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MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- OSCAR-nominated, EMMY-winning filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman announces the launch of her video campaigns, Choice at Risk and Elections at Risk. Choice at Risk focuses on the dangers of restricting reproductive rights while Elections at Risk highlights the escalating barriers to voting and the rise in irregular election results in the United States. The upcoming 2012 election represents the greatest risk to women's reproductive...

I'll stand for what's right/ I'll use all my might/ I'll make a difference in this world we live in/ I'll vote for what's right/ I'll lay down my life - lyrics from "Vote 4 Justice" WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Andre Todd Hobson (aka "Champ") originally penned the lyrics for The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's Black Youth Vote (BYV!) iThink 2012 campaign, he didn't know how soon his lyrics would literally become his life. The...

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Project on Fair Representation announces that Shelby County, Alabama filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Shelby Co. AL v. Holder, (No. 11-5256) a case that challenges the constitutionality of the 2006 reauthorization of Sections 4(b) and 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The Petition can be found at www.projectonfairrepresentation.org. Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act subjects certain States and political...

COLUMBIA, S.C., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and individual Black college students moved to join a lawsuit to prevent the implementation of South Carolina's discriminatory voting law. In the lawsuit, South Carolina v. United States, South Carolina asks a federal court in Washington, D.C. to approve, under the Section 5 preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act, a restrictive government-issued photo...

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) announced today it has filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to order the State of Minnesota to enforce the Minnesota Constitution's voter eligibility requirements. The State currently allows persons who register to vote on election day to have their ballots counted prior to the state confirming their eligibility to vote. That failure of the State to do its constitutional duty to determine...

People from across Michigan speak out to stop State politicians attempt to crush people's voice to decide if emergency manager law should continue DETROIT, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A statewide coalition of citizens fighting to restore democracy by ensuring people have the chance to vote on whether to repeal the emergency manager law are urging people to tell state politicians, including the Governor, not to pass a law denying people the right to vote on the issue...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pursuant to specifications in the Voting Rights Act as amended in July 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau released today a list of 248 jurisdictions across the nation that must provide language assistance during elections for groups who are unable to speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) The list, which will be published in the...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pursuant to specifications in the Voting Rights Act as amended in July 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau released today a list of 248 jurisdictions across the nation that must provide language assistance during elections for groups who are unable to speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) The list, which will be published in the...

Tens of Thousands Could Be Disenfranchised PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today applauded Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Richard Durbin's (D-IL) announcement that he will chair a Congressional hearing on Thurs., Sept. 8 to assess the potential impact of new voting laws passed by several states. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO) These laws will reduce the number of early voting days, require voters to show...

What are known as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can enhance the concept of democracy, boosting public participation. The most widespread manner of gathering the opinions of the public is through the electoral process. Over recent decades, thanks to ICTs, new systems for improving these election processes have been put forward.University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU) researcher, Ms Maider Huarte Arrayago, focused her PhD on systems for electronic voting by Internet. The work,...