Report:
“The Disproportionate Impact of Indiana Voter ID Requirements on the Electorate.” Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. Nov. 8, 2007.
In Other News:
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) recently announced plans to pursue legislation granting all ex-felons the right to vote in federal elections. "Allowing felons to vote signals our value on redemption," he said in "We should believe in second chances. We should believe in redemption." Read more of this Associated Press report here.
Thousands of Florida voter applications are “getting lost in the system,” according to this Pensacola News-Journal report. Ethnic minorities run a greater risk of being initially rejected by state computer programs' review process: “Blacks were 6.5 times more likely than whites to be rejected at that step. Hispanics were 7.2 times more likely to be failed."
Erin Ferns is a Research and Policy Analyst with Project Vote’s Strategic Writing and Research Department (SWORD).
