Building the People’s Voting System

Author: Christine Santoro, Esq.

The Court Acts on Voting Rights; Our Comment

The Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act this week, eliminating protections against racial discrimination in our voting process. The ability for each American to cast a ballot in our democracy without fear of discrimination – regardless of race, age, gender – is fundamental to the strength of our democracy. This … Continued

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Election Snags

According to CNN’s Matt Smith, long lines and sporadic problems with voting machines caused snags in some key states during Tuesday’s closely watched U.S. election. For example, in Pennsylvania, nonpartisan election monitors from Philadelphia’s Committee of Seventy said two voting machines had broken down at one precinct on the city’s north side, forcing poll workers … Continued

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A New Voice

Hello – My name is Christine Santoro, the Foundation’s General Counsel.  Although you probably have never heard from me before (well, at least read my writing here anyway), I am responsible for the legal machinery underneath the OSDV Foundation and TrustTheVote Project.  We’ve heard from our readers that they would like to read more from … Continued

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