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UPDATE: Right-wing Florida officials win fight for citizenship data
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 2:56pm — Amelia
State set to resume voter purge.
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UPDATE: Right-wing Florida officials win fight for citizenship data
Fri, 08/03/2012 - 12:42pm — Amelia
The purge has many people facing disenfranchisement, but among all the bad news, there are a few positive developments.
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UPDATE: Michigan Primary raises citizenship question
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 4:10pm — Dylan
Problems likely to plague next week’s primary.
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Getting the inside scoop on voter suppression
Wed, 08/01/2012 - 10:09am — Amelia
The Right’s own words bear out a national trend toward disenfranchisement.
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UPDATE: “Gut and go” used to move up proof of citizenship in Kansas
Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:29am — Amelia
Good news – H Sub SB 17 died in committee on June 1.
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UPDATE: Veto pen put to paper in Michigan
Wed, 07/25/2012 - 11:19am — Amelia
Despite hopeful signs from Governor Rick Snyder’s office, the fight against voter suppression is far from over in Michigan.
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Push for citizenship data goes viral
Tue, 07/24/2012 - 4:28pm — Dylan
Voter purge concerns spread to more states after Florida officials were granted access to DHS citizenship data.
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Right-wing Florida officials win fight for citizenship data
Thu, 07/19/2012 - 9:37am — Dylan
With Florida having been granted access to citizenship data, purge concerns remain.
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US Reps decry Florida purge
Tue, 07/10/2012 - 3:37pm — Dylan
In a letter written to House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, Ranking Member John Conyers and 15 colleagues stress the need for a formal review.
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Supreme Court declines to issue stay in Arizona voter ID case
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 4:52pm — Amelia
Arizona citizens should now be allowed to register without additional identification proving citizenship
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Veto pen put to paper in Michigan
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 2:57pm — Dylan
Governor Snyder sends a series of voter suppression bills packing, signs another.
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UPDATE: Voter suppression package arrives on Michigan Governor’s desk
Tue, 07/03/2012 - 1:07pm — Amelia
Awaiting Governor’s decision, National Action Network plans civil rights march for late July.
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Ruling in Florida purge case
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 11:54am — Dylan
Judge Robert Hinkle rejects the DOJ request for an emergency injunction against the voter purge.
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Voter suppression package arrives on Michigan Governor’s desk
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 11:51am — Dylan
Governor Rick Snyder’s ruling on 5 bills appears imminent.
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Purge sparks three lawsuits in Florida
Thu, 06/14/2012 - 5:33pm — Dylan
Things are heating up in the Sunshine State, with the state administration now involved in three lawsuits regarding the voting purge’s future.
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UPDATE: Voter suppression’s on the menu in Michigan
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 3:20pm — Dylan
Floor votes on three bills are expected in the coming week.
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UPDATE: Voter suppression spotlight shines squarely on Florida
Thu, 06/07/2012 - 5:56pm — Dylan
The purge will continue.
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Voter suppression spotlight shines squarely on Florida
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 12:49pm — Jen
Latest news on the purge and the ongoing saga of the “Voter Suppression Act.”
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The state of our electoral system – in cartoon form
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 3:26pm — Jen
POLITICO’s Matt Wuerker, 2012 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, recently provided pointed commentary on the state of our electoral system.
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UPDATE: “Gut and go” used to move up proof of citizenship in Kansas
Tue, 05/08/2012 - 2:46pm — Jen
A Kansas Senate committee put the brakes on efforts to move up proof of citizenship for voter registration – until a backdoor maneuver known as “gut and go” brought it back to life. As of May 8, it’s one step closer to Governor Brownback’s desk.
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