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Election Data Dispatches
Election Data Dispatches provides data, research and analysis about election administration in the U.S. more
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Democrats, Voting Rights Activists Strike Back on Elections Laws
In 2012 Democrats were focused on fighting against voter ID laws and other measures that restricted voting. Now they are turning the tables. more
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States Push Bills to Ease Voting
Nearly half the states are considering measures to ease voting access, according to a new report. more
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Retains Conservative Tilt
The Wisconsin high court’s perceived conservative tilt will remain after a justice was re-elected in Tuesday’s vote. more
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Balance of Power, Future of Key Issues at Stake in Wisconsin Court Race
Two years after one of the most contentious and bruising Supreme Court elections any state has ever seen, Wisconsin voters will return to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in another judicial election. more
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Supreme Court Probes Arizona Voter Registration Law
The Supreme Court justices dissected Arizona’s challenge to a federal voter registration law during arguments Monday, even as they seemed to avoid the broader issues of states’ rights versus federal authority underlying the case. more
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Voter Registration in Supreme Court Spotlight
It’s gotten less attention than the challenge to the Voting Rights Act, but an Arizona challenge to the National Voter Registration Act could upset elections administration around the country. more
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New Hampshire Voter ID Update
We noted late last year that New Hampshire was, for the first time, going to send confirmation letters to voters who arrived at the polls without the ID required by the state’s new law and had to sign affidavits before voting. more
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New Hampshire Voter ID
In New Hampshire’s September primary election, approximately 7 percent of voters in Nashua did not show or have photo identification as required by a new state law. more
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Debate Over Voter ID in Minnesota Extends to Cost
The debate over requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls usually revolves around arguments about whether such laws prevent fraud or impede legitimate access to the polls.
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Voter ID Rolls Out in New Hampshire
This past September, New Hampshire’s new voter identification law debuted during the state’s primary. The law requires voters to show a photo ID at the polls and is being rolled out in stages. more
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Amid Lawsuits and Controversy, States Prepare for Voter ID
Identifying and verifying hordes of extra voters will be a daunting task for many states ahead of Election Day. more
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Pennsylvania Voter ID
The Pennsylvania Departments of State and Transportation compared databases and found that approximately 9 percent of the state’s registered voters do not a photo ID, such as a drivers’ license, from the state Transportation Department that can be used at the polling place to meet the state’s recently enacted voter ID requirement. more
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Voter Identification in Pennsylvania
While the recently enacted law requiring photo identification at the polls in Pennsylvania continues to generate controversy, a June Quinnipiac University poll found 66 percent of the state's voters approve of the new rule and 32 percent oppose it. more
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Voter ID in Michigan
As noted in a recent dispatch, measuring the impact of state photo ID laws presents certain challenges. There have been a few pieces of data from several states examining how many voters show up to cast a ballot without the proper identification. Recently, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) added to this picture with new data from Michigan.
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Voters Without ID in Wisconsin
The battle over voter ID continues, and in Wisconsin, it is being fought in the courtroom. Two judges recently blocked the state’s law requiring photo ID at the polls from taking effect.
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Voter ID in Kansas and Tennessee
Voters in Tennessee and Kansas recently cast their first ballots under new state laws requiring that they present photo IDs at the polls.
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Notable Counties—Maricopa County, Arizona
Our latest "Notable Counties" dispatch comes from Arizona. As more states start requiring photo ID at the polls, how these measures will affect elections is unclear. more
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Interactive: A state-by-state look at voter ID laws for 2012 elections
This has been a busy year for voter identification laws. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, dozens of states considered either passing new voter ID rules or tightening existing provisions to require not just an ID but a photo ID.more -
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Angering Their Own Party, Rhode Island Democrats Approve Voter ID
One of the biggest partisan debates in politics across the country - over the need for voters to show photo identification at the polls - has been turned upside down by the nation's smallest state.more