Fighting Voter Exclusion and Suppression

By Jonathan A. Weiss, Esq., and Otis H. King, Esq.

April 2012

By 2012 eleven states had passed laws making it more difficult for minority and poor citizens to register to vote. In an election year where the “SuperPACs” are channeling billions in corporate campaign donations into elections, the rights of those with the least money is of special concern. The authors discuss measures to protect the rights of minorities and the poor to vote.