Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau came out with its much-anticipated data regarding voter participation in Election 2012. See the data set here.
When I first came to the League of Women Voters over three years ago, I was excited to begin working for an organization full of passionate individuals who help everyone participate in our democracy.
I had no idea that I would find exactly that and so much more.
Early this month, a plethora of voter suppression bills were introduced by members of the North Carolina Legislature.
EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the The Huffington Post.
For many state legislatures, March marks the half-way point of their legislative session, some are already adjourned and some seem to never end.
EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post.
"Voting is the foundation stone for political action.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, Americans across the country will celebrate two major national events: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) and the 57th U.S. Presidential Inauguration.
Voting rights have been under attack in state legislatures across the country for more than a decade and there are no signs of it letting up in 2013. Indeed 2013 could be a year that sets back voting rights more than all of the attacks of the past decade combined.
Today, a judge in Pennsylvania ruled in favor of the recently passed voter photo identification law, and not to grant an injunction to prevent it from being implemented.
