw in key Southern states -- and in some cases, scored big victories.