voting rights

August 3, 2011 - Facing South readers know the story. After campaigning on jobs and the economy, Republicans in state legislatures in the South and nationally focused on pushing laws that would require voters to show photo ID at the polls.

December 1, 2008 - Elections in the South and around the country ran a little smoother in 2008 — but our election system still keeps millions from having a voice.

June 15, 2007 - For those like us and TPM Muckraker that have been following the DOJ attorney scandal for some time, we've established what the Justice Department has largely failed to do in recent years -- namely, enforce voting rights, especially for African-Amer

May 16, 2006 - The Voting Rights Act extension sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee 33-1 last week and was on its way to the floor for a vote.

December 1, 2002 - This article first appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 30 No. 4, "The Right to Vote." Find more from that issue here.

December 1, 2002 - This article first appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 30 No. 4, "The Right to Vote." Find more from that issue here.

December 1, 2002 - This article first appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 30 No. 4, "The Right to Vote." Find more from that issue here.