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Kenyans queue to vote just after dawn in President Uhuru Kenyatta's hometown of Gatundu, Kenya

‘They don’t help us’: Apathy, disillusionment with the Kenyan govt blamed for low voter registration

Elections

Kenya’s next presidential elections are set for August, but many voters say they no longer see the point in voting. This has led to the low number of people who have registered to vote.

A young woman wearing a purple headdress marches in a rally with Standing Rock Sioux Nation

Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans

Justice
Woman holding up anti-Trump sign to to other women

What it looks like to become a US citizen in a contentious election year

Election 2016
Two voting booths, red curtains drawn

Foreign-born citizens in Louisiana have had to take extra steps to register to vote — until now

Global Politics
A man holds a voter registration sign while a couple has a souvenir photograph taken following a US Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony in Oakland, Californiam on August 13, 2014.

How Oregon may have sparked a voter registration revolution

Global Politics
Voters cast their ballots in US midterm elections in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 4, 2014.

Think our voting system is colorblind? Think again

Justice

Minority voters once faced poll taxes, tests and other blatant methods of keeping them away from the polls. But while those methods are gone, political science says voter discrimination is now simply more subtle — and possibly more widespread.

A voter enters the polling place on Election Day at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2014.

In 2014, Americans still vote like it’s 1776

Global Politics

This month’s midterm elections saw the lowest voter turnout in 70 years. That may be because in an era of smartphones and on-demand everything, American voting procedures are still the ones that best fit the agricultural rhythm of the country’s early years.

Is Indiana’s strict voter ID law disenfranchising immigrant voters?

Global Politics

The state of Indiana was among the first in a wave of states to pass a strict photo ID law to vote. Republicans say it was necessary to prevent fraud, while Democrats call it a solution in search of a problem. The state of Indiana was among the first in a wave of states to pass a strict photo ID law to vote. Republicans say it was necessary to prevent fraud, while Democrats call it a solution in search of a problem.

INFOGRAPHIC: What the Data Tells Us About Voting in America

This week, we’ve taken you on a voting rights tour of America to states where the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County Vs. Holder has changed voting laws. Along the way, we’ve talked to reporters in North Carolina, Florida and Texas about statewide election law changes. We reached out to the attorneys generals and governors […]

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter citizenship provision

Global Politics

An Arizona law that required the state’s voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote will not stand, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the bill unconstitutional. What the decision means for three other states with similar laws, as well as other voter restrictions, though, remains to be seen.