An election official checks a voter's photo identification at an early voting polling site in Austin, Texas.

Texas Voter ID Laws Being Reviewed By Judges Following Recent Repeals In Other States

The evidence is piling up: If the law allows Texas and other states to discriminate, they will discriminate.

by Ross Ramsey

WI Governer Signs Bill Blocking Immigrants And Homeless From Getting IDs To Vote

Walker Signs Bill Blocking Communities From Issuing IDs For Voting.

WI Governer Signs Bill Blocking Immigrants And Homeless From Getting IDs To Vote

Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that hinders Milwaukee's efforts to provide local photo IDs to the homeless, immigrants in the country illegally and others who have difficulty obtaining state IDs. The Republican-backed bill prohibits towns and counties from spending money on or issuing photo IDs. It also prohibits using city or village IDs

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INFOGRAPHIC: Voting Rights In The United States Today

An illustration of the current pattern of voter disenfranchisement nationwide.

INFOGRAPHIC: Voting Rights In The United States Today

In the aftermath of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Title V of the Voting Rights Act, the number of challenges to voting rights have grown to levels not seen since before the Civil Rights Movement. With voter ID laws on the books in 26 states, four that have changed the rules for voting

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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America’s Low Voter Turnout Made Worse By New Restrictions

Experts say new voter ID laws are contributing to America’s dysfunctional democracy.

America’s Low Voter Turnout Made Worse By New Restrictions

Throughout the history of the U.S., citizens have fought to expand suffrage to women and African Americans by eliminating discriminatory polling policies. Despite rising to become a ‘champion of democracy’ in the world, voter turnout in presidential and midterm elections remains far lower than in many fellow democratic

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