voting rights
October 11, 2012 -
Civil rights leader Judith Browne Dianis of The Advancement Project makes the case for a new constitutional amendment protecting the right to vote, which most of the world's democracies already have.
October 10, 2012 -
Amidst new controversy over its plan to monitor polls and challenge voters across the country, Texas-based True the Vote has insisted it's "nonpartisan." But recent IRS contribution records undermine that already-shaky claim.
October 3, 2012 -
Are you a blogger, reporter or otherwise involved in media? Do you want to cover the big stories in the upcoming elections about voting rights and money in politics? Then come to the Institute's media training in North Carolina this weekend.
September 26, 2012 -
A report from the Advancement Project details state efforts to restrict voting -- and the disproportionate burden they will place on Latinos.
September 12, 2012 -
Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia are among the states that could do a better job of protecting voters from "bullies at the ballot box," according to a new report from voting rights watchdogs.
September 6, 2012 -
In Charlotte, N.C. for the Democratic National Convention, Facing South's Chris Kromm talked with Democracy Now! about how the region's black and Latino voters may hold the key to nation's political future.
September 5, 2012 -
Separate federal panels struck down two Texas voting provisions. We look at examples of discrimination they found.
