Latinos, Millennials Lead California Voter Tsunami

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2016 A record-shattering 18 million are registered to vote ahead of Tuesday's high-stakes primary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Supporters Sue Over California’s Voter Registration Rules

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2016 Arguing that thousands will be disenfranchised because of confusing rules about registering to vote in the Golden State, supporters of the Democratic presidential candidate filed suit to extend the deadline. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Two States Start ‘Separate but Equal’ Voting Systems

BLANK Oct 13, 2013 In the wake of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and a separate ruling tossing out Arizona’s “proof of citizenship” law, Arizona and Kansas have adopted separate voter registration systems for federal and state/local elections, the latter requiring proof of citizenship. Look at it as Jim Crow 2.0. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Controversial Voting Law Struck Down, Snowden ‘Honored’ by Cheney, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 18, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's poll numbers take a dive amid controversies plaguing his administration and a new report says Virginia's Republican governor is using taxpayer dollars for personal expenses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats, Especially, Struggle to Register New Voters

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 3, 2012 A Guardian survey of six swing states finds new voter registration markedly down from 2008 levels, particularly among Democrats. A lack of enthusiasm could be to blame, as could the nationwide effort by Republican-controlled state legislatures to make it more difficult to vote. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney Voter Drive Dust-Up, GOP Lawmaker’s Possible Prostitution Link, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 26, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the real percentage of Americans who receive financial help from the federal government and the Massachusetts Senate race between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren gets nasty. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California OKs Same-Day Voter Registration, as Long as It’s Not Today

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2012 With the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown secured, California became the 11th state to allow voters to register on Election Day. Just not this Election Day. Or the next one, if officials can't launch a statewide database that is part of the deal and not expected to be ready until 2015. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Attorney General Has a Great Idea

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 During a speech in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Eric Holder provided an exhaustive summary of the mostly bigoted and partisan efforts to disenfranchise voters across the country, and somewhere buried toward the end he came out with a brilliant idea. (more)During a speech Tuesday, Eric Holder provided an exhaustive summary of the mostly bigoted and partisan efforts to disenfranchise voters across the country, and somewhere buried toward the end he came out with a brilliant idea. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

ACORN ‘Bringing Operations to a Close’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2010 ACORN is closing up shop. On Monday, the national community organizing network announced that it would be winding down its operations and planned to shutter its "remaining state affiliates and field offices" by April 1. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tim Robbins: Troubs at the Polls

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2008 Of all the people to show up on Tuesday at his usual polling location only to find that his name wasn't on the register, it had to be actor/director/Hollywood Liberal™ Tim Robbins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who’s Afraid of ACORN?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 Who knew that "community organizing" and "ACORN" would become two of the most mischaracterized and maligned terms during this election season? Well, as a few key members point out in this must-see clip from Brave New Films, ACORN had some idea this might be coming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fact-Checking the ACORN Flap

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2008 Not a moment too soon, here's FactCheck.org's assessment of the recent hullabaloo over ACORN, the beleaguered community organization that has been yanked into the epicenter of the election battle since Team McCain seized upon it as a Campaign Talking Point™. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )