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Will Voting in North Dakota Result in the Loss of Hunting Licenses from Other States?

An ad promoted by the North Dakota Democratic Party made a dubious claim about voters' losing out-of-state hunting licenses.

Did North Carolina Admit to Targeting Black Voters with a ‘Voter ID’ Law?

Two academics brought to light the state's efforts to violate protections against "intentional discrimination."

Did Officials in Georgia Stop a Bus Filled with Black Seniors Going to Vote?

Activists have accused Jefferson County officials of racially-motivated voter suppression, but officials claim they were enforcing a ban on "political activities" at a Louisville senior center.

Did Georgia’s Secretary of State ‘Block’ the Registrations of 53,000 Voters, Most of Them African-American?

Left-wing Facebook pages weighed into Georgia's gubernatorial race with widely shared memes about alleged voter suppression in that state.

Has North Dakota Law Made It Harder for Native Americans to Vote?

Critics of a series of voter ID restrictions have provided ample evidence that the laws would disproportionately affect Native Americans.

300,000 Wisconsin Voters ‘Turned Away’ Due to Voter ID Laws?

According to a viral tweet, hundreds of thousands of voters were turned away from the polls in a close Wisconsin race because they did not have voter identification.

Wisconsin Clerk Blocks Campus Voting Because Students Lean Democratic?

An e-mail obtained by The Nation purports to show a Green Bay city clerk trying to stop students from voting because they're Democrats -- but she may have actually been concerned about ethics.

Voter Suppression in New York?

New York voters won't be turned away from primary polling places for wearing shirts endorsing any particular candidate, and polling hours have not been cut to prevent people from casting ballots before work.

Texas Voter ID

A meme claimed that a 92-year-old Texas woman named Pam Nelson was unable to vote in her state's primary due to voter ID laws, but that wasn't the case.