The state announces it will drop plans for online voter registration and online applications for absentee ballots because it’s too busy implementing a new voter-ID law.
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Too Busy Creating Hurdles, Pennsylvania Abandons Efforts to Boost Voting
The state announces it will drop plans for online voter registration and online applications for absentee ballots because it’s too busy implementing a new voter-ID law.
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Voting Rights Lose in Pennsylvania
Next stop for the voter-ID lawsuit? The state supreme court.
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How to Get Out the Vote in a Voter ID World
Outreach in states with voter ID laws is crucial to make sure all eligible voters can vote, but it’s no simple task.Â
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In Tennessee, a Hard-Fought Victory for the Muslim Community
The Murfreesboro Muslim community has been through hell. After the so-called “Ground Zero” mosque controversy in New York-a fight over a building that was neither a mosque nor at Ground Zero-Tennessee experienced its own wave of anti-Islamic fervor. While Muslim families have worshiped at a mosque in Murfreesboro for over 30 years, news that the […]
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Red, White and Untrue: Romney’s Big Lie about Military Voting
No, Obama is not trying to restrict military voting in Ohio.Â
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Pennsylvania’s Other Voter ID Battle
A coalition of groups is doing what you’d expect the state to do: help voters get the necessary ID.
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Pennsylvania Voters: Dazed and Confused
Legal wrangling over the state’s voter-ID law could make it unclear what residents need to vote in November.
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Ted Cruz’s Deceptive Triumph
Yes, it’s a new era in Texas politics—but not the one everybody seems to think.
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The Deep, Dark Mysteries of Pennsylvania’s Voter ID
There is no clear plan to help Pennsylvanians get the ID now required for voting. Does the state want thousands to simply stay home on Election Day?
