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Activists Worry About Long Voting Lines in Virginia

By | 11.03.08 | 5:54 pm

As the presidential campaign draws to a close, election reformers, best known for battling GOP-led vote suppression efforts, are tuning out any talk of a Sen. Barack Obama landslide. They are focusing instead on Democratic elected officials in Virginia who, they say, are ill-prepared for tomorrow’s vote.

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Challenging the Challengers

By | 10.20.08 | 4:50 pm

The Brennan Center for Justice, a self-described “part think tank, part advocacy group” at the NYU Law School, just held a news conference at the National Press Club on voter suppression.

The presentation was mostly a rehash of now-familiar talking points: minorities are targeted; Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (aka Joe the More…

New Wiki Counters GOP Voter Suppression

By | 09.23.08 | 6:11 pm

Can Wikipedia help vanquish voter suppression in America?

That’s the model some activists are betting on.