voting
NAACP continues campaign to restore ex-felons’ voting rights
October 16, 2012Voting: it's one of the fundamental rights of a citizen in a democracy, and yet millions of Americans who are ex-felons are denied it, even after they have paid their debt to society.
Read moreSCOTUS gives green light to Ohio early vote
October 16, 2012The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an emergency appeal by Ohio Republicans on their decision to shut down early voting for the three days before the November elections.
Read moreRecord numbers vote early in Cleveland
October 10, 2012Despite continued GOP efforts to suppress early voting, record numbers voted at the Board of Elections here as registration for the critical Nov. 6 election ended Tuesday.
Read moreMarchers demand end to deadly gun violence
September 24, 2012Residents from throughout Oakland called on city leaders to take immediate steps to end gun violence that has cost some 85 lives in the city so far this year, .
Read moreRural America wants four more years
September 10, 2012"Republicans know their hold on the country depends on keeping some voters out of the voting place," said Boyd Richie, former chair of the Texas Democratic Party.
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