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Who Can Vote? The People The Politics The Process The Issues The Felons Breaking News About Who Can Vote? You may not be able to Exhaustive Search Finds Little Voter Fraud Despite the push for strict voter ID laws in a charged partisan and racial debate, the most exhaustive study ever of American election fraud reveals the rate is infinitesimal. Since 2000, a time when 146 million Americans were registered to vote, News21 found 10 cases of in-person voter fraud, which only photo ID laws would prevent. That would be about one case for every 15 million eligible voters. Voting Rights Battles Resurface in the South Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in Southern states raise questions about a return to Jim Crow policies. multimedia: video Latino Voters Poised For Explosive Growth Traditionally low Latino turnout could stay low with the implementation of tough ID laws, despite 50,000 newly eligible voters each month. multimedia: video College Students Face New Voting Barriers New voter ID requirements in many states may blunt the clout of young voters who rely on student ID cards for identification. Photo ID Laws Tied to Conservative Group A News21 analysis finds that more than half of the state bills proposing photo IDs came from members or conference attendees of the conservative, pro-business American Legislative Exchange Council. Voters Feel Intimidated by Election Observers A Texas-based Tea Party initiative called True the Vote trains and dispatches observers to polling places, prompting concerns that minority voters are being intimidated. More Americans Vote by Absentee, Mail While battles rage over voter eligibility and vote monitoring at polls, little attention has been paid to the growing number of absentee and mail ballots. What do I need to vote in... Find out. Select State: Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Washington DC Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Latino Gallery American Voters Felons Gallery Voting Technology Voting HistoryDownload E-book Story Index Who Can Vote? The People The Politics The Process The Issues The Felons Breaking News...