Upward trends in minority voting skyrocketed after the 1965 Voting Rights Act and continuing to increase. There is no organized voter “suppression.” Minority voters support photo ID to vote. Using facts and numbers, Cleta answers why the left ignores this great progress — it is inconvenient to their unilateral political power grab, known as H.R. 4, the “John Lewis...
September 24, 2014 There’s still time to register to vote for this year’s important elections. Click on the links below to download a registration form or drop by the Puffin Foundation’s office to pick one up in person. Just remember that the form has to be received by (or hand delivered to) the Division of Elections by October 14th. That means you should probably...
Last Saturday, Melanie Mitchell took her family to the “I Am Change Legacy March To the Polls” in downtown Graham, North Carolina, because she felt it was important for her children and mother to stand with their neighbors in the fight for justice and voting rights. “We got together as a community,” Mitchell said of the initial spirit of the...
This coverage is made possible by Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. Out in a rural stretch of Texas northwest of Houston, Waller County was born of plantations, cotton fields and slavery. More than a century ago...
It will take more than a single electoral victory or an additional pro-people candidate elected to change the status quo. Voting is just one of many tools in our toolbox to affect meaningful change in the South. At the start of episode four of As The South Votes, we are joined again by Brianna Brown and Dwight Bullard from episode three, who share ways their...
Since November 8, 2016, we’ve been living in a political paradigm shift. The desires and will of the electorate – difficult to predict on a good day – have shifted seismically, forming new coalitions and disintegrating others. In particular, the Trump voters – who they are, where they live, and, ultimately, what they want – continue to plague pollsters and pundits...
September 22, 2020 The Puffin Foundation and Cultural Forum support your right to vote! Check your registration status at iwillvote.com. Tell your friends and family to check theirs too! Deadline to register is October 13 (in NJ). The 2020 U.S. Presidential election is on Tuesday, November 3. Why Check Your Voter Status? • Recently moved• Newlywed or name change•...