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short readsJan 23, 2014

Anti-poll tax amendment is 50 years old today

The value in today’s dollars of the annual poll tax once imposed by several Southern states.
short readsSep 23, 2013

Study: Early voting associated with lower turnout

The country’s most widely adopted reform designed to make voting easier may lower the chances that an individual voter will go to the polls, according to a new study.
short readsAug 28, 2013

King’s “I have a dream” speech, by the numbers

Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech 50 years ago today on Washington D.C.’s National Mall and Memorial Parks has become one of the most famous, and quoted, pieces of oratory in U.S. history (though that wasn’t apparent to everyone at the time). But how well have the aspirations King so memorably expressed been realized? We ran […]
reportJun 24, 2013

Final Court Rulings: Public Equally Interested in Voting Rights, Gay Marriage

Overview A new poll finds that the public is as interested in the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on the Voting Rights Act as in its long-awaited decisions on same-sex marriage. Roughly a third of Americans (35% each) say they are very interested in both how the court will rule on whether parts of the Voting […]
reportOct 11, 2012

Broad Support for Photo ID Voting Requirements

Overview Proposals to require voters to show photo identification before being allowed to vote draw overwhelming support. By 77% to 20%, voters favor a requirement that those voting be required to show photo ID. Opinion about this is little changed from six years ago, when 80% of voters supported voter photo ID requirements. Several states […]
reportNov 6, 2006

Public Concern About the Vote Count and Uncertainty About Electronic Voting Machines

Public doubts about the accuracy of the vote count may have some significant consequences on election day. The problem is much on the minds of some political operatives who worry that it may discourage voting among some constituencies.

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Anti-poll tax amendment is 50 years old today

Study: Early voting associated with lower turnout

Final Court Rulings: Public Equally Interested in Voting Rights, Gay Marriage

Broad Support for Photo ID Voting Requirements

Public Concern About the Vote Count and Uncertainty About Electronic Voting Machines

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Study: Early voting associated with lower turnout

King’s “I have a dream” speech, by the numbers

Final Court Rulings: Public Equally Interested in Voting Rights, Gay Marriage

Broad Support for Photo ID Voting Requirements

Public Concern About the Vote Count and Uncertainty About Electronic Voting Machines

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