Analysis & Commentary
Voting Rights & Elections
Voter Suppression Incidents 2008
A list of recent voter suppression incidents—this will be updated regularly until Election Day.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser & Margaret Chen
– 11/03/08
State Making Progress on Voting Systems
Editorial points out that the many counties have made great strides in switching over to voter-verified voting machines.
Authored by: Larry Norden, Pam Smith and Richard Beliles
– 10/30/08
Let felons vote
Disenfranchising those who have served their time makes them second-class citizens for life.
– 10/29/08
CNN Voter Purges | Wendy Weiser
Wendy Weiser appears on segement in which CNN’s Abbie Boudreau looks into allegations of voter purges.
– 10/27/08
GRIT tv | Wendy Weiser, Voter Rolls
Wendy Weiser discusses the procedural battles being fought over the voter rolls. David Earnhardt and Ron Kuby also join Laura Flanders on the show.
– 10/24/08
Advocates seek changes in Fla. felon rights system
Florida is one of ten states that does not automatically restore civil rights for ex-felons.
Authored by: Bill Kaczor
– 10/23/08
Challenges to the Vote 2008
In advance of the 2008 general election, Executive Director Michael Waldman puts together the various processes by which voters are still being blocked from the polls, and what we can do about it.
– 10/20/08
Albany board short on voting rights
Survey says improper instructions provided to ex-felons, parolees.
Authored by: Sharon Hong
– 10/10/08
Contrary to widespread belief, felons have right to vote
Felons in New York lose their right to vote if they’re incarcerated or on parole, unless they’ve been given special permission by a judge or parole board. But many felons — and the general public — erroneously believe all felons are forever stripped of their right to cast a ballot.
Authored by: Michael Zeigler
– 10/09/08
Push to get released felons to voting booth
The Brennan Center and others support a nationwide standard that would restore voting rights to all inmates once they leave prison.
Authored by: Dionne Walker, Mike Baker, Associated Press
– 10/05/08