Author: Project Vote

Project Vote released a report this week that shows persistent bias in the Kentucky electorate: those who were registered to vote and vote in the Bluegrass State were not representative of the state’s overall eligible...

Weekly Voting Rights News Update By Erin Ferns From the technological glitches to voter intimidation reports to well-hyped charges of “voter fraud,” American voters are well aware of problems in our system of casting...

Weekly Voting Rights News Update By Erin Ferns Confirmation hearings for President Bush’s nominee for attorney general, Michael Mukasey, brought promises by the nominee to “block political meddling at the Justice...

The US Census Bureau released data this week on the millions of Americans who moved between 2005 and 2006. The Census tables highlight demographic characteristics, including sex, race and ethnicity, income, educational...

Weekly Voting Rights News Update By Erin Ferns Young or college-age voters have been found to share similar characteristics with poor and minority voters: They vote Democratic and are underrepresented in the electorate. Their...