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Thursday, 27 October 2016 00:00

Indiana officials are trying to block almost 45,000 black citizens from voting

Voters line-up to register and cast their early votes at the City-County Building Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis.

Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.

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Saturday, 05 March 2016 00:00

Let Me Vote/Count My Vote

Let Me Vote/Count My Vote

The U.S. election system—and the democracy it was formed to protect—are under siege. If we want to save the promise of “government by the people” we need to do something—and fast.

In case you missed the memo, here’s where we are: U.S. public policy and most of our legislation no longer serve the people. That’s because U.S. politics is dominated by Big Money. Social and environmental progress is being blocked by elected officials who cater to big donors and the corporate-backed special interest groups who control re-election funds.

Published in Let Me Vote - Count My Vote
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Monday, 15 February 2016 00:00

 Thousands March in North Carolina to Protest Voter Suppression

 Marchers at the 10th annual HKonJ People’s Assembly in Raleigh.

Eighty-six-year-old Reba Bowser has been voting since the Eisenhower era. After moving from New Hampshire to North Carolina last year, she went with her son on February 8 to get a government-issued photo ID that will allow her to vote in the state under a new law beginning in the March primary.

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Saturday, 17 October 2015 00:00

Amid voting rights criticism, Alabama partially backs off controversial plan to close driver license offices

Amid voting rights criticism, Alabama partially backs off controversial plan to close driver license offices

The governor of Alabama has partially reversed a decision to close more than 30 government offices that issue driver licenses and photo IDs, following weeks of criticism by civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers who say the action would make it harder for some black residents to get the identification needed to vote.

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Saturday, 22 November 2014 00:00

'Electoral Integrity Project' Report Ranks U.S. 26th Amongst World Democracies

'Electoral Integrity Project' Report Ranks U.S. 26th Amongst World Democracies

'World's Greatest Democracy' rated worst among Western nations; Ranked just below Micronesia, just above Mexico in overall list...

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