HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some political momentum could be on the line when a judge rules on whether to keep intact Pennsylvania's tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification in next month's presidential election. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson is under a state Supreme Court order to rule no later than Tuesday, just […]
Rev. Al Sharpton urges people to register to vote and to verify that they have the proper identification to vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential election is Nov. 6, but it could take days to figure out the winner if the vote is close. New voting laws are likely to increase the number of people who have to cast provisional ballots in key states. Tight races for Congress, governor and local offices also could be […]
On Tuesday, Americans across the country are hitting the streets to fill the polls in observance of National Voter Registration Day. Civic groups are encouraging citizens to go to their local election offices to ensure they are registered and prepared to vote on November 6. They are hoping citizens will register before the October 6 […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's highest court is ordering a lower court to determine whether voters are getting easy access to photo ID cards under a new law requiring photo identification at the polls. The state Supreme Court said Tuesday that if the lower Commonwealth Court is satisfied that there will be no voter disenfranchisement […]
Roland Martin talks with Stephen Spaulding about the article "Bullies at the Ballot Box."
WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as 700,000 minority voters under age 30 may be unable to cast a ballot in November because of photo ID laws in certain states, according to a new study. The lower turnout could affect several House races as well as the tight presidential contest. Using calculations based on turnout figures […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A tough Texas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls discriminates against low-income blacks and Hispanics, a federal court ruled Thursday, wiping out for the November election a measure championed by conservatives and setting up a potential U.S. Supreme Court showdown. In Washington, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled […]
Click here to listen to Ken Smukler's interview with Sybil Wilkes. Ken Smukler of the "Trickery Report" lightened the mood before breaking down the dour voter identification laws in the United States, joking, "Do you want to know a little black history fact about Janesville, Wisconsin? There is no black history in Janesville, Wisconsin," which […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal trial over South Carolina's voter identification law got under way Monday with a state senator insisting his work on the law was aimed at fighting fraud and instilling public confidence in the election system. During morning testimony, state Sen. George "Chip" Campsen III cited examples of fraud that he took […]
Opponents of Pennsylvania’s new voter photo identification law suffered a potentially major setback Wednesday when a state judge refused to a request to block its implementation. No sooner did Commonwealth Judge Robert E. Simpson reject the request in a 70-page document that stated the plaintiffs in the case failed to prove that “disenfranchisement was immediate […]
You know what they say about payback, right? Well, young, women and minority voters are facing the big payback as new voter ID laws around the country aim to curb access for the traditionally Democratic voters, who propelled Barack Obama into the White House in 2008, according to two studies. One study found that a […]
