It begins: Republicans rush to change voting laws
It begins: Republicans rush to change voting laws
By Zachary Roth, MSNBC One voter ID law denounced as a “poll tax” looks to be back in force. And several others are gathering steam. Those are the early consequences of […]
Texas voter ID law “will take effect immediately”
By Todd J. Gillman, Dallas Morining News WASHINGTON — The implications of (the Sup[reme Court’s) landmark ruling could be swift and stunning. With the Supreme Court suspending the mechanism that forced Texas to […]
Study: Election Officials Prejudiced Against Latinos
By Huffington Post Latino Voices Local election officials are less likely to give basic information about voting requirements to Latinos, according to a study released this month. Political science graduate students […]
Latino Voter Registration ‘In High Gear’ for Nov. 6 Election
By Khalil bdullah, New America Media WASHINGTON, D.C.–A consortium of Latino organizations already has registered a quarter-million new Hispanic voters for this election cycle. Their spokespersons estimate that when those numbers […]
Judge Rules PA Can’t Enforce Voter ID on Election Day
By Tom Joseph, Public News Service HARRISBURG, Pa. – Opponents of a new state law requiring voters to show photo identification at polling places on Election Day are calling it a […]
Voter Laws and its Exaggerated Impact on Latino Turnout
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi The notion that 10 million Hispanics can be deterred from voting in November because of voter laws that are suppressive is a bit of an exaggeration, […]
Morning NewsTaco
Wednesday September 26, 2012 The Candidates Face Hispanic Voters (The New York Times): Mitt Romney and President Obama made direct appeals to Latino voters this week, appearing on successive days at […]
Legal Barriers Could Impact Participation of Latinos in Upcoming Election
By Latinovations Legal barriers in a total of 23 states threaten to impact voter registration and participation of Latino citizens in the upcoming election. According to a report released today by the […]
NOTICIANDO: What’s New From a Latino point of View
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco From Mitt Romney’s 47% remark and how his campaign would be better off if he’d been Latino, to voter suppression in Florida, implemented then walked back, and how […]
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws
By Suevon Lee, ProPublica Editor’s note: This post, which was first published July 23, 2012, has been updated with new developments. Voter IDs laws have become a political flashpoint in what’s gearing up […]
