WEEKLY UPDATE: WAR ON VOTING, SEPT 26-30
Want to know your voting rights? Here is a quick update of the War On Voting. OHIO: A coalition of liberal organizations, voting activists, and labor groups submitted over 300,000 signatures to have an...
View ArticleSTATE OF YOUNG AMERICA: MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
The Millennial generation has the makings of a powerful political force. After all, we have “occupied” Wall Street, made an indispensable impact on the 2008 election, and have been the first to utilize...
View ArticleRECAP: DEMOCRACY DAY
With a crucial election year on the horizon, Rock the Vote celebrated our Democracy Class program with our second annual Democracy Day this past Friday, March 23rd. From coast to coast on Democracy...
View ArticleOh! The Voting Booth You Will Go!
The battle for voting rights is taught in many classrooms today as yesterday’s battle. In the minds of students, it can sometimes seem like an archaic issue, a page in a history book, irrelevant to...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With the Supreme Court?
Today the Supreme Court, in another 5-4 decision, struck down Montana’s campaign finance law that prohibited all campaign contributions from corporations. The court cited the recent and controversial...
View ArticleYoung People Undecided about 2012 Elections
In 2008, President Obama won the youth vote overwhelmingly. However, many recent news articles and polls are claiming that support and enthusiasm for Obama’s re-election has fallen precipitously. While...
View ArticleWhy Voting Rights Aren’t Just for Old People
By RTV Guest Blogger Dale Ho, ACLU Voting Rights Project (see bio below) In a continuation of trends from previous elections, voters under the age of 30 turned out in record numbers in last year’s...
View ArticleTHE DOJ Dukes it Out for North Carolina Voters
North Carolina’s Voter ID legislation now faces a lawsuit from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The state’s new voting law, implemented after June when the Supreme Court lifted NC’s preclearance...
View ArticleYoung Americans Will Help Change History This Election Day — If They Vote
When you live on the outskirts of our nation’s capital, it is easy to sense that history is writing itself around you. The striking all-white dome of the Capitol serves as the backdrop, the directors...
View ArticleNews Round-Up: November 5, 2013
NJ mall shooter is found dead; nine skydivers survive a crazy plane collision midair; and Election Day 2013 has arrived with major elections in New Jersey, Virginia, NYC as well as other cities &...
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