(WASHINGTON) – This week, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on “Voting Wrongs: Oversight of the Justice Department’s Voting Rights Enforcement.” The purpose of the hearing was to examine the Justice Department’s recent handling of voting rights matters, including the Department’s decision to challenge certain state’s restrictive voter identification laws. [...]

Milwaukee County is still providing free birth certificates for the purposes of voting in Milwaukee County, despite the ruling from Dane County Judge Richard Niess against the recently adopted Voter ID law. Supervisor Harris authored a 2012 Budget Amendment to provide a limited number of free birth certificates for individuals who have never received a [...]

This week’s Certification decisions by two separate districts of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals addressing challenges to Wisconsin’s Photo ID requirement does not change the current status of the law. Wisconsin’s Photo ID law remains enjoined for the April 3 elections. These two Certification decisions send all aspects of Attorney General Van Hollen’s appeals of [...]

Voter suppression law thrown out Senator Lena C. Taylor (DMilwaukee) applauded the historic decision rendered in Wisconsin’s Circuit Court system yesterday to permanently block the Voter Suppression (Voter ID) law from being enforced. Judge Richard Niess acted in a case field by the League of Women Voters that alleged the law violated the right to [...]

By Cassandra Lans Milwaukee County Supervisor Nikiya Q. Harris joined many community activists to express their feelings regarding the temporary injunction against the recently adopted Voter ID law that was issued by Dane County Judge David Flanagan. Harris spoke at a press conference held late Tuesday afternoon at St. Mark’s AME Church at 1616 W. [...]

By Lauren Victoria Burke Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer In an effort to spur activism and create a political tipping point on the issue, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are joining forces with National Action Network President Rev. Al Sharpton, against voter suppression. Rev. Sharpton will lead a march from Selma, [...]

The faith community has an obligation to the people they serve, and Tuesday, February 21st will be the first time voters in the State of Wisconsin will need to show valid photo identification to receive a ballot. The move potentially disenfranchises a significant portion of Milwaukee’s inner city, including the young, elderly, and low income; [...]

By Benjamin Todd Jealous President & CEO, NAACP This year, on the day our nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I proudly stood alongside NAACP State Conference presidents on the steps of the capitol building in Columbia, South Carolina for the annual King Day at the Dome March and Rally. The event has grown [...]

The Milwaukee County Department on Aging (MCDA) in collaboration with Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele will sponsor an educational event to inform seniors about the new Voter Photo ID Law and how to obtain a free Wisconsin State ID for the purpose of voting. The Voter Education Event for Seniors will occur on Wednesday, January [...]

Free birth certificates to help counteract State law that disenfranchises voters Milwaukee County Supervisor Nikiya Q. Harris is reminding her constituents that, effective with the New Year, valid photo identification is now required to vote in Wisconsin. In an effort to promote voting and avoid disenfranchisement, Supervisor Harris is making sure constituents understand the steps [...]