Nov 06 Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars By Kamala Kelkar A lesser-known part of the Electoral College's history: its relationship to slavery in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 3:58 How are controversial voter ID laws affecting voters? By PBS News Hour This election, nine states are enforcing new laws requiring eligible voters to present government-issued photo IDs at the polls. And other factors, including voter purging in Ohio and possible voting machine malfunctions, could also affect voters. Wendy Weiser, of The… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 6:04 What do recent court decisions on identification requirements mean for voters? By PBS News Hour Voting rights supporters in North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas have triumphed this summer over what they consider discriminatory voter-identification laws. Since 2008, ten state legislatures have tightened such requirements or otherwise restricted how votes may be cast. William Brangham… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 6:21 Impact of appeals court ruling against No. Carolina voter I.D. laws By PBS News Hour A federal appeals court has struck North Carolina’s stringent voting rules that, among other things, required voters to show I.D. before voting. “The new provisions target African Americans with almost surgical precision," the judges said. The Justice Department and the… Continue watching
Jul 29 North Carolina voter ID law overturned for ‘racially discriminatory intent’ By Courtney Norris A federal appeals court, comprised of three Democratic appointees, ruled Friday that recent changes to North Carolina’s voting law by the state's Republican-controlled government violated the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:32 How the First Amendment affects your specialty license plate By PBS News Hour Does the state of Texas have the right to issue specialty license plates featuring a Confederate flag? Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal fills in Gwen Ifill on the case being argued at the Supreme Court, as well as… Continue watching
Oct 29 How concerned should Coloradans be about voter fraud? By Grace Hood, KUNC With Colorado's eligible voting population around 4 million and several tight midterm races, the state's new vote-by-mail system is being put to the test in 2014. Continue reading
Oct 31 Forgotten Voters: D.C. Volunteers Work to Register the Homeless George Washington University graduate students help Nathaniel Hipps, left, register to vote at D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library as part of a larger registration effort led by the National Coalition for the Homeless. Photo by Emily Wilkins/Scripps Howard Foundation Wire. Continue reading