Cater to Us!
2008 saw the rise of a growing, powerful and concerned voting electorate. Politicians, as well as political pundits, underestimated the engagement and ultimately the voting power of youth in America...
View ArticleGet Involved 2013
Check out Chrissy from Rock the Vote moderating Self Magazine’s #13for13 Resolutions for a Better HOA: Get Involved. Featuring panelists from the Knight Foundation’s, Jeff Coates; Ashoka’s Lennon...
View ArticleSupreme Court Arizona v. ITCA Ruling
The Supreme Court has been faced with several major decisions that will change the course of crucial issues, such as voting rights and marriage equality. One of these is the Arizona v. Intertribal...
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 ArticleWorst Bill Ever? North Carolina’s Voting Bill Works to Suppress Voters
Written By: Rock the Vote Intern, Sarah Bok Get it together, North Carolina. Let people vote. North Carolina is set on a new voter suppression bill that works to reject the values of our democratic...
View ArticleUpdate: North Carolina Voter ID Bill Passed
Update from RTV Political Director, Amanda Brown on NC Bill: (see last week’s blog post for more information. ) North Carolina’s uber controversial Voter ID Bill passed late Thursday night, becoming...
View ArticleVictory for Students in North Carolina!
September 3, 2013 Statement by Amanda Brown, Political Director, Rock the Vote We would first like to thank Montravias King for his brave and honorable commitment to his community and our...
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 ArticleHIP HIP! HOORAY FOR MONTRAVIAS KING!!!!
We’d like to give a big ol’ CONGRATS to Montravias King for winning the council race in Elizabeth City, North Carolina! Mr. King, an undergraduate senior at Elizabeth City State University, was denied...
View ArticleThe Unsupervised Classroom: Why Changes to the VRA Opened a Can of Worms
I’ve got good news and bad news…and for the sake of ending on a good note, I’ll start with the bad: In the summer of 2013, the US Supreme Court reviewed and phased out section 4b of the Voting Rights...
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