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The latest fact sheet from the Immigration Policy Center summarizes years of research from the Brennan Center, Project Vote, The New York Times, and other sources, which prove that voter ID is a "solution" in search of a problem.

This guide from the Brennan Center provides citizens with the knowledge and tools they need to get involved with this round of redistricting, and to work towards continuing reform in the decades to come.

Fair Elections Legal Network compiled this list of talking points on voter ID legislation.

This study updates previous academic research on the issue by including the 2008 dataset of registered voters and find that minority and foreign-born voters are less likely to have a valid photo-ID.

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This issue brief from The Brennan Center contains sample legislative language for the main components of a fully modernized voter registration system: (1) one-stop automated registration of eligible citizens who interact with other government agencies; (2) permanent voter registration, so that once a voter is registered, she stays registered regardless of whether she moves within the state; (3) an online interface to check and update registration information; and (4) fail-safe provisions so that voters can correct errors or omissions on the voter rolls up through Election Day.

As coordinated right-wing legislative attempts to suppress voter turnout in disenfranchised communities continue in state after state, those truly concerned about protecting the right to vote are also taking action.

"We are all voter fraud police now," said right-wing pundit Michelle Malkin recently. And sure enough, her right-wing compatriots have been more than happy to join call to continue hyping the conservative myth of systematic voter fraud in the final hours leading up to Election Day.

Suppressing the vote in historically disenfranchised areas is a time-honored tradition for the right-wing machine, and this year is no exception. With just two weeks to go until the elections, the gloves have officially come off. Here are a few of the notorious incidents that have surfaced in recent weeks:

Two years of courtroom battles ended on Monday as Georgia received a green light from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to go ahead with its controversial voter verification system, a major step backward for the state.

As pundits attempt to digest what Colorado's primary on Tuesday night means for incumbents and insurgents alike, there is one thing everyone can agree on: voting by mail saved counties much-needed money while boosting turnout.

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Chicken Little in the Voting Booth: The Non-Existent Problem of Non-Citizen "Voter Fraud"

A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting

Talking Points on Photo ID (FELN)

The Disproportionate Impact of Photo-ID Laws on the Minority Electorate

Components of a Bill to Modernize the Voter Registration System

Protecting the Right to Vote in Lousiana

With Hours to Go Before Elections, Right-Wing Voter Suppression Picks Up Steam

Right Wing Voter Suppression Efforts Take Off As Election Day Nears

Georgia's Draconian Voter Verification System Passes Federal Muster

All-Mail Voting Is One Winner of Colorado's Primary

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