Tag Archives: Voter ID laws

Voter Identification Laws

Posted on December 9, 2014 by kbenjamin

A total of 34 states have passed laws that require voters to show some sort of identification before being able to cast a ballot for election. Of these 34 states, 31 of the states were in effect before the 2014 … Continue reading →

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Did Voter ID Laws give Republicans the win?

Posted on November 19, 2014 by mlatif

Was the reason for a Republican sweep that voter ID laws have been made stricter? Was voter turnout historically low because Republicans targeted Democratic voters? In North Carolina, early voting was cut by seven days, which was a window used … Continue reading →

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The 2014 Midterms: A Win for the Republicans, But Not for the People

Posted on November 18, 2014 by kkolbet

Republicans now have both a House and Senate majority. The 2014 midterms shifted power into Republican hands, giving Republicans 244 seats in the House and 53 seats in the Senate. While I could inform you of who won, who lost, … Continue reading →

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Midterm GOP Results May Influence 2016 Electoral Votes?

Posted on November 17, 2014 by pchristi

In class we have discussed the various efforts to limit or enhance voting ability, and how voter ID laws favor republican candidates, and same-day voter registration favors independent or democrat candidates. We have also discussed how our current system of … Continue reading →

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Texas Takes the Cake (and eats it, too)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by emorgenstein

Recent immigrants comprise a unique aspect of the electorate. If legally resident, they are likely to vote democrat. If illegal, they are still likely to vote democrat, and are fodder for the GOP to push preposterous voter ID laws. There … Continue reading →

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