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This article outlines the different voter suppression tactics taking place in America today and describes what populations are more likely to be affected.

This article discusses anti-voting laws that contribute to voter suppression. Bills are created to make voting or being able to vote as difficult and tedious as possible as well as deter people from doing so by enforcing sever punishments on those who (often unknowingly) improperly vote.

Arizona voting rights advocates get a victory, but the;re not out of the woods yet. Talks about Prop 200 and voter registration laws.

This site gives a brief description of voter suppression within the Untied States. It details what voter suppression entails, such as roll purges, prison voting bans, ID laws, etc.

I learned something! I did not realize the National Association of Social Workers plays an integral role in making sure people get out and vote. Groups with whom they work are listed, and there is a reminder that September 22 is National Voter Registration Day.

Thats awesome! I didn't know that there was a national association to help people vote. I know that voting is very important & I hope everyone goes out & votes.

Applied to marriage, assuming what's not true, that marriage between two men offends me, it's not the government's role on any level to protect me from being offended. Whatever one thinks of marriage between two men or two women, the argument that such a union negatively impacts those who aren't gay, or those who blanch at marriage between gay people is not compelling. Here's hoping we don't stop at marriage in expanding individual rights, rights that are natural, and that should exist free of political or voter influence.

This article is about the Voting Rights Act being revised and then states taking advantage of this change. Texas made recent changes to create laws that target low income Americans.

"Nothing in the Constitution guarantees our right to vote", states Politifact prize winning website. Even though the right to vote is most mentioned in the Constitution, legislatures around the country have been trying to deny that right to millions of Americans. Voter ID's are now being required, which basically is a law erected by the goverment to attempt to keep, the poor, elderly, and minority members of society from excercising their right to vote.

A break down of the four personhood bills facing North Dakota voters in the 2014 election cycle. This article gives a brief, but rich description, of North Dakota Senate Bills: 2302, 2303, and 2305 as well as Senate Concurrent Resolution 4009.

The article shows that the Supreme Court overruled the law that people need to proof that they are citizen when they want to vote. There are so many people lost there proof of citizenship by many reasons, and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 states that citizen just need only one form to prove that they are citizen and they can easily vote

For states that border Mexico--like Arizona, of course--I believe that proof of citizenship is required simply to prevent illegal aliens from voting. The number of Mexican citizens who were allowed to vote outweighs the amount of actual citizens who lost their ability to prove nationality.

Anywhere people go they should have to show proof of citizenship. If there is illegal immigrants in Arizona Im sure they are in other states as well. I know if I was illegal I would get very far away from the border as possible. I think our citizenship laws should get stricter.

The tax was put up for vote and richmand says no. Tax proposed was 1cent per oz. ABA lobbied spending 2.5 mill to campaign against. The same tax was proposed under a different name in LA county and got rejected with wider margin.

Focuses on the state of Mississippi

Outside groups spend millions during an election to influence voters' decisions with dark money. The integrity of our elections and the potential for the mega rich to control what information is publicized can lean the balance of power to a few groups and their intrests.

I remember my government teacher mentioning that's stuff like this goes on, and I think it is very wrong! It's crazy and not right to see how much money is now being spent on presidential campaigns.

In this article the author explains the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to repeal Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. It also includes videos of people that Section 5 protected from discrimination in the past.

This is the history of the Voting Rights Laws. The laws have slightly changed over the years but the main focus is still to give equal rights to all Americans.

Elections Supervisor Katherine Odham has certified a residents' petition calling for the repeal of two rezonings. Certification means that at least 10 percent of the registered voters in last year's...

This article explains the struggle immigrants, specifically Latinos, face when trying to gain citizenship. The author uses having the right to vote as an example of what they face and how we as a country can get more people to vote in each election.