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Voting turns into frustrating ordeal for college student

By Kassondra Cloos

A North Carolina student is fired up and ready to vote, only to encounter obstacle after obstacle.

Voting rights battles re-emerge in the South

Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Voting Rights Act":

"… g access to polls since those that were against the initial passage of the Voting Rights Act,” said J. Morgan Kousser, professor of history and social science at the …"

"… hnology and author of two books on race and voting rights in the South.The Voting Rights Act requires local governments with a history of voting rights discrimination …"

"… floor speech on an amendment to cut federal spending for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The amendment was withdrawn.Lewis was a pivotal figure in the Civil Right …"

"… tal that historians credit the day with swaying votes in favor of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.The fight today is in federal court. The state of Texas and the Department …"

Florida once again at center of debate over voting rules

By Ethan Magoc

The state that ignited a battle in 2000 is ground zero for another partisan debate over who should be allowed to vote.
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Disabled and elderly voters face new hurdles at polls

By Emily Nohr and Alissa Skelton

Without drivers licenses and facing inaccessible polling places, some elderly and disabled people give up trying to vote.